Suspected gunmen on Sunday abducted a Chinese national identified as Williams Zang around the Eyenkorin area of Kwara State. According to reports, the expatriate was abducted after the gunmen invaded one Cherish Guest House, an isolated facility on the outskirts of Ilorin, shooting sporadically into the air, causing panic among nearby residents. It was learned…
Suspected bandits, on Thursday morning, invaded LGEA Primary School, Kuriga (1), Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and kidnapped scores of pupils and teachers. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 8:20 am, immediately after the morning assembly. According to locals, the Headteacher of the school and some other staff were among…
A N50m bounty has been placed by the Katsina State Police Command to any individual who provides valuable information that will lead to the arrest of two bandits’ kingpins in Katsina. According to a statement by ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the police spokesperson, said that the wanted individuals, Modi Modi and Jan Kare, are operating…
An N1.5 million bribe has been rejected by the troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military special taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, from suspected cattle rustlers in Plateau. According to reports, Capt. James Oya, Media Officer of the operation, while disclosing this in a statement made available…
No fewer than eight kidnappers who abducted the Apostolic Faith School children and their teachers in Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State, have been arrested by the operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command. According to reports, Mr Adeniran Akinwale, the state police commissioner, while parading the suspects on Friday at the police headquarters in Ado-Ekiti, said one…
Suspected gunmen on Friday killed a middle-aged man, Sule Gwamnati, during an attack on his family house in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to reports, the gunmen, after shooting Gwamnati, went away with his wife, Blessing. Sources said that Gwamnati, who was immediately rushed to a hospital in Jos, died a…
The operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested a “notorious kidnapper”, Saidu Abdulkadir. The Informant247 reports that the FCT minister Nyesom Wike had, on Monday, placed a N20 million bounty on two kidnappers. CP Benneth Igwe, the FCT police commissioner, while confirming the arrest of Dahiru to newsmen at the command headquarters…
The troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), the command, operating under HAKORIN DAMISA IV, on Wednesday, uncovered a gun factory in a building in Pakachi Village of Mangu local government area of Plateau State while arresting one suspect and a large number of firearms and ammunition found. The discovery of the gun factory comes amidst…
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, placed a N20 million bounty on two notorious criminals declared wanted by the FCT Police Command. The minister, while witnessing the parade of some suspected criminals at the command, commended the police for an excellent job. He said, ‘’You said there are…
An attack at Nkienzha, Miango District of Rigwe Chiefdom, Bassa local government area of Plateau State, has claimed the lives of no fewer than three persons while two others sustained various degrees of injuries Captain Oya James, the spokesperson of Operation Safe Haven, while confirming the incident, said the timely response of the troops made…
No fewer than four suspected terrorists have been killed, while 11 kidnapped victims have been rescued by the troops of 1 Division of the Nigerian Army in Kaduna. The rescued victims are Zakari Galadima, 54; Ishaku Galadima, 50; Habibu Illaysu, 40; Nuzuli Ibrahim, 18; Ramatu Aliyu, 60; Ubaida Mubarak, 30; Zaliha Mubarak, 9-month-old; Umma Haruna,…
No fewer than 18 female kidnapped victims were, on Wednesday, rescued by the troops of the Nigerian Army from their captors while handing them over to the Katsina State Government. The landmark success was coming days after 55 wedding guests who were said to be escorting a bride home along the Damari town in Sabuwa…
A suspected militia group in Umaisha District, Toto Local Government Area of the state, has killed no fewer than three soldiers and two vigilantes. According to reports, some yet-to-be-identified gunmen on February 1, 2024, murdered three persons and destroyed property worth millions of naira in an attack on the village. It was learnt that gunmen…
A “notorious kidnapper” terrorising the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has been neutralised by the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force attached with the Department of Force Intelligence-Tactical Teams (DFI-IRT). According to reports, the notorious bandit, named Isa Dei-Dei, was neutralised during a gun duel with security personnel who had combed the hideouts…
As Nigeria continued to witness the surge of insecurity, suspected gunmen on Sunday attacked some buses travelling from Kogi State to Abuja at the weekend and took the passengers hostage. According to reports, the Kogi State Police Command, led by Commissioner Bethrand Onuoha, has responded to the incident that occurred on Sunday by sending a…
Bandits have again demanded two brand new Bajaj motorcycles for the release of the remaining 11 victims in captivity after collecting N8.5 million before releasing four among 17 people, including a nurse at Kawu in Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It would be recalled that the bandits had invaded the Kawu…
N100 million has been donated by the Governors under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum to support victims of the attacks in parts of Plateau State, which had claimed many lives and property worth millions of naira. The governors, during a solidarity visit to Governor Caleb Mutfwang at Rayfield Government House, Jos, donated the…
N100m ransom has been demanded by the abductors of Ekiti pupils and teachers from the Apostolic school in Emure-Ekiti for the release of the victims. The Informant247 gathered that a group of gunmen on Monday seized a school bus from the Apostolic school in Emure, kidnapping several pupils, their head teacher and a driver while…
The abductors of seven residents of Kuduru, a neighbouring community in Bwari Area Council, Abuja, have reportedly demanded N290 million ransom to release the victims. The Informant247 gathered that the victims, including a pregnant woman and three children who spent over one month in captivity, were abducted at Kuduru Extension by the bandits. The leader…
Suspected gunmen on Thursday, stormed a house situated 200 metres close to a military base in Pambara, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and abducted one Aondo Ver, a director in the Federal Housing Authority. According to reports, the bandits, who stormed the house around 12:30 am on Thursday, were said…
