Four persons have allegedly lost their lives following an attack launched by suspected armed bandits on Fapo Community in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. It was gathered that eight persons sustained various degrees of injuries. It was also gathered that 15 persons were abducted by the bandits in the attack which happened on…
Gunmen suspected to be Bandits have invaded some villages in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State, killed one person, injured many and abducted no fewer than 10 people. It was gathered that one of the villages attacked was Ebbo, where the office of the vigilante was attacked and a vigilante member killed, another seriously…
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Saturday, had a separate closed-door meetings with former Nigerian retired Generals, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar at their residences in Minna, the capital of Niger State. The Nigerian senate president reached Minna at about 1.30pm and first went to the residence of General Abdulsalami before he went to the residence…
Police in Niger State has arrested a suspected informant who was allegedly connected with the abduction of four victims and killing of two persons after collecting a ransom of N13 millio in Rafi local government area of the state in 2021. Recall that the incident happened on 14th November 2021 at about 2pm when suspected…
Two herdsmen are currently in the custody of the Niger State Police over alleged amputation of the hands of their 60 year old father. They are in detention on the orders of a Chief Magistrates Court in Minna till 26 September, 2022. The duo of 25 year old Bello Usman, and also 25 year old…
An 18-year-old student has been apprehended by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger Command, over an alleged attempt to kidnap the Provost, College of Fisheries, New Bussa. The command spokesperson, ASC Nasir Abdullahi made this revelation via a statement on Wednesday. He revealed that the suspect, is a student of the college….
Usman Sabiu, 22, and Nafiu Umar, 18, both from Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State have been arrested by the police over alleged kidnap and killing of a 13-year-old boy identified as Yasir Salisu. The spokesperson of the police in the state, Wasiu Abiodun, while parading the suspected killers on Monday, revealed that the…
The Niger State Police Command have arrested 22-year-old Usman Sabiu and 18-year-old Nafiu Umar in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State for allegedly kidnapping and killing a 13-year-old identified as Yasir Salisu. Parading the suspect yesterday at the police headquarters in Minna, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Wasiu Abiodun, said…
The Police Command in Niger say security operatives have rescued the nine abducted residents of Kuchi village of Munya Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some gunmen abducted the victims on Thursday night. Mr Bala Kuryas, the Commissioner of Police for the state, told NAN on Friday…
An unspecified number of terrorists have allegedly been killed by the military during an attempt to lay ambush for the security operatives stationed in Sarkin Pawa, the headquarters of Munya Local Government of Niger State It was gathered that the gunmen in the wee hours of Monday at 2:15am, attempted to attack the security men…
As corps members perform their passing out parades across the states, the Niger State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Hassan M. Taura has disclosed that two corps members of the 2021 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 lost their lives within the service year. He disclosed this during the Passing out Parade (PoP) of…
The fiancee of one of the soldiers killed in the Shiroro attack in Niger State, Aisha Yusuf, on Wednesday, took to Facebook to make touching comments about her fiance. She paid tributes to her fiance, and lamented that the country “did not deserve him”. In the touching post entitled ‘My heart is pained’, on her…
Thirteen persons have been murdered at a mining site in Ajata-Aboki in Gurmana Ward of Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State. The thirteen victims include seven mobile policemen and six civilians. The mobile policemen were engaged to secure the mining site for the expatriates who were working on the Chinese owned mining site. Several other…
The Senate, on Tuesday, raised an alert to the military over terrorists’ hideouts in communities within three local government areas of Kwara and Niger States. The upper chamber at the plenary urged the military to carry out a detailed onslaught of bandits and criminal elements within Kainji Lake National Park and the identified communities. The…
A soldier on Monday allegedly killed a fuel station attendant in Minna, the Niger State capital, during a scuffle at the petrol station. An eyewitness, who spoke in Hausa and only gave his name as Abdulkareem, said the soldier was engaged in a scuffle with the fuel station manager which led to both parties slapping…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State Chapter, has challenged Christians to go and get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2023 general elections. Catholic Bishop of Kontagora and the state CAN Chairman, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna made this awareness on Monday, in Minna, the state capital, while expressing his message for…
Three delegates for the governorship primary election of the People Democratic Party, PDP, from Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State have been reportedly gunned down by bandits. The Chairman of the Electoral Committee and Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo made this announcement at the state secretariat of the party, the venue of…
A court in Abuja, on Wednesday, sentenced a trader, Jamilu Abdullahi, 20, to six months imprisonment for stealing two turkeys worth N21,000. Abdullahi of Madalla, Niger State has been arraigned by the police, on a count charge of theft. The Judge, Mr. Sulyman Ola, therefore gave the convict six months with an option of a…
Ahead of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primaries, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has held a closed door meeting with delegates from Niger State. It was gathered that the meeting lasted over two hours. At the meeting with the delegates in Minna, journalists were barred from coverage. Osibanjo’s chopper touched the Minna Polo Ground at…
The joint tactical team of Police and Vigilante have rescued no fewer than fifteen persons abducted by armed bandits in Jellako village, Rafi local government area of Niger State. The State Police Command revealed this through the Public Relations Officer, PRO, DSP Wasiu Abiodun in Minna. According to him, the joint security team engaged the…
