Tag: #Crime
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DON’T TREAT ONLINE HARASSMENT AS ENTERTAINMENT, CYBER EXPERT ADVISES NIGERIANS
A cybersecurity expert, Anas Mohammed, has urged Nigerians to stop treating online harassment as entertainment, as such behaviour contributes to cyber bullying and emotional harm. Mohammed gave this caution on Friday June 5 in Kaduna during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said there was need for stronger public understanding of…
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U N RAISES ALARM OVER SCHOOL ABDUCTIONS, SEEKS SWIFT RESCUE OF PUPILS, TEACHERS
The United Nations (UN) has called for the immediate and safe release of pupils and teachers recently abducted in Oyo and Borno states, warning that continued attacks on schools pose a serious threat to education and national development. The appeal was made on Thursday June 4, in Abuja by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian…
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POLICE RESCUE ADELABU’S SISTER, TWIN SONS, AS TWO SUSPECTS DIE IN GUN BATTLE
The Nigeria Police Force has rescued Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, following a tactical operation that resulted in the death of two suspected kidnappers. Mrs Olaide John-Paul is a younger sister of former Minister of power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu. The victims were freed unharmed on Saturday June…
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KWARA POLICE ARREST SUSPECTS, RECOVER TWO AK-47 RIFLES
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a group of suspects and recovered two AK-47 rifles in Baruten Local Government Area. According to a statement issued on Wednesday June 3 by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, operatives attached to the Okuta Divisional Headquarters arrested a group of suspected criminals during a raid…
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ARMY RESCUE NURSING MOTHER, INFANT, AS KIDNAPPERS ABANDON VICTIMS IN KOGI
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a nursing mother and her six-month-old baby after suspected kidnappers abandoned them during a pursuit operation in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. The rescue followed a late-night attack on a residence near Solid Rock School in the Ijalu area of Egbe on Wednesday June 3,…
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COURT SENTENCES FOUR OWO CHURCH ATTACK SUSPECTS TO DEATH, ACQUITS ONE
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four persons linked to the June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, to death by hanging. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the judgment on Wednesday after finding Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, 25, Al Qasim Idris, 20, Jamiu Abdulmalik, 26, and Abdulhaleem Idris, 25,…
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KWARA SETTLEMENT ATTACKED, ONE KILLED, SEVERAL OTHERS ABDUCTED
Suspected terrorists attacked a Fulani settlement in Sodo, along the Lafiagi axis of Edu Local Government Area, killing one resident and abducting several others. The attack, which occurred on Monday June 1, threw the community into panic, as gunmen arrived during the evening and began shooting indiscriminately, forcing many residents to flee into surrounding bushes…
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TROOPS RESCUE 23 KIDNAP VICTIMS, RECOVER VEHICLES AFTER KOGI ATTACK
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, have rescued 23 kidnap victims following an attack by suspected bandits along the Ayegunle–Bunu road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi. According to an operational report made available in Abuja on Monday, June 1, troops of 12 Brigade, deployed in Kabba, responded swiftly to a distress call about…
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POLICE LAUNCH MANHUNT AS TWO KILLED, HOUSES BURNT IN ILESHA BARUBA VIOLENCE
The Kwara State Police Command has launched a manhunt for individuals involved in a violent reprisal attack that left two people dead and about 10 houses destroyed in Ilesha Baruba, Baruten Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which occurred on May 30, 2026, reportedly stemmed from a bloody machete confrontation between an unidentified…
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TEACHERS SHUT OYO SCHOOLS INDEFINITELY OVER ABDUCTION OF COLLEAGUES, PUPILS
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has ordered an indefinite strike across all public primary and secondary schools in Oyo State, demanding the immediate rescue of seven teachers and 39 pupils abducted by gunmen in Orire Local Government Area over two weeks ago. The industrial action, which takes effect from Monday, June 1, 2026, follows…
