Tag: #SafeCommunities
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NIGERIAN ARMY FOILS BANDIT AMBUSH, RESCUES KIDNAPPED VICTIM IN KOGI
Troops of the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have successfully foiled a bandit ambush and rescued a kidnapped victim in Lokoja, Kogi State. Acting on credible intelligence about bandits moving through the Oshokoshoko-Obajana corridor with abducted persons, the troops, working jointly with hybrid security forces, laid a special ambush. The bandits opened fire but…
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UNICEF LEADS WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY CELEBRATION AT LAGOS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, URGES LAWMAKERS TO PRIORITIZE CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
Lafoucriere, Chief of UNICEF Lagos Field Office, spearheaded the 2025 World Children’s Day celebration at the Lagos State House of Assembly, stressing the urgent need for lawmakers to focus on children’s rights to identity, protection, education, health, and nutrition. With the theme “My Day, My Right,” the event called for turning children’s stories into impactful…
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NDLEA AND KOGI GOVERNMENT SCORE BIG WITH MAJOR DRUG SEIZURE IN STATE
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in partnership with the Kogi State Government, has successfully intercepted a large consignment of illicit drugs worth millions of naira moving through the state. Kogi’s Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, announced that the drugs were cleverly hidden in a truck headed to an undisclosed destination. Despite investigations…
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UN WOMEN AND SOKOTO GOVT URGE LEADERS TO SPEARHEAD FIGHT AGAINST GBV
The United Nations (UN) Women and Sokoto State Government called on community and religious leaders to take center stage in the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and harmful cultural practices. Ms. A’isha Sani, UN Women Programme Officer, made the appeal during a three-day Community Guideline Development workshop in Bodinga local government area, emphasizing that leaders…
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YOUTHS BLOCK MAKURDI HIGHWAY IN PROTEST OVER GUNMEN ATTACKS IN NASARAWA
Hundreds of angry youths from the Sarkin Noma Community in Keana Local Government, Nasarawa State, blocked the Lafia–Makurdi highway Friday to protest persistent gunmen invasions and kidnappings. Carrying placards and leaves, they halted traffic to demand urgent government action after gunmen stormed their community, abducting an elderly man and killing two youths who tried to…
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CHURCH LEADERS URGED TO FIGHT GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND PROMOTE PEACE
The Bishop of Kaduna Diocese, Most Rev. Timothy Yahaya, has called on all religious leaders to take a strong stand against gender-based violence (GBV) and keep the Church relevant in society. Speaking during the inauguration of the Diocese’s GBV Committee, he emphasized that turning a blind eye to abuse harms individuals, families, and the community.…
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WIDOW BEGS FOR JUSTICE 4 YEARS AFTER DAUGHTER’S BRUTAL MURDER, CALLS ON NWIFURU AND IGP TO INTERVENE
Mrs Agnes Onu-Nwokorie is pleading with Ebonyi Governor Francis Nwifuru and Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun to intervene in the unresolved murder of her daughter Nnennaya, killed four years ago in her compound in Onicha Local Government. Her daughter was gruesomely murdered on Dec. 23, 2021, with her head and leg chopped off amid a…
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LAGOS POLICE ARREST SERIAL OFFENDER TAXI DRIVER ACCUSED OF RAPE, ASSAULT, AND ARMED ROBBERY
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a taxi driver, Adedayo Ben Adegbola, accused of multiple heinous crimes including rape, defilement, assault, indecent assault, and armed robbery against female passengers. Police spokesperson SP Abimbola Adebisi confirmed the arrest on Saturday, following a discreet and thorough investigation by the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti. The…
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BORNO POLICE SAFELY REMOVE IEDS AFTER FOILED BOKO HARAM ATTACK
In a timely operation along the Ngwaom–Mafa Road in Borno State, police successfully neutralized two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by insurgents. The discovery and detonation occurred during a post-attack assessment visit by Governor Babagana Zulum, Police Commissioner Naziru Abdulmajid, and senior military officials following a foiled Boko Haram attack on October 22-23. ASP Nahum…
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JTF-OPEP NABS NOTORIOUS GUNRUNNER COUPLE IN KADUNA
The Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace (JTF-OPEP), teamed up with Operation Fansan Yamma to arrest a suspected gunrunner and his wife in Saminaka, Kaduna State. Maj. Samson Zhakom confirmed the duo, aged 40 and 18, were caught on October 8 at a checkpoint. Over 1,200 rounds of 7.62 mm ammo meant for armed groups…
