Security

Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Osia, who was abducted by gunmen in the early hours of yesterday in Edo State has been reportedly killed. The priest was kidnapped Ikabigbo community of Etsako West Local Government Area of the state on Sunday morning. Fellow Catholic Priest, Kelvin Ugwu confirmed the killing in a post on his verified Facebook page last night. Details of the incident are sketchy as at press time.

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has charged police officers attached to VIPs to carry out their duties with utmost professionalism, respect for fundamental rights, rule of law, and civility to members of the public in line with the code of conduct for Police Officers. The IGP made the call while addressing officers and men of the Ekiti State Police Command at the Command Headquarters, Ado Ekiti, in readiness […]

Not less than three persons were killed yesterday morning, following a fresh attack by suspected cultists in Inen Community, Oruk Anam government area of Akwa Ibom state. The hoodlums reportedly arrived the community in a motorcycle convoy, robbing them from house to house, and killing the three persons.

The Nigerian Army has deployed 173 officers and soldiers to Guinea Bissau on an ECOWAS peacekeeping Operation to strengthen and enhance security in the West African sub-region. The Chief of Operations, Army Headquarters, Oluwa Femi AkinJobi, represented by Zakari Abubakar, announced this yesterday at the graduation and pre-deployment training of the troops from the Martin Luther Agwai Peacekeeping Centre in Jaji Kaduna State, adding that they were expected to leave […]