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GUNMEN suspected to be bandits have kidnapped a retired colonel, Rabi’u Yandoto, and his two children on the Gusau-Tsafe Road in Zamfara State. An indigene of the area, Mohammed Hassan, said Yandoto was going to his hometown together with his two children Sunday night when he was ambushed by bandits …

THREE kidnapped victims have been rescued alive by operatives of the Delta State Police Command. Newsextra24 gathered that the victims (names withheld) aged 40 years, 54 years and 49 years respectively, were rescued unhurt and have been reunited with their families. Police sources said that the incident was recorded on …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three traffickers with a total of 256 kilogrammes of illicit substances seized from them during interdiction operations in Kwara, Kogi and Niger. The Director Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi …

ALL seem not to be well in Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, following the burning of the house of the Afikpo-South Ebubeagu Commander, Oyeku Kalu Chima located at Owutu Edda community by suspected hoodlums in the area. The ugly incident, which took place on January 1st, 2023 …

ZAMFARA bandit, Gwoska Dankarami again escaped death on New Year’s eve during military airstrikes on his camp. The hideout is along Kaura Namoda road in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state. More than a dozen of Dankarami’s footsoldiers died in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) bombardment. The shelling was …

Victims of the December 18 2022 attack on Malagum 1 and Sokong communities in Southern Kaduna on Friday gave horrific details on how the terrorists murdered 40 villagers. Sources hinted that despite the attacks, the communities were still being threatened with calls from the terrorists, on future attacks. The victims …

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two brothers, Ayomide Babatunde and Gbenga Babatunde, for allegedly kidnapping a woman and her nine-year-old son for ritual purpose.   The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this on Friday in a statement.   Oyeyemi said the …

The Lagos Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Friday, confirmed the arrest of a 24-year-old suspect alleged to be a child rapist. The suspect, Ridwan Akinbode, who hails from Oyo State and resides in the Bariga area of Lagos State was said to be arrested a …

A kidnapped victim has been rescued alive by men of the Delta State Police Command, while the suspected kidnapper was killed just as a pump action gun with six rounds of cartridges were recovered from the hoodlum. NEWSEXTRA24 gathered that the victim (name withheld) was kidnapped with his car at …

Hoodlums have allegedly stabbed a man, Peter Nnamdi, to death, after invading a shanty in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State.  NEWSEXTRA24 Gathered that normal activities were ongoing when the hoodlums invaded the area around 9.05pm on Tuesday. The gang was said to have attempted to dispose Nnamdi of …