THE police operatives from the Taraba Command have apprehended two suspects with a stolen vehicle in Dinyavo, a suburb of Jalingo town in Taraba. This is contained in a statement by ASP James Lashen, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command and made available to newsmen in Jalingo on …
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SIX people, including the driver of a commuter vehicle, were killed by gunmen in the early hours of yesterday. It was gathered that the commuter vehicle departed Takum for Wukari about 6 a.m., and was ambushed at a village near Sai in neighbouring Benue State. Chairman of Takum LGA, …
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ABDUCTOR of two students of the Federal University in Wukari, Taraba State, are demanding a ransom of N50 million in exchange for the freedom of the students. This was disclosed by the head of information and protocol unit of the institution, Ashu Agbu, via a telephone interview. About 90 percent …
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THE Taraba State Police Command of the Nigeria Police Force has commended four mobile police officers for refusing N8.5 million bribe from a suspected bandit. Newsextra24 learnt that the officers were on a routine stop and search operation when they nabbed the suspected bandit and subsequently rejected the bribe he offered them. The …
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GANFETO village in Daka ward of Bali Local Government Council, Taraba State, has been rocked by violent attacks, leading to the loss of 10 lives. The community, at the time of filing this report, is still reeling from the shock and is in a state of mourning. Taraba State Police …
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NO fewer than 18 hunters were killed in the Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State in recent attacks by bandits,. It was gathered that a group of 15 hunters were killed while bravely confronting the bandits near Maihula town on Tuesday. According to reports, the bandits, numbering over 200, …
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THE Taraba State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has confirmed the death of Bassy Sardauna, a secondary school teacher killed by students on Wednesday in Jalingo. Confirming the incident on Thursday, the command’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Usman, said the deceased was a staff of Model Secondary School, Jalingo. According to …
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THE Catholic Diocese of Wukari has confirmed the abduction of one of its priests. The priest whose name was given as Rev. Father, Thaddeus Tarhembe, was said to have been abducted in the early hours of Sunday. Confirming the abduction via a statement made available to journalists in the state, …
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A mother, father and two of their children were electrocuted and burnt to death on Monday after a power surge in the Dinyavoh area of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. Newextra24 gathered that the last child of the family was the only surviving person from the incident. This platform learned that the …
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A housewife identified as Hajiya Kara’atu Tanimu been kidnapped in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State. Her abduction is coming barely a week after the wife of a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, was kidnapped in the Mile-Six area of the city. Confirming the housewife’s abduction on Friday, the spokesperson …
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