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Police arrest labourer over killing of client, N2m ransom
The Police in Delta State have arrested a labourer, Alex Kehinde, over the alleged abduction and killing of a client, from whom he and an accomplice collected a N2 million ransom. The spokesperson for the Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe, sai
Killings under-reported, security crisis deepening —Gbenga Hashim
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA—Former presidential candidate, Dr Gbenga Hashim, has raised fresh alarm over the wave of killings spreading across parts of Nigeria, warning that many of the deaths were not being fully reported and that the country’s secu
War on terror: Dozens feared dead in Borno-Yobe airstrike
*NAF probes civilian casualties By Kingsley Omonobi and Ndahi Marama Scores of persons suspected to be members of the Boko Haram group and their sympathisers were feared dead yesterday, following an airstrike on a weekly market along the Borno–Yobe b
Terrorists kill colonel, 6 soldiers during raid on military base in Borno
By Ndahi Marama & Peter Duru A colonel and six soldiers of the Nigerian Army have been killed by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State. This came as a Mobile Police Officer and 13 others were reportedly killed in fresh attacks by suspected armed herds
Underreported killings, global silence worrisome — Gbenga Hashim
…Says Nigerian lives so devalued the world no longer condoles A former presidential candidate, Gbenga Hashim, has raised concern over a fresh wave of mass killings across Nigeria, warning that many incidents remain underreported amid what he describe
Air Force confirms Borno operation, silent on accidental bombing
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed its operation in the Jilli axis of Borno State, saying the operation was carried out to sustain pressure on terrorists in the North-East. Daily Trust had reported how over 50 persons were killed in an accide
Man arrested for abducting, raping ‘lover’ in Rivers
Police operatives in Rivers State have arrested a 24-year-old, Otamiri Prince, over an alleged case of kidnapping and rape. The suspect reportedly lured a woman he met online to a bush in Igwuruta community on April 11, where he and his accomplices a
How terrorists wreaked havoc in Kwara again, killing 5 Forest Guards
•Attackers sent voice note ahead of invasion By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Tragedy again struck in Nuku community, Kaiama local government area of Kwara State as terrorists invaded the community on Friday killing six Forest Guards, including the command
B/Haram deadly counter-assault: Army narrates pathetic story of how Gen Braimah was killed in Benisheikh
•Says his high-grade Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle was temporarily immobilized •Classmates, others mourn ‘the Chief of Army Staff that never was’ By Ndahi Marama & Matilda Ikediobi Nigeria is once again in mourning following the death of Br
Several Feared Killed, Injured In Suspected Airstrikes In Yobe, Borno Border Market
Several persons are feared killed and others injured following suspected accidental airstrikes at Jilli Market near Fuchimiram village in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. Jilli is a border community with Damasak in Borno State and is locat