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Troops of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have continued to record more successes, as they rescued 5 kidnapped victims, neutralized scores of armed bandits, and recovered arms and ammunition in Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Katsina State.    The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement on …

Zuan Vaiphei is armed and prepared to kill. He is also ready to die. Vaiphei spends most of his days behind the sandbag walls of a makeshift bunker, his fingers resting on the trigger of a 12-gauge shotgun. Some 1,000 yards (914 metres) ahead of him, between a field of …

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a police corporal, Bright Okey Wamadi, for alleged armed robbery and car snatching.    Spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Thursday, July 13, 2023, said the officer was arrested alongside his …

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested five armed robbery suspects at different locations in Ringim and Dutse Local Government Areas of the state.    Spokesman of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, said the arrest followed the intensified …

A High Court sitting in Abakaliki Judicial Division, Ebonyi State has sentenced a 26-year-old man, Offor Okike to death by hanging for armed robbery.   Okike was convicted of robbing a resident of the state, Lydia Nwuba of her Toyota Corolla on April 2, 2019 at Elias Odili Street, off …

A video of the Interim President of Guinea, Mamady Doumbouya, taking a walk with his sons while being guided by heavily armed military men, has gone viral.   A military officer l, Doumbouya has been serving as the interim president of Guinea since 1 October 2021. He led a coup …

Operatives of the Gombe State Police Command killed a suspected armed robber in a gun duel, arrested three others while six escaped with bullet wounds.    Spokesperson of the command, ASP Mahid Muazu Abubakar, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, June 30, 2023, said police also recovered four …

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a suspected armed robber who stole a gold chain valued at N700,000 in Sapele and recovered one pump action gun, two locally made cut-to-size guns and cartridges.     Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a …

Members of the armed forces held a parade for Bola Tinubu following his return to country after his first trip abroad as President of Nigeria.    In a video shared online, some members of the armed forces were spotted marching while escorting President Bola Tinubu who returned to Nigeria after …

A Nigerian lady has shared the sad story of how she was woken up by the cold hands of some armed robbers who invaded her apartment and carted away her belongings including N100.    She said she was in her house deeply asleep when the robbers invaded her room and …