Tag Archives: Yobe

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a fake Nigerian Navy personnel, Ahugu Joshua, who specialised in defrauding unsuspecting victims by generating fake receipts on his bank app.      The spokesperson of the command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, December 19, 2024, said the suspect was found in possession of a fake Nigerian …

No fewer than 12 persons lost their lives in a fatal auto crash on Baimari–Geidam Road in Yobe.   The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Livinus Yilzoom, confirmed the incident in a statement in Damaturu on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.    According to him, the accident occurred at about 10:00 pm on Tuesday, when a Howo …

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested six suspects in a crackdown on marauders in Damaturu, the state capital.     The spokesperson of the command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Garba Ahmed, ordered a stakeout to apprehend perpetrators following reports of shoplifting, theft, criminal …

Suspected Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) insurgents launched an attack on Geidam town in Yobe state, leaving one person d@ad.    According to Zagazola Makama, a security analyst, intelligence sources disclosed that the attack occurred around 3:30 a.m on Saturday, October 5, 2024, when the insurgents stormed the town, unleashing explosives indiscriminately.   Two vehicles belonging to customs …