The Federal Anti-Robbery Squad (FSAR) yesterday killed two youths at Rumuosi in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State during a funeral. The incident occurred during the funeral of Aleruchi Woko, who was killed by an army personnel during a protest over the flooding of the community in November last year. Trouble started when some…

Police in Borno on Friday, said they had arrested two “high profile’’ Boko Haram commanders believed to have participated in attacks on security locations in Nigeria and Cameroon. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mohammed Aliyu, made this known in Maiduguri while briefing newsmen. Aliyu said that one of the suspects, Ali Ibrahim,…

Nigerian security forces on Saturday repelled attack by ‘Boko Haram’ insurgents in Sajeri community of Maiduguri metropolis in Borno.

The serenity of a cool Saturday evening was shattered at the weekend in Apapa area of Lagos State, when a female officer of the Lagos State...

Special Adviser to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Infrastructure, Otonye Briggs, yesterday told the Justice Monima Danagogo-led...

An ad hoc employee of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers State during the March 9 election, Mr. Marvin Kpia-ue, has affirmed that the Commander of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS) in the state, Akin Fakorede, ordered the shooting of Dr. Ferry Gberegbe at the collation centre. Kpia-ue, who sustained gunshot injury, said…

Commander of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) in Rivers State, ACP Akin Fakorede, has denied killing Dr. Ferry Gberegbe during the March 9 elections in the state. He claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) collation officer died of gunshot wounds from a locally-made pistol, in addition to food poisoning. Fakorede disclosed this in Port…

The army is not forthcoming with response to allegations of human rights abuses and electoral violence against it during...

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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday decried attempt by some military and Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad (F-SARS) personnel to subvert the March 9 gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in the state. He said it was regrettable that a FSARS commander in Rivers State, who was indicted by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for breaching…

A chieftain of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Dr. Sani Adamu has said results of gubernatorial elections so far declared show that Presidential candidate...

The Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) in Bayelsa State, Kolawole Okunola, who was abducted...