The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to tackling all acts of banditry, kidnapping, and related criminality in the country. President Bola Tinubu stated this on Saturday in Katsina State at the 9th Convocation ceremony of the Federal University, Dutsinma (FUDMA). Tinubu, however, said security was not the responsibility of the government alone as citizens…

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, has expressed

A 40-year-old ex-convict, Richard John, has been arrested for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery in Edo State.

The Crack Squad attached to the Police Area Command in Ughelli South Local Council of Delta State has arrested five suspected kidnappers. The command's spokesperson, Bright Edafe, who confirmed the arrest to The Guardian yesterday in Asaba..

Delta State Police Command on Thursday paraded 16 suspected kidnappers, armed robbers, cultists, and others arrested for various crimes at different locations across the State. The Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, who paraded the Suspects at the command headquarters in Asaba, said four AK-47 rifles, 138 ammunition/cartridges, eight Pump Action guns, 15 cut-to-size guns, and…

The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) has advised the Federal Government of Nigeria to declare a state of emergency in order to fully tackle kidnapping and the perpetrators. CCC Chairman, Major General Chris Olukolade (rtd), in a press release, expressed concern that the situation might degenerate into a major crisis if left unchecked as it…

Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has called on the federal government to declare war against insecurity due to continued reports of kidnappings across the country. Obi made the call less than 24 hours after the kidnapping of the Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Patrick Aghamba, and his wife. It…

A group, under the auspices of the Integrity Advocacy for Development Initiative (IADI), has attributed the significant reduction in pipeline vandalism, kidnapping, and banditry across the country to the proactive approaches adopted by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in addressing security threats. READ ALSO:NSCDC busts human trafficking ring, rescues nine in Oyo…

  The police have arraigned six men in Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, for allegedly conspiring with others at large for harming, intimidation and stealing cash and phone worth N1.2million. READ ALSO:Police nab two suspected members of vehicle snatching gang One Emmanuel Nwachukwu, 26, Abel Odiete, 28, Chinedu Ihechi, 27, Divine Eta, 27, Boniface…

The military authorities, yesterday, disclosed that terrorists and bandits have killed nine soldiers and seven other security personnel

The Kaduna State Government said a report of shooting and kidnapping on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway was false and should be disregarded. The Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, debunked the report in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. Aruwan said the state government was aware of a report being…

The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of FCID, Abuja and the Coordinating DIG of South-West geo-political zone, Abiodun Alabi,