The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condemned the coordinated suicide bomb attacks on Gwoza community in Borno State. At least 18 people were killed while 30 others were injured on Saturday in multiple attacks by female suicide bombers during a wedding in Gwoza. The first suicide bomber detonated during a marriage celebration, minutes later the…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has debunked reports that its helicopter crashed in Kaduna, saying it was one of its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). In a statement, spokesperson of the NAF, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, said the AUV crashed on Monday morning after take-off for a mission at a location near Rumji village and…
The Director General of Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has said that the death toll in Saturday’s suicide bombings in Gwoza, has risen to 18. Saidu, confirmed the figure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. He said the victims comprise adult males, females and children. A female suicide bomber had on…
Six people have been reportedly killed while 15 others injured in a suicide attack in Gwoza, Borno state.. According to agency reports, the unfortunate incident when a female suicide bomber detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) at a wedding ceremony in the town. Yusuf Lawal, the Borno State Commissioner of Police, confirmed the incident. He said…
Mikah Suleiman, the abducted Catholic priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church, Damba, Gusau, Zamfara state, has pleaded with well-meaning Nigerians to help save his life. The clergyman made the appeal in a video trending on social media. Suleiman was abducted in the early hours of Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the rectory in Damba, Gusau….
The Kaduna state police command said it had arrested 1,137 suspected criminals in the past two months. Addressing a press conference on Thursday at the command’s headquarters in Kaduna, Audu Dabigi, the commissioner of police in the state, said the arrested suspects include 73 armed robbers, 79 kidnappers and 985 phone snatchers. Dabigi also said…
