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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced that 281 inmates are missing following an evacuation effort triggered by recent floods in Maiduguri. Officers, supported by other security agencies, have moved the inmates to safer facilities. This information was disclosed in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr. Abubakar Umar, on Sunday in Abuja. According to Umar, seven …

A 12-year-old girl who was locked up and tortured by her parents on charges of being a child witch has been rescued by officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Akwa Ibom State. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Eluyemi Eluwade, who disclosed this at a press conference in Uyo on Saturday, said the victim identified as …

At least 41 people died in a boat accident in Gummi town, Gummi local government area, Zamfara State on Saturday. The Director of Emergency at the Zamfara State Emergency Management Agency (ZEMA), Hassan Dauran, confirmed the incident to journalists in Gusau. He said the boat was carrying 53 people including children when it capsized. 12 passengers were rescued alive by …

One person was killed while 10 others were injured in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mrs. Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta. He said the accident occurred at around 3:00 pm, near the Saapade Bridge, and involved a white Mazda Bus …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a wanted drug suspect, Ganiu Suleiman alias Barryshine, in Lagos. Suleiman has been under NDLEA surveillance for more than two years. NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said Suleiman is the Managing Director of Barryshine Suleiman Nigeria Limited …

Police officers in Rivers have arrested three students of the University of Port Harcourt over alleged links to cult clashes in the state. Several people suffered machete wounds during violent clashes between two factions of a Viking cult group on Thursday. The president of the university’s Student Union Government, Martins Azirindu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday. He …

At least 21 people died in a car crash along the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Thursday. An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kaduna State told reporters on Friday that a truck and a commercial passenger bus heading to Kano State were involved in the accident. READ ALSO: Police arrest 11 suspected kidnappers in Kaduna He said: “The …

The Lagos State Government has announced that the Eko Bridge will be closed for eight weeks to allow for emergency repairs by the Federal Ministry of Works. Repairs will begin on Monday, September 16, and will be carried out in four phases, according to Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Lagos State Commissioner for Transport. During this period, the bridge will be closed periodically, …

The Rivers State Police Command on Thursday unveiled a fake police inspector, Fred Monday, who masterminded a notorious armed robbery syndicate operating in four states: Rivers, Delta, Edo and Akwa Ibom. Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, said Monday’s arrests were the result of a chance encounter while arresting five suspected cult members. To their surprise, on Monday, wearing …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) has reported the destruction of 134 illegal refineries over the past week and the discovery of 63 illegal pipelines. In a visual report, NNPC revealed that on Sunday at about 2am, a joint team of security agencies intercepted a large wooden vessel illegally loading stolen crude oil from Barge AGS01 in the OML …