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A Boko Haram attack in Yobe results in the tragic loss of an officer’s life at a Nigeria Customs house.

Suspected terrorists believed to be affiliated with Boko Haram attacked a customs house in Geidam town, located in the Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. Tragically, during the attack that occurred on October 21, 2023, one officer, identified as Usman Gombe, lost his life. The assailants arrived at the customs house along Maine Soroa…

In Zaria, the police have apprehended a school principal and vice principal in connection with the fatal beating of a student.

According to a statement from the Kaduna State Police, the Principal and Vice Principal of Al-Azhar School in Zaria have been arrested in connection with the tragic death of Marwanu Nuhu Sambo, a JSS3 student at the school on October 21. The incident involved severe corporal punishment administered by the Principal, Vice Principal, and school…

A man tragically took his own life shortly after participating in prayers at a mosque in Adamawa.

In Rumde Baru-Jimeta, located in Adamawa State’s Yola North local government area, an as-yet-unidentified young man tragically took his own life on Saturday, October 21. Reports indicate that local residents discovered the lifeless body hanging from a tree branch. The motive behind his suicide remains unclear. Some community members mentioned that they had joined the…

A husband has been detained on suspicion of murdering his wife in Borno State.

The Borno State Police Command has apprehended two suspects, namely 31-year-old Adamu Alhaji Ibrahim and 39-year-old Bukar Wadiya, in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old daughter of a Borno House of Assembly member representing Ngala Local Government Area. The victim was allegedly strangled by unidentified individuals in the vicinity of Gidan Dembe in Maiduguri…

Troops conducted a raid on a cultists’ camp in Bayelsa, leading to the arrest of eight suspects.

In Bayelsa State’s Ogbia Local Government Area, the Nigerian Army has apprehended eight individuals suspected of being part of a cult group. Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, revealed this information in a statement issued on Friday, October 20, 2023. The suspects were taken into custody during a successful raid operation by…

Law Enforcement Pledges to Uncover Perpetrators Responsible for the Death of Principal and Teacher in Ebonyi

The Ebonyi Police Command, on October 19, expressed its commitment to apprehending the culprits behind the tragic murders of a school principal and a teacher. Simon Ominyi, the Principal of Nkaleke Echara Secondary School, Ojiegbe, and his teacher, Moses Nwibo, were fatally attacked by unknown gunmen at the school on October 13, 2023. ASP Onome…

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