BREAKING: Abuja black market traders close shops
In a surprising move, foreign exchange black market operators in Abuja, including those at the bustling Wuse Zone 4 market, abruptly stopped trading on Thursday morning. They attributed their decision to instructions from their union and a significant depreciation of…
Police Gun Down Wanted Kidnap Kingpin Terrorising FCT
Operatives of the Nigerian Police attached to the Department of Force Intelligence – Intelligence Response Team (DFI-IRT) as well as anti-violent crimes section, anti-kidnapping section and other state commands have neutralised a wanted kidnap kingpin, Mai Gemu also known as…
Police arrest another ‘kidnapper’ in Abuja, rescue abducted resident
The federal capital territory (FCT) police command says its operatives have arrested another suspected kidnapper. Haruna Garba, the FCT commissioner of police, announced the development while speaking to reporters on Wednesday. He said on Sunday, police operatives from the Iddo…
Abuja explosion not bomb related — Police
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said the explosion that occurred near a refuse dump outside the Bureau of Public Enterprise premises in Maitama area of Abuja was not bomb related.The Police Public Relations Officer in the…
Just In: Two injured as “explosion” rocks Abuja
Residents of Maitama, a highbrow area in Abuja, have raised alarm over what they described as an explosion in the area. In a series of tweets via X on Wednesday, some residents said the sound emanated from a nearby dump…
Abducted sisters regain freedom from kidnappers in Abuja
Five of the six Al-Kadriyar sisters who were abducted from the Bwari area of Abuja in early January have regained their freedom. According to TheCable, the Al-Kadriyar sisters were released around midnight of Saturday. The sisters were abducted alongside their…
BREAKING: Bwari kidnapped victims regain freedom
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has said its operatives in collaboration with the Nigerian Army have rescued victims who were kidnapped at Zuma 1 Area of Bwari Area Council of the nation’s capital city on January 2, 2024, and have…
BREAKING: Nigerian Police Arrest Three Kidnappers In Abuja, 16 Other Suspects, Recover Sophisticated Firearms
The Nigeria Police Force has said it has arrested three Bwari-based kidnappers with 13 other suspects arrested for various offences and recovered significant arsenal of arms and ammunition including a general purpose machine gun (GPMG).Parading the suspects and weapons recovered…
How bandits terrorising Abuja hide in Kaduna forest abandoned by military
As the bandits terrorising the Federal Capital Territory and neighbouring states of Kaduna, Nasarawa and Niger get more daring, it was gathered that the hoodlums are camped in the Kajuru forest in the Southern Kaduna area of Kaduna State. Highly…
Police Arrest Notorious Abuja Kidnapper, Chinaza Phillip
The Abuja Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a kidnapper named Chinaza Phillip in Abuja by the Kaduna State Police Command operatives on Thursday. The confirmation was conveyed through a statement by Abuja Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh,…