The Federal Government has said that it is considering banning the use of motorcycles and mining activities across the country. Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, disclosed this Thursday, 21 July, to State House Correspondents after a meeting of the National Security Council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Malami, the...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers were said to have abducted a student from Arthur Jarvis University in Akpabuyo Local Council of Cross River State. The incident, which occured in the night of Tuesday, 19 July, was confirmed by the spokesperson for the State Police Command, Irene Ugbo. TheFact Daily learnt that...
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Usman Baba, has ordered investigations into claims made by controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable. The Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this Monday, 18 July, 2022. TheFact Daily reports that the order of the Police Chief is sequel to...
Police operatives in Kaduna State say they have apprehended a suspected Kuje Maximum prison escapee on his way to Kano State. Spokesman, Kaduna Police Command, Mohammed Jalige, who made this known in a statement Monday, 18 July, 2022, said the suspect was arrested around 7:30pm on Sunday, 17 July. TheFact Daily...
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS in Lagos have arrested two suspected vandals with a pile of already cut railings and a hacksaw. According to the Lagos State Police Command's spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspects were caught on Friday July 15, 2022 at about 3:00 a.m. at the...
Ghanaian officials have warned that jailed inmates and jihadists who escaped during a massive attack on a Nigerian prison this week may try to enter the country, according to a government communique. Hundreds of inmates and nearly 70 jihadists escaped when gunmen using explosives blasted into the Kuje prison near...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have captured another one of the several escapees from the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja. According to a statement by the Agency's Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, the escapee, identified as Suleiman Sidi, was arrested earlier today,...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has affirmed the effectiveness of intelligence in policing Nigeria, and said it is non-negotiable for better security at all levels of society. The Police Chief made the affirmation Friday, 8 July, 2022, while acknowledging some major intelligence cum operational achievements recorded by...
Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have re-arrested one of the inmates of the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, who escaped after the attack of the facility on Tuesday. The State Command's Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this Saturday in a press statement. TheFact Daily recalls that over 900...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has been on red alert following the attack on Kuje Prison by terrorists on Tuesday at about 10:30pm. Abuja Residents now live in fear because of the confirmation by the Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd) that no Boko Haram suspect was...