The Federal Government has closed 41 Federal Government Colleges across the country following the recent abduction of school children in Maga, Kebbi State and Niger. This is contained in a circular reference FME/DSSE/GM/S.160/CII signed by the Director, Senior Secondary Education, Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, and addressed to all principals of Federal
The Police Command in Niger has deployed a tactical team to rescue the abducted students of St. Mary’s Private Secondary School, Papiri, Agwara Local Government of the state. SP Wasiu Abiodun, the Police Spokesperson in Niger, revealed this in a statement in Minna on Friday. He said the incident occurred
The Kebbi Government has appealed to the Defense Ministry to investigate the withdrawal of military personnel from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, just an hour to bandits’ attack. Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi made the plea while receiving the State Minister for Defense, Alhaji Bello Matawalle in Government House,
The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF), has condemned the abduction of pupils and teachers from St. Mary’s School in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger. The forum also called for swift, decisive and well coordinated action by security agencies to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted children and to
Suspected terrorists have abducted some students and members of staff of St. Mary’s School, in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger. The incidents comes three days after Kebbi State Government confirmed abduction of 25 female students of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga during which the school’s vice
The Police Command in Ondo State says a mentally unstable boy stabbed a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to death on Thursday in the state. DSP Olushola Ayanlade, the command’s Spokesperson, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Akure.
The Nigerian Army says its troops across Nigeria have in the last 24 hours neutralised scores of terrorists, apprehended 14 suspects and rescued several kidnapped victims. A credible source at Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that troops also recovered firearms, stolen crude oil, and contraband across
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment instead of death sentence. He was jailed on Thursday by Justice James Omotosho, after the IPOB leader was convicted of terrorism. Kanu was handed a life imprisonment