Crime

130 farmers killed in four Benue LGs, 28 in Sokoto, sorghum production falls by 90% in Borno Benue farmers lose N1.1bn to attacks, Sokoto growers pay N3bn ransoms, N5m paid in Delta No fewer than 165 farmers have lost their lives to attacks by bandits, who have hindered access to …

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a woman identified as Imaobong Sampson and her boyfriend, Beltus Ebong, for allegedly faking their kidnap. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Odiko Macdon, in a statement on Monday said they were apprehended in Mbierebe Obio village, Ibesikpo Asutan after …

The Nigerian Army, on Monday, said the Okuama community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State where military personnel were killed, had resorted to propaganda. It denied any form of reprisal on the community, as GISTFOX NEWS gathered that about 20 suspects have been arrested. Also on …

The Rivers State Police Command said its men have arrested a notorious cultist allegedly involved in a series of killings and armed robbery within the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt and other parts of the state. The police said the cultist identified as Samuel Nwokoma, aged 25, with his gang, …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have arrested a 20-year-old hair stylist, Josephine Odunu, and a dispatch rider, Edesemi Ikporo, 30, for selling and distributing illicit drug-laced chin-chin to school students and at social parties in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.   NDLEA recalled that its officers on …

President Bola Tinubu has the condemnned the killing of some Military personnel and officers during a rescue mission in Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.   In a statement he personally signed on Sunday, March 17, the president described the incident as worrisome and needless.  …

Motorists and passengers plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have lamented the increase in the operations of ‘one-chance’ robbers in the Mowe/Ibafo-Berger area of the road. Some passengers who spoke to GISTFOX NEWS at the weekend said the road is no longer safe for them to use due to the activities of …

The First Lady who spoke in Umuahia the State capital on Sunday expressed sadness that while the world was preparing to celebrate the 2024 edition of the International Women’s Day Celebration, some nefarious persons were busy exploiting innocent girls for selfish reasons. She said, “I am deeply saddened by the …

The House of Representatives has condemned the recent abduction of citizens, particularly the school abductions of pupils in Sokoto and Kaduna states. The Gistfox News reported that gunmen abducted scores of schoolchildren in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Wednesday. Two days later, bandits reportedly kidnapped no fewer than 15 …

The Nigeria Police, Abia Command, said it rescued 16 pregnant women and eight children at a baby factory in Aba, Abia State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Maureen Chinaka, made this known in a statement made available to journalists in the state on Friday. Chinaka, who did not …