Luck smiled on three nurses abducted by gunmen at a Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Akure, the Ondo State capital as they were rescued by the operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun. Speaking at the Headquarters of the Command, the Corps Commander, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye confirmed the development, explaining […]
Kidnappings : How SW Traditional Rulers Fall Victims, Way Out
Ayodele Bamidele Banditry has taken toll on traditional institution, especially in the South West of Nigeria which has prompted stakeholders to rise in defence of the royalty. Investigation revealed that from Ondo to Ekiti, Ogun even to neighbouring state of Kwara, traditional rulers have been attacked, abducted and even killed by suspected Fulanis herdsmen, that […]
Bomb explosion rocks Kwara community
By Oladele Ogunsola. Barely 24 hours after a Church was invaded in a community in Kwara State by armed bandits and abducted some worshippers, a suspected bomb explosion has reportedly rocked Woro community, in Kaiama LGA of Kwara State, with many feared dead. Although residents suspect the IED might have been detonated by Boko Haram […]
Yoruba leader raises alarm over banditry, terrorism in S’West
By Oladele Ogunsola. The President of the Yoruba Council Worldwide, Oladotun Hassan has raised concerns over worsening insecurity across parts of the South-West and adjoining states, citing recent attacks, including kidnappings in Kwara State and warned that communities in the region are facing increasing threats from banditry and terrorism. Hassan, who just accepted his appointment […]
Bandits strike again in Kwara, abduct Church worshippers…….security operatives rescue three
By Oladele Ogunsola. Kwara State on Sunday was in the news again for bandits invasion of an ECWA Church in Omugo community in Ifelodun Local Government area of the state where several worshippers were said to have been abducted out which three were however rescued by Joint Security operatives acting swiftly.Reports gathered that the attack […]
‘END THIS MADNESS!’ — Shettima Breaks Down as 25 Die in Maiduguri Blasts, Sends Fierce Warning to Terrorists
By Sunday Stephen Ahead of his trip to Maiduguri, Borno State capital, Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed deep grief over the killing of 25 persons in multiple explosions that rocked the city on Monday.The Vice President declared that no religion justifies the killing of innocent people, stressing that the sanctity of human life remains […]