The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the death of a police inspector, Jido Ahmed, attached to 61 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Kontagora, following his involvement in an alleged armed robbery. The inspector died on Thursday at the police clinic in Minna from gunshot injuries sustained during a confrontation with a police patrol team from…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger state says fifty students abducted from St Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara LGA, have escaped from captivity. In a statement on Sunday, Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman of the Niger state chapter of CAN and Catholic bishop of Kontagora diocese, said the pupils…
Ibeto community, known as the hometown of a former Deputy Governor of Niger State, has issued a desperate public appeal for financial contributions to meet ransom demands and secure the release of its abducted residents. The appeal comes amid a surge of violence and kidnappings that has severely impacted parts of Niger State, including the…
