Tag: arms
Police recover guns, live ammunition at Alaba market
Cyriacus Izuekwe There is tension in the furniture section of Alaba International market in Ojo local government after the police…
Customs foil Seme robbery, recover arms
Jeff Ezemadu The men of the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command’s strike force led by Mr. Fidelis Nwanze, a Chief…
Three suspected cultists arrested, arms, car recovered
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Efforts of the Ogun State Police Command to clamp down on cultists, kidnappers and other criminals in the…
Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram fighters, rescue hostages
Nigerian army has stated that its troops have killed Boko Haram terrorists and have rescued hostages, recovered arms and destroyed…
Rivers monarch asks youths to surrender arms within 7 days
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following rising cases of kidnappings and other violent crimes in his community, the Paramount ruler of Rumuekpe…
9 Jan. Election: Gov Dickson decries proliferation of arms
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria, has decried the proliferation of arms in the state ahead of the…
Ghanaian police arrest suspect with arms – Police Commander
Ghanaian Police have arrested a 72-year-old Ivorian for possessing a cache of arms and ammunition in Kumasi. The Ashanti Regional…
‘Lay down your arms’, Pope urges CAR warring factions
Pope Francis on Sunday urged the warring factions in Central African Republic to lay down their weapons as he brought…
Troops raid kidnappers’ den, recover arms, dislodge suspected oil thieves
Operation Pulo Shield (OPPS), the joint military outfit deployed to protect oil installations in the Niger Delta, on Wednesday said…
Renounce cultism, drop arms, get amnesty, Ogun CP tells cultists
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali, has declared that amnesty will be given to any member…
Police nab tricyclist over possession of arms, ammunition
The Police in Delta have arrested a commercial tricyclist in connection with possession of arms and ammunitions during a stop…
OPC not licenced to carry arms, says Fasehun
Dr Frederick Fasehun, founder of the O’dua Peoples Congress (OPC), on Monday said the group was not licensed to carry…
Nigerian troops recover arms, destroy Boko Haram flags
The Defence Headquarters says troops on cordon and search along Djimitillo-Damaturu road on Friday night encountered some terrorists and captured…
Nigeria troops recover stocks of arms from Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military said Sunday that the offensive against Boko Haram was progressing, claiming soldiers had recovered stocks of arms abandoned…
Israel stops arms transfers to ‘terrorists’
Israel stressed on Monday that it has a policy of preventing arms transfers to militant groups, a day after Syria…