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Police recover three AK-47 rifles from accident scene in Niger, mob lynches suspect

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The police have recovered three AK-47 rifles, six magazines and 104 rounds of ammunition from two suspected arms couriers involved in a motorcycle accident in Suleja area of Niger ... Read More


Police arrest vigilante leader, suspected accomplice in alleged robbery, murder

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The police have arrested a vigilante leader in Farin-Shinge village, Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State, for alleged robbery and culpable homicide. The state police co... Read More


Police detain journalist Ahmed Isah for alleged cyber bullying, defamation

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- The police in Niger State have detained a journalist, Ahmed Isah Sakpe, popularly known as Ahmed Lee, over alleged cyberbullying and defamation of a state government official. Mr ... Read More


Terrorists wreaking havoc in Borgu area of Niger State - Residents

Nigeria, Feb. 15 -- Terrorists are wreaking havoc in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, where they carried out attacks over three consecutive days, residents have told PREMIUM TIMES. Acc... Read More


Terrorists reabduct some Papiri school pupils during fatal Niger attack

Nigeria, Jan. 5 -- Some students of St Mary's Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, are among the villagers abducted by terrorists in ... Read More


Terrorists attack security personnel in Niger State

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed an attack by suspected terrorists on its personnel stationed at Wawa area of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger... Read More


Gunmen abduct woman in fresh midnight attack in Niger community

Nigeria, Dec. 21 -- Suspected gunmen have again struck in Niger State, abducting a woman during a midnight raid on Ebbo community in Lapai Local Government Area, heightening security concerns among re... Read More


Police officer commits suicide amid probe of missing ammunition in Niger

Nigeria, Dec. 20 -- The Niger State Police Command said one officer killed himself amid an investigation into missing ammunition. The officer, Isah Abdullahi, a deputy superintendent of police, was a... Read More