Gunmen Strike on Osun–Kwara State Border, Abduct Retired Customs Officer

Gunmen on Monday evening attacked Ora, a community located along the Osun–Kwara State boundary, abducting a retired Customs officer, Emmanuel Owolabi, in an incident that sent shockwaves across the area. The attack, which occurred just before 7 p.m., triggered panic among residents as the assailants escaped into the bush with their victim towards Kwara State….

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Borno Police Defuse Explosive Device Under Telecoms Mast in Maiduguri

  Operatives of the Borno State Police Command successfully neutralised an unexploded ordnance (UXO) planted beneath a telecommunications mast in Maiduguri on Monday, averting a potential disaster in the state capital. According to a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, the device equipped with two protruding wires was discovered around 11:06…

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The Abubakar Malami Persecution: When Vendetta Wears the Mask of Anti-Corruption

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s relentless pursuit, arrest and detention of former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has all the hallmarks of a state-sponsored vendetta masquerading as an anti-corruption crusade. For over two years now, the EFCC under Ola Olukoyede has subjected Abubakar Malami to what can only be described as a fishing expedition…

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