ABIA STATE

·         On 12^th November. 2024, information has it that Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Abia Sector Command, confirmed the deaths of two persons while 10 others were injured in a road crash on the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. The Sector Commander, Mrs. Ngozi Ezeoma, confirmed in Umuahia that the crash occurred at the Ntigha junction axis of the expressway.

·         On 14^th November. 2024, the Joint Task Force for Southeast Operation UDO KA of the Nigerian Army reported that gunmen killed two of its soldiers at a checkpoint on Umuahia-Owerri Road in Ekeneobizi community in Abia. Lt. Col. Jonah Unukhalu, confirmed the incident, said the attack was allegedly carried out by the irredentist group of the indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN).

BENUE

·         On 12^th November. 2024, Benue records 11 deaths with 63 Lassa fever cases. The State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Yanmar Ortese, made the disclosure during the opening of a Lassa Fever Case Management workshop in Makurdi.

BORNO

·         On 12^th November. 2024, suspected Boko Haram insurgent reportedly killed three people and over a dozen fishermen were abducted in Kukawa LGA of Borno State. A local government official confirmed the attack, reporting large numbers of insurgents sighted around the Jemu area of the Cross Kawu ward.

EDO

·         On 14^th November. 2024, suspected cultist gunned down intended groom identified as Danladi in Edo state. The deceased whose wedding is said to be in December was reported shot dead at a friend’s shop located about 100 meters away from the Esigie police Division in Oredo Local Government of Area of the State. The state police spokesman, SP. Mose Yamu, confirmed the incident.

JIGAWA

·         On 13^th November. 2024, report has it that a Toyota Hummer bus with registration number HDJ 631 YDD, conveying 11 passengers from Kano to Hadejia crashing result to 10 person’s dead. The Police Command’s Spokesperson, Lawal Shiisu, confirmed the accident, saying the accident occurred at the Yanfari village in Taura LGA of the State.

·         On 15^th November. 2024, three persons confirmed dead in a ghastly auto crash in Gwaram Local Government of Jigawa State. The spokesman’s of the police command, Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the accident.

KADUNA

·         On 11^th November. 2024, three suspected bandits were reportedly naturalized after soldiers foiled an attempt to rustle cattle at a Fulani settlement at Mai- Iddo village in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State. Confirming the incident, a community leader who preferred anonymity said the bandits attempted to rustle some cows belonging to one Alhaji Wakili Ibrahim, around 1712hrs.

·         On 13^th November. 2024, bandits reportedly set harvested maize ablaze on farms in Kwaga village and Unguwar zako located in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State.  Ishaq Usman Kasai, the Chairman of the Birnin Gwari-Niger Inter-boundaries Communities Association confirmed the incident.

·         On 13^th November. 2024, operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command arrested five suspected kidnappers in Kundun village in the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Hassan Mansir, confirmed the arrest. Said further investigation revealed that ransom money obtained from previous kidnap activities had been used to purchase bags of maize, which were recovered.

·         On 14^th November. 2024, a suspected hoodlums shot dead two local hunters at the forest of Kurutu village in Kachai LGA of Kaduna State. A community leader from the area who confirmed the incident. The spokesman for the Kaduna State Police command, ASP Hassan Mansur could not be reached for comments as at the time of filing the report.

·         On 14^th November. 2024, report has it that, suspected bandits on two motorcycles have shot dead a man identified as Garba Aliyu at Rijana community In Kachia LGA of Kaduna State. The spokesman for the Kaduna state police command, Hassan Mansur, could not be reached for comments on the incident.

KANO

·         On 14^th November. 2024, intelligence gathering has it that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State has seized 709.979kg of illicit substances in the state. The commander of the agency, Mr. Abubakar Idris Ahmed, confirmed the arrested 129 suspects.

KEBBI

·         On 11^th November. 2024, following a worsened regional security threat, Lakurawa terror group reportedly killed people in Mera village, Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Residents said the armed group struck as they were preparing for prayer.

KOGI

·         On 15^th November. 2024, credible information has it that the Governing Council of Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State, approved the dismissal of four lecturers following investigations into allegations of examination misconduct and sexual harassment.

KWARA

·         On 11^thNovember. 2024, a building of 25 shops was gutted by fire in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The Director of State Fire Service, Prince John Falade Olumuyima, Confirmed the incident and expressed sympathy for the affected shop owners.

LAGOS

·         On 12^th November. 2024, information has it that three people and five others rescued in separate auto accidents in Lagos, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), confirmed the incident.

NASARAWA

·         On 15^th November. 2024, seven decomposed corpses suspected to be those of the kidnappers reportedly set ablaze by villagers in Ohiore community in Toto LGA of Nasarawa which borders Achido village in the Abaji Area Council of the FCT. A farmer, Ishaku Moses, confirmed the incident. 

OGUN

·         On 12^th November. 2024, suspected gunmen who came with unregistered black Toyota Hilux shot two people to death in Abeokuta Ogun State. The Police Spokesman in the State, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident.

TARABA

·         On 13^th November. 2024, a credible intelligence gathering has it that soldiers of the Nigerian Army, Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), successfully apprehended 12 suspected kidnappers and recovered 14 motorcycles, recovered locally fabricated pistol, two bags of Indian hemp in recent operations in Taraba State.  Disclosed in a statement by the Army.

YOBE

·         On 13^th November. 2024, six syndicate members apprehended by operatives of the Yobe State Police Command at Damaturu, Yobe State Capital following a credible intelligence gathering. The Commissioner of Police, Garba Ahmed, confirmed the arrest. He added that 13 tricycle tires, six windshields, four crates of empty Coca-Cola bottles, two bicycles and one toolbox were found in the possession.