The Kogi State House of Assembly has approved the recruitment of 1050 hunters to strengthen the security architecture of the state. The Assembly gave the approval during the house plenary on…
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Five hunters dead, travelers abducted as Bandits strike in Niger
Bandits operating in Niger State have killed five security hunters while abducting an unspecified number of travelers heading to Kontagora. The abduction which took place on Tuesday occurred around Garin Gabas in…
Hunters shave people’s hair in Benue, Ortom issues arrest order
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, has ordered the immediate arrest of leaders of the ‘Hunters and Forests Security Guards’ group accused of forcefully shaving a lady’s hair. The governor gave the directive…
Sporadic Gunshots As Hunters Apprehend Kidnappers In Kogi Forest
Three suspected kidnappers have been nabbed by local hunters at their hideout near Ossra-Irekpeni communities along Okene-Lokoja-Abuja highway in Kogi State. The hunters and the Chairman of Adavi Local Government Area of…
Kidnappers Flee As Hunters Storm Hideouts In Ogun, Victim Rescued
Kidnappers of Fasasi Olanigan, a retired lecturer of the Federal Polytechnic, Ofa, Kwara State, were said to have fled when local hunters engaged them in a combat in Isaga area…
Insecurity: Hunters Arrest Cattle Rustlers In Plateau
The Chairman of Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State, Hon. Ubandoma Laven, said hunters in the Council have arrested two cattle rustlers and have handed them over…
Borno Govt Inaugurates, Deploys 1,000 Hunters To Counter Boko Haram
Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum has inaugurated 1,000 hunters to complement security agencies’ efforts against Boko Haram. The induction was held in Khaddamari village, Jere Local Government Area…
Just In: UNIJOS Employs Hunters To Protect Students On Campus, Hostels
Authorities of the University of Jos have engaged the services of local hunters to protect students on campus and their hostels. The outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof….
“No mercy” for criminals in Kogi as Hunters Nabbed Four ‘Bandits’
At least four suspected bandits were nabbed when professional hunters raided a hideout of kidnappers around Osara in Okehi Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that the hunters destroyed…
Hunters, Police Foil Herders Attack In Osun
Suspected herders ambushed a bus belonging to Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) on Akure/Ilesha Road and would have robbed or kidnapped the travellers but for the intervention of local hunters and policemen….