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Lagos rescues 9-year-old victim of alleged sexual assault
The Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development (MYSD), in collaboration with the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), has rescued a nine-year-old girl allegedly molested by one Baba Michael. The Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Mobolaji Ogunlende, disclosed this in a statement on his official X handle @Mo_ogunlende on Saturday. He said that the…
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FRSC trains 415 marshals on modern patrol, rescue operation skills
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has trained 415 Road Marshal Assistants on modern patrol and rescue operations skills. The week long training was held at its Road Marshal Assistant Training School, in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau. Speaking at the closing of the exercise on Saturday in Shendam, Malam Yakubu Mohammad, the Commandant of the school said that…
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Police, JTF rescue kidnap victim in Anambra
The Police Command in Anambra and security Joint Task Force (JTF) have rescued a kidnap victim in Ihiala area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the rescue in a statement on Tuesday. Ikenga said the victim was rescued after operatives busted a criminal den at Umuduru, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. He…
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Explosion in Tel Aviv kills 1 injures 8 rescue service says
One person was killed and eight others injured after an explosion near the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv early on Friday, according to Israeli rescue service Magen David. The injured have been taken to hospital, the rescue service Magen David Adom posted on social media platform X. Surrounding buildings were reportedly damaged. The cause of the explosion was initially unclear.…
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Family of Kaduna judge hails NSA over rescue of children
Family of the Kaduna State female judge, who was kidnapped alongside her four children recently, has appreciated the security agencies for the safe rescue of his remaining three children. Dr Musa Gimba, husband and father of the victims, in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday in Abuja said that the rescued children were reunited with him and his wife…
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Anambra police rescue 2 from collapsed building
The Anambra Police Comnand says it rescued two victims of a collapsed building at Ekeoyibo Market, Amawbia in Awka South Local Government Area of the state on Thursday. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated this in a statement issued in Awka and made avaliable to newsmen on Thursday. Ikenga explained that the command received a distress call…
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Sagamu-Benin road kidnap: Police neutralise 2 suspects, rescue 4
The Police Command in Ogun says it rescued three Indians and a Nigerian abducted on Sunday by suspected gunmen at the Delabo axis of the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway. The Commissioner of Police (CP), Abiodun Alamutu, disclosing this at a news conference held at the command’s headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, on Wednesday, noted the elimination of two suspected kidnappers. Alamutu stated…
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LASEMA rescues 7 in Lagos building collapse
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has rescued seven people who were trapped in a two-storey building that collapsed in Mushin. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said the incident happened at No. 12, Cameron Str., of Ewenla, Mushin, Lagos. “The LASEMA Response Team arrived at the scene…
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Police rescue 3 kidnapped victims, neutralise 1 bandit in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna State says its operatives have rescued three kidnapped victims and neutralised a bandit. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna. Hassan said that on Tuesday, at about 01:30 hours, the Police operatives in Jere received information from a reliable informant regarding an…
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Building collapse: FCT Emergency Management Department rescues 3 persons
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has rescued three persons alive from the rubbles of a collapsed four storey building in Abuja on Monday. The acting Director-General of the department, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said that no life was lost to the incident. Wenegieme explained that the collapsed building…
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Troops foil kidnap attempt in Delta, rescue passengers
Troops of the Nigerian Army, successfully thwarted a kidnap attempt by suspected terrorist group on the  46 Km Ughelli-Patani Road in Delta on Sunday. A post on its official X Handle on Sunday, the Nigerian army said its troops’ swift response to a distress call resulted in the rescue of passengers who had been kidnapped while traveling in a commercial bus.…
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Army hands over 8 rescued students to Kogi Gov
The Nigerian Army on Monday handed over eight students of Confluence University of Science and Technology Osara, Kogi State, who were rescued on Sunday, to Gov. Ahmed Ododo, at Army Headquarters Abuja. The handing over was conducted by the Deputy Chief of Operations (Army), Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Emekah, on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. Emekah…
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Kebbi officials rescue 3 missing pilgrims in Mecca
No fewer than three missing Nigerian pilgrims have been rescued by the Kebbi Government Officials (KGOs) in Mecca, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that KGOs are pilgrims sponsored by the state government to perform Hajj, at the same time assist the pilgrims where necessary. Speaking in Mecca on Tuesday,one of the KGOs, Alhaji…
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Police rescue 5 kidnap victims, recover 1 A-K47 in Kogi
The Police Command in Kogi has rescued five kidnapped victims in Adogo forest of the state This is contained in a statement issued by SP Williams Oche-Aya, the Police Public Relations officer. He said the police also recovered one AK-47 from the daredevils during a mob up exercise in their den in Akpa  Local Government Area of the state. Ovye-Aya,…
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NSCDC rescues 13 victims of human trafficking in Kano
The Kano State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has rescued 13 victims of human trafficking on the state. The State Commandant of the corps, Mohammed Lawal-Falala, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Kano. Lawal-Falala, disclosed that the victims were rescued on May 20, at Dan Tsinke Quarters in Tarauni Local Government Area of…
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Police foil kidnap attempt, rescue victims in Abuja
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said its operatives on Sunday foiled kidnap attempt and recued victims in Dawaki area of Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Adeh said that the kidnap attempt was foiled following an immediate and strategic response to…
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Troops rescue abducted Kogi varsity students, others in multiple operations
The Nigerian Army says its troops have rescued the nine abducted students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology in Osara, Kogi State. The army, in a post on its official X Handle on Sunday, said the troops in collaboration with other security agencies and local vigilantes carried out a successful search and rescued the victims. It said the…
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