The lives of some gallant military officers who masterminded the arrest of several Boko Haram terrorists who were among inmates that escaped after an attack on the Kuje Prison in Abuja on Tuesday are in ‘grave’ danger, PRNigeria has reported. It would be recalled that Islamic State of West...
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The Defence Headquarters says troops of 24 Task Force Brigade operating under Operation Hadin Kai have eliminated five Boko Haram terrorists in an encounter at Gamage Village in Borno. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, in a statement on Thursday, said the encounter took place on July...
Scores of people have been killed and several others injured after jets belonging to the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), were reported to have bombed Kunkuna village, in Safana LGA of Katsina State. The incident reportedly took place at about 11:00 pm on Tuesday, shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari’s advance...
The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the attack on Kuje Prison in Abuja on Tuesday night, July 5. In a video shared online on Wednesday evening, the terrorist showed some of its men shooting their way into the facility. Tens of fighters were seen marching...
Press Statement by the Nigerian correctional Service on Kuje Prison attack: “In furtherance to my earlier press release on the unfortunate attack by gunmen suspected to be terrorists, I wish to state that the attackers broke into the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje using explosive devices through the main...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that four inmates of the Kuje Custodial Centre died and 879 escaped during the attack by the unknown gunmen. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Abubakar Umar, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Umar said that the attackers...
The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi says 64 Boko Haram suspects escaped from the Kuje custodial after the attack on the facility on Tuesday night. Addressing newsmen after taking an assessment tour of the facility, the Minister said the attack started around 10:30pm with heavy gunfire and explosions. He said...
There is now calm at the Kuje Correctional Centre in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, following a deadly attack on the facility by gunmen on Tuesday night, PRNigeria reports. Recalled that suspected terrorists Tuesday night attacked the Kuje prison, freeing hardened criminals into the nation’s capital. PRNigeria gathered that...
An attack carried out by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja, have left one dead and 3 others injured. On Tuesday evening, explosions and gunshots were heard from the direction of the correctional centre, a situation that forced pandemonium among residents of the Kuje...
Katsina State Government says bandits have completely burnt down two primary health centres in Batsari Local Government Area of the state. Dr Shamsudeen Yahaya, the Executive Secretary, Katsina State Primary Health Care Development Agency disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Katsina. According to him, 69 out of the...
Sporadic gunshots and bomb blast have been reportedly heard near the Kuje Correctional centre in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Tuesday night. Residents close to the area, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the heavy gunshots which started at about 10.pm lasted close to...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – No fewer than. 56,000 bandits have so far surrendered to the Nigerian Army since Operation Hadarin Daji began in the north Western states of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Katsina. Maj General Uwem Bassey, who is the General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Nigerian Army, Sokoto...
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has described sports as very critical to the physical and mental alertness of military officers. COAS Yahaya made the remark during the ceremonial tee-off of a golf tournament at the Arsenal Golf Course on Saturday in Owerri. The News Agency of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State has faulted Governor Bello Matawalle’s directive to the people of the state to bear arms and defend themselves. In a statement, The Secretary of the PDP in the state, Faruku Ahmed, said the decision to allow...
One of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014, has shared how she escaped from captivity after eight years. The insurgents had stormed the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State where they whisked away over 250 girls who were writing their final...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has vowed to bring to justice terrorists behind attack on troops location in Shororo, Niger State. COAS Yahaya gave the assurance while addressing journalists at Mogadishu Cantonment Juma’at Mosque prayer in commemoration of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration NADCEL 2022...
Residents of the communities in Bashar District in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau have cried out against the incessant attacks by kidnappers and bandits in the area. They complained that the criminal elements were terrorising their communities and giving them sleepless nights. The people made the complaint on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has confirmed that its troops deployed in Shiroro area of Niger were ambushed while on a mission to deal with bandits’ attack on miners in the area. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Thursday said...
Abdullahi Maikano, the President of Organisation of Military Sports in Africa (OSMA), on Thursday said Nigeria would host the second edition of the Armed Forces Games in 2024. Maikano told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the Games is to foster the culture of peace needed...
The Defence Headquarters says troops have in the last two weeks, eliminated no fewer than 89 terrorists in different operations across North West and North Central theatres of operation. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this at the bi-weekly news conference on the operations of the...