By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has introduced new measures to check security threats in the Nigerian maritime domain and prevent ships from entering the country illegally. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made this known in a statement signed...
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The Nigerian Navy on Thursday deployed 13 warships, two helicopters and 1,500 troops in a special military exercise against pirates in the Gulf of Guinea. The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, announced the deployment at the flag-off of Exercise Grand African NEMO 2021 in Onne,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Security operatives comprising of the Nigeria Army, DSS, NSCDC, the police and others have been stationed to different locations in the Nation’s capital, FCT following reports of a planned attack by Boko Haram insurgents and bandits. Security reports obtained by the Nigerian Army recently...
The Kaduna State Government, on Wednesday, said that dozens of bandits had been neutralized and their camps destroyed by air strikes in parts of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the disclosure in a statement in Kaduna. Aruwan said: “Another successful...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – With full participation of the Nigerian military, Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, reopened the 65km Bama-Banki boarder road which links to Cameroon and parts of Central Africa. The road had been shut since around 2014 arising from activities of Boko Haram. Zulum,...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 6 Headquarters Calabar, Usman Sule Gomna has hosted the Participants of Course 92/2021 Department of Maritime Warfare, Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, on a study tour to Zone 6, Calabar. The AIG who spoke in a scholarly...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Edo – Two pupils of Glory Land Group of Schools in Edo were kidnapped on Tuesday at 5.35 p.m on the Igarra-Auchi Road, near Ikpeshi, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo. The spokesman for the police command in the state, SP Kontongs Bello, confirmed the...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked the staff quarters of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). During the attack which occurred very early on Tuesday, the assailants abducted six persons, comprising two professors, one senior lecturer, and three of their family members. Confirming...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has called on the Army, Navy and Air Force War Colleges to institutionalise synergy in order to promote and sustain the ideals of joint operation exercises. The CDS gave the charge on Monday while declaring...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The police authority in Benue State has assured residents of the state that it will soon apprehend the criminal elements luring young women into hidden places and killing them for unknown reasons. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mrs Sewuese Anene, gave the assurance...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has claimed that recent killings, arson and destructions in the south- eastern part of the country were executed by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN). The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has debunked the reports making the round on social media that bandits from Zamfara and Katsina States were relocating to Kano state. The alleged report indicated that the bandits, escaping from...
By BABARA KALU, Owerri – Nigeria Army troops have repelled an attempted kidnap and robbery of Most Reverend Augustine Ukwuoma at the Orlu Diocesan Catholic Secretariat in Imo State. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen. Brig. Gen....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has said the Joint troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated scores of Boko Haram/Islamic States West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in recent encounters in Borno. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday...
Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri has commended security agencies for the swift rescue of an expatriate kidnapped by gunmen. Governor Diri gave the commendation in a statement issued on Sunday in Yenagoa by his media aide, Mr Doubara Atasi. The governor said the immediate rescue of the expatriate, an...
The Nigerian Army (NA) says it has uncovered the antics of sponsors of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) to peddle falsehood and disinformation to remain relevant in the South East. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in...
The Minister of Defense, Bashir Magashi, has explained that despite calls to proscribe bandits as terrorists, the Federal Government is yet to do so because it is still reviewing and following all the required procedures. Mr Magashi said this while responding to questions from journalists in Maiduguri, the Borno...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (Rtd) has assured troops of Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI of supply of more equipment and logistics for operational enhancement, as they combat terrorism and insurgency in north east Nigeria. The Defence minister...
Troops conducting Exercise Golden Dawn have raided some identified camps of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) in Ebonyi State. PRNigeria gathered that the IPOB/ESN camps, located at Ochokwu Village in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State were raided by military troops during a clearance operation. “During...