By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The operational activities of the troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies in the on-going war against in security in the northern part of the country recorded significant results in the past two weeks as no fewer than 46 Boko...
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PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Suspected gunmen in Army uniform have unleashed mayhem on Utanga communities close to the Obudu Cattle Ranch Resort in Obalinku LGA of Cross River State. An eyewitness, a youth leader, Agom Osim said that the gunmen, numbering over 20, were heavily armed with sophisticated weapons...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed two persons at a traditional marriage ceremony at Uquo community in Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom last Thursday. Mr Usoro Akpanusoh, (PDP-Esit Eket/Ibeno) at the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Nigeria military troops have repelled an attack on a military base in Tamsukawu, a village in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno state on Monday. The Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), a rival terrorist group to Boko Haram is the prime suspect for the attack. The attack...
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has said the prevalence of the various security threats in Nigeria has adversely affected food security thereby posing new dimension of threats to the country. Magashi stated this at the opening of a retreat for Defence Advisers/Attaches Conference, organised by the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has called for additional funds to effectively combat insecurity in the country. Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, the Chief of Army Staff, made the call on Friday when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Army for 2022 budget defence in...
The Borno State Police has denied media reports that Boko Haram terrorists abducted two policemen in an attack at Magumeri Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abdu Umar, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Maiduguri that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The police in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), announced on Friday that all abducted victims of the university of Abuja have been rescued and reunited with their families. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), FCT Command, DSP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued to...
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...
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...