Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have recorded a major operational success with the arrest of a suspected high-profile arms trafficker linked to an interstate illegal weapons network. The Army in a post via its X handle on Sunday, said the breakthrough followed credible intelligence on the movement of...
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This article was first published on the 4th of April, 2022. It is as relevant today as it was then. Only that it is now: No one is safe, not only nowhere. What with Generals being killed on the roads (read General Alkali), abducted from their fortified homes (read...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, describing recent incidents of kidnapping and killings across parts of the country as evidence of a growing national crisis. In a statement posted on X on Sunday, Obi said he...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to tackling insecurity, declaring that no part of the state will be abandoned to bandits, kidnappers, or any other criminal groups. The governor made the declaration while inspecting newly procured vehicles and security equipment at the Government House...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed shock over the death of retired Major-General Rabe Abubakar while in the custody of terrorists in Katsina State. General Abubakar, after a distinguished career in the military, retired a few years ago. He was on his way to his hometown when the hoodlums captured...
Zamfara State Police Command has thwarted a suspected terrorist attack after operatives discovered and safely neutralised an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted along a major route in Tsafe Local Government Area. The operation was carried out on Friday following intelligence reports received through community-based security engagements, according to a...
Katsina state government has announced the death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, who had been in bandits’ captivity for several weeks. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasiru Mu’azu, confirmed the development in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday in Katsina. The statement said the...
*Kidnap plot on another set of students foiled Notorious bandit kingpin, Ibrahim Bastuji and his fighters were on Wednesday ambushed by Nigerian security forces as they made to attack a school and residents of Iluke Bunu, Kabba Local Government Area of Kogi State. The bandits’ leader, Bastuji, was believed...
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has decried the worsening state of insecurity in Nigeria, expressing concern that the terrorists and bandits attacks are now targeted at not only wasting precious human lives, but crippling the country’s education....
Five kidnapped victims have been rescued by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command during a security operation in the Byazhin area of Abuja. The rescue operation was carried out by a joint security team led by the Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Sanusi, following recent kidnapping incidents in the...
Niger State Police Command has debunked a report circulating in public space, alleging that schools in Bosso, Kpakungu, Sabon-Wuse and Lambata areas were attacked by bandits. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, described the report as false and misleading. SP Abiodun...
In a major breakthrough against kidnapping, the Kwara State Police Command has arrested seven suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered firearms during a series of intelligence-led operations conducted across parts of the State. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has called on Nigerians to play a more active role in supporting security agencies, saying recent developments in Oyo State have once again demonstrated the importance of community vigilance in the fight against crime. Reacting to the rescue of Mrs. Busayo John-Paul, the younger sister...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Savannah Shield, have arrested five suspected bandit informants in separate operations across Niger State, recovering mobile phones, cash and other items believed to be linked to criminal activities. The Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North Central), Operation Savannah...
Troops of Joint Task Force (North West), Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have recorded significant operational gains across Zamfara and Kaduna States, intercepting a suspected arms courier, recovering a large cache of ammunition, and foiling a cattle rustling attempt. Media Information Officer, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, announced this...
FCT police command have arrested suspected k!dnappers seen in a viral video openly brandishing AK-47 rifles, ammunition, and walkie-talkies, while dressed in military camouflage. Confirming their arrest to newsmen, the FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Sanusi, said immediately he received the viral video and pictures, he directed a...
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army under 2 Division Nigerian Army have rescued two kidnap victims following a swift response to a kidnapping incident in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, disclosed this...
Oyo State Police Command has commenced an intensive investigation into the attack on the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Passport Office in Ogbomoso, where armed assailants reportedly assaulted officers on duty and made away with a service rifle, ammunition and other valuables. According to the Command, the incident occurred on...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the condition of recently abducted schoolchildren, describing images of their battered bodies as a disturbing reflection of the worsening security situation in the country. In a statement on Wednesday, Obi said he was shocked and heartbroken by...