Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have reportedly taken over communities between Mutun-Daya and Gunu in Sarkin-Pawa Road, Munya LGA of Niger State. These communities are about 20 kilometres from Minna, the Niger State Capital. Speaking on the latest attack, a resident, Shehu Abubakar, told our correspondent that the attackers...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army on Thursday said its troops of 93 Battalion have commenced a search and rescue mission for the personnel who are missing in action in recent encounter with terrorists in Taraba State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this...
At least seven Nigerian soldiers have been killed following an ambush on the convoy of the commanding officer of the 93 Army Battalion, Takum, Taraba State by gunmen suspected to be terrorists, according to SaharaReporters. Military sources told SaharaReporters that the Brigadier General was on his way to Jalingo...
Embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari has said his arrest and continued detention at the Kuje prison has emboldened criminals in their incessant onslaught against Nigeria. Mr Kyari made the statement through his lawyer Nureini Jimoh, who prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to review his...
The Nigerian Army says gruesome murder of two soldiers by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN), is callous and despicable. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that report of killing of Audu Linus, a retired Master Warrant...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has reiterated his matching orders to troops of the Nigerian Army to intensify the elimination of bandits and terrorist from every part of the country. COAS Faruk gave the order on Tuesday shortly after...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 has urged Nigerians to call a spade a spade by appropriately calling bandits their right name which is simply terrorists. The Sultan, who spoke on Tuesday...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said the ongoing implementation of the National Identity Number and SIM linkage policy in the country has made it difficult for terrorists and bandits to access telecommunication services. The Director, Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement NCC, Ephraim Nwokonanya, represented by Head Compliance, Monitoring and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As part of steps to enhance security measures in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and to assess the condition of inmates at the holding facility, the Theatre Commander Joint Taskforce ( JTF ) Northeast Operation HADIN KAI ( OPHK ) Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa, had...
The Defence Headquarters said the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have eliminated over 62 terrorists, arrested 79 others and rescued 179 kidnapped victims across the North West Region of the country within three weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, stated this on Thursday in Abuja while...
Nabs security personnel involved in the Courier Nigerian troops have intercepted a ‘huge’ amount of ransom for the freedom of some captives in the custody of armed bandits in Kaduna State. PRNigeria gathered that some of the couriers of the ransom payment are suspected to be security personnel. The...
The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja again enjoined social and mainstream media to stop giving oxygen to terrorists’ activities to check their nefarious acts. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the admonition when he fielded questions from State House correspondents. The minister, who was reacting...
Several locals have been killed by armed men suspected to be bandits during an attack on Tsafe town in Zamfara State. The assailants were said to have invaded the town which is the headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area of the state on Sunday night. Neither the state government...
In simultaneous airstrikes, fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force have eliminated over a hundred terrorists at Sangeko Forest in Zamfara, New Kusawa in Kaduna and Tumbuns in Borno State. In the Northeast, and after days of intelligence gathering, a ‘spy operative’ of the Nigerian military told PRNigeria that...
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has vowed to hire foreign mercenaries to fight against terrorists following the Monday night attack on a Kaduna-bound train. He also stated that four others of the seven Northwestern states—Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto—may join him to hire foreign mercenaries if the Federal Government...
A coalition of 50 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Friday said that arms bearing by citizens for protection as suggested by a legislator was not the best option. The CSOs, at a news conference in Abuja, said that such acts might jeopardise the security architecture of the country as...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Operatives of The Kaduna State Police Command have averted a tragedy when its anti-bomb squad defused a bomb at Shanono community of Igabi LGA of the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Mohammed Jalige, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the IED was discovered...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The 36 states governors under the auspices of The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have condemned the recent terrorists attack on Abuja-Kaduna train attack, stating that such violent attacks are becoming too many and it questions their collective capacity to govern. The governors, who condemned...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday in Abuja observed a minute silence in honour of the victims of Abuja-Kaduna train attack. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, began with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss...
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi on Tuesday said it will take more than N3 billion to replace what had been lost to the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna rail route. Terrorists had attacked a train on the route on Monday, killing at least eight persons. Many are also believed to...