By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Troops of Sector Four of “Operation Whirl Punch’’, and Special Forces of the 167 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have cleared a bandits hideout in a fierce encounter in Kaduna State. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the development...
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto State Police Command has launched Operation “KULE CAS” as part of its proactive measures towards nipping in the bud any security threat, before, during and after the March 11 governorship and State Assembly elections.. Addressing newsmen on Thursday on the new development,...
President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated 700 Ashok Leyland troops-carrying vehicles for the Armed Forces of Nigeria on Friday. The inauguration was done virtually. Buhari said the procurement of the vehicles was in response to the prevailing security challenges bedevilling the nation. He said the vehicles were assembled locally by Stallion...
Mr Muhammed Dada, the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Enugu State Command, says the Corps has contributed immensely to national security and protection of critical infrastructure. Dada said that personnel of the NSCDC had put in a lot of sacrifice to meet its mandate,...
Gunmen on motorcycles shot at a supermarket belonging to the family of Antonela Roccuzzo, wife of Lionel Messi, in Rosario, in Argentina’s Santa Fe province early on Thursday morning. Local media and the city’s mayor reported that a threatening hand-written message was also left on the shop’s door for...
The Police Command in Oyo State says it has arrested 11 suspects in possession of nine dry human skulls, one fresh human head, intestines and other vital body parts. SP Adewae Osifeso, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, disclosed this on Thursday in Ibadan, while briefing...
Police in Kwara are investigating a homicide in which a police officer shot a woman to death at a school premises on Thursday in Ilorin. The police officer also shot himself to death after the murder. The murdered woman was believed to be mistress of the police officer. An...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has debunked reports of arrest of some individuals over manipulation of the Bi-Modal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) machines in Maitama area of Abuja. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made the clarification in a statement on Wednesday in...
The Anti Cultism and Kidnapping Squad (ACKS) of the Police Command in Cross River has arrested a notorious kidnap kingpin, five years after he was declared wanted. The SP Ogini Chukwuma led ACKS, acting through intelligence, had stormed the hideout of the kingpin, Kufre Etim, also called Romance, where...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – No fewer than three police officers have been killed by unknown gunmen on Friday in Ihiala, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Saturday. DSP Ikenga stated...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Nigeria Army, Gen. Marcus G. Kangye, says issues relating to human rights violations and abuses by troops during internal security and counter terrorism operations have significantly reduced to the minimum level within the Nigerian Army. Gen. Kangye also added...
The National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj.-Gen. Mohammed Monguno (rtd), has said that the change of currency and cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), if not well thought out, may affect operations of troops in the field. Monguno made the observation when he appeared before an Ad...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, Niger State Command, Anthony Damisa, to court over alleged forgery and making of false statements. The ICPC spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, in a statement on Thursday, said...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Yahaya Umar Farouq has said that media as an important component in the nation’s progress and development play a very significant role in the society and have been actively involved in the Nigerian Army’s non-kinetic lines...
By TIM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – In continuation of their operational activities in addressing the various security challenges across the country, troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies neutralized a total of 81 terrorists and destroyed illegally refined oil products worth over N128million in the last...
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, has inaugurated projects at the Eastern Naval Command to enhance the welfare of personnel. The projects inaugurated by the CNS on Thursday included officers gym and corner shops at 1006 naval barracks, Calabar. Gambo charged officers of the Command...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Against the backdrop of alleged destruction of life and properties in Akpabuyo LGA of Cross River State, The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on security agencies to stop what it called barbaric attacks on their members in the state. The leader of the...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu State Police Command has arrested the woman in a trending video allegedly extorting money before issuing voter cards to their owners. This is contained in a statement by the command Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday in Enugu. “Police detectives...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has approved the setting up of an Election Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Team ahead of the general elections. The Force Public Relations, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said members of the team would...
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), said it intercepted 68 pieces of military camouflage, 1,235 wraps of hemp weighing 1,163kg and others in January. The Acting Controller of the unit, Hussein Ejibunu, said this at a media conference on Wednesday, adding that...