At least one Boko Haram militant has been killed in a repelled attack in Cameroon’s Far North, according to local and security sources. Militants attacked Tayer village of the region overnight into Friday. After several hours, troops and members of local vigilante repelled them, seized weapons and killed one...
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A terrorist attack at Songho Gare, a small town between Sevare and Bandiagara in central Mali, claimed dozens of lives, a local official and witnesses told Xinhua on Friday. According to the witnesses, the terrorists attacked a bus heading to the Bandiagara fair. “The vehicle was set on fire,...
The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has trained 62 Medical Military Contingent (NIMED) 8 Level II, to be deployed for peace mission to Mali. The medical personnel were trained at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre (MLAILPKC), Jaji Military Cantonment, Kaduna. Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Ibrahim, Chief...
Nigerian military troops in the North-East yesterday eliminated no fewer than 24 terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) extremist sect. The terrorists, PRNigeria gathered, met their waterloo after attempting to attack a military base in Rann, a town ravaged by insurgency, in Borno State. Two...
Terrorists affiliated to The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) have reportedly kidnapped no fewer than 5 government officials supervising some project in Borno State. It was learnt that the victims were said to be supervising the construction of Chibok-Damboa road when they attacked and forcefully whisked away...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigerian Army troops of Sector (2) Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have engaged in a fierce gun battle that ensued in Buni Yadi in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. A statement issued by the Army spokesman, Brigadier General...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya on Wednesday said that he had approved the production of 10,000 units of RICKSHAW Combat Tactical Vests for effective operations of the Nigerian Army (NA). Yahaya said this through the Chief of Logistics, Maj.-Gen. Anthony Akintade at the two-day 2021...
The police on Tuesday said it has arrested a total of 32 notorious suspects for their complicity in the crimes of kidnapping, armed robbery, arms smuggling, illegal possession of weapons, trading in illicit drugs, trans-border car theft, rape, amongst others. The Police team equally recovered 19 AK47 rifles, one...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri- Nigeria Army troops of Exercise Golden Dawn have repelled an attempt by alleged members of the proscribed Indigenious People of Biafra (IPOB) to kidnap some medical personnel in Imo. The criminals attempted to kidnap a group of medical doctors and nurses known as “Doctors On...
Armed robbers have killed a policeman and a Special Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps on Monday in Aramoko-Ekiti when they raided an old generation bank. A source who requested anonymity told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that armed robbers stormed the bank through Igede-Ado-Ekiti Road after...
Commandant of the Nigerian Army College of Logistics, Ojo, Lagos, Maj.-Gen. Martin Enendu, says success of security operations is dependent on the efficiency of logistics support. Maj. Gen. Enendu made the assertion at the second distinguished lecture series organised by the School of Transport and Logistics, Lagos State University....
Suspected kidnappers have shot the Commissioner for Environment in Kogi State, Adewale Omofaiye. According to sources, the attackers had laid an ambush for the commissioner before he was shot while some other persons were abducted from the scene. The incident occurred on Sunday evening between Ikoyi and Iyara in...
Two soldiers have been killed in an encounter with Boko Haram (BH) and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno State. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this via a statement. He said the insurgents were killed at the Forward Operating Base...
A Super Tucano jet in the Nigerian Air force (NAF) fleet have eliminated ISWAP terrorists and destroyed their gun trucks in Gajiram, Borno State. PRNigeria gathered the terrorists in several gun trucks attempted to overrun the town when the aircraft arrived at the scene. During a coordinated military offensive...
Gunmen have attacked the Jos Correctional Centre in Plateau State. Emerging reports, however, suggest that security operatives are currently repealing an attack, although the identity of the assailants is yet to be verified. Military Information Officer for Operation Safe Haven, Major Ishaku confirmed the attack to newsmen on Sunday...
The Kaduna State Police Command have confirmed the release of 10 out of the 13 abducted staff of the Zaria Local Government, Kaduna state. ASP Mohammed Jalige, Police Public Relations Officer, told newsmen on Sunday in Zaria that the kidnapped staff were released on Saturday, adding that efforts are...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised an alarm over plans by terrorists to attack military bases in border towns across the country. The DSS also alert the Nigeria Customs Service to avert the pending attacks by the insurgents on Ogun border communities...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has directed troops of the Nigerian Army to sustain ongoing onslaught against insurgents and bandits in Nigeria. A statement issued on Sunday by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said the COAS gave...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Operatives from the Federal Intelligence Bureau (FIB) and Special Tactical Squad (STS) Force headquarters, have killed a notorious bandit and arrested an accomplice in Kaduna State. The state police command spokesman, ASP Muhammad Jalije, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Saturday in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a school principal, identified as Joshua Adeyemi, alongside four others along the Auga/Ise-Akoko Road in Akoko North-East LGA of the state. Adeyemi, the principal of Auga Community Grammar School, was abducted together with his vice, Ifedayo Yesufu,...