Somali National Army (SNA) on Wednesday killed nine al-Shabab terrorists during the ongoing security operation in Awdhigle district in the southern part of the country. The SNA commanders said the troops which have intensified the onslaught against the extremist group destroyed the militants’ key hideout at Shamgare and Raqeyle...
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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)...
Somali National Army (SNA) said its forces on early Tuesday captured al-Shabab base in Garbahrey district in the southern region. The SNA military officials told the State-owned news agency, SONNA that the troops took over Tulo-Burwago village in Gedo region without fighting since the militants had already vacated before...
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...
US President Joe Biden has strongly condemned the attack that targeted Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi and said his administration would help Iraqi security forces identify those responsible. “I strongly condemn the terrorist attack targeting the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister al-Kadhemi”. “I am relieved the Prime Minister was...
The Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, have abducted a 50-year-old man identified as Mohammed Askira, alongside his two brothers who belong to the royal family of Askira Uba Emirate of Borno State. PRNigeria gathered that they were kidnapped while travelling to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital after...
Members of Shura (Judicial) Council of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ groups have appointed Sani Shuwaram, a 45-year-old as a new Leader (Wali) in the Lake Chad. Sources told PRNigeria that little-known Sani Shuwaram replaced Aba-Ibrahim, who was appointed by Abu-Mosab Albarnawi’s Interim Committee following a...
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 National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Benin Zonal Command, says it has rescued about 96 victims of human trafficking in the zone. Mrs Chidiebere Oruruo-Ifudu, Zonal Commander of the zone, comprising Edo and Delta States, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of...
Operatives of the Ekiti State Security Joint Task Force have killed a member of a kidnapping gang and rescued two persons. The Police Public Relations Officer in Ekiti, Sunday Abutu, who confirmed this in a statement on Thursday, said the security team laid an ambush for the kidnappers. He...
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,...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested 48 individuals for their alleged illegalities in the conducts of the Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB). According to a statement by ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, the joint operation tagged...
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 DANIEL CHIKWE, Port-Harcourt – Unknown gunmen have reportedly shot dead two policemen in Rivers State It was learnt that the incident occured on Tuesday night at a checkpoint on Okija Street in Mile 2 Diobu, a densely populated area of Port Harcourt, the state capital. Confirming the incident...