Gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) have attacked the Obowo Divisional Police headquarters in Imo on Monday. Police spokesman in Imo, CSP Michael Abattam, stated in Owerri that the assailants approached the station from an ungoverned forest at the rear....
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The Nigeria Army on Saturday said it has uncovered the wreckage of the crashed Alpha Jet aircraft (NAF475) that went off the radar in 2021. According to a notice on its verified Facebook page, the Army said the wreckage was found during a clearance patrol of troops of Operation...
A security guard attached to the Kaduna International Airport has been shot to death by gunmen suspected to be bandits. The victim, Shehu Na’Allah, is a staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). Confirming the incident, the manager of the Airport, Mrs Amina Salami, said that the bandits...
The United States on Friday said it was designating six Nigerians for their support of the terrorist group, Boko Haram. This is according to a statement signed by US Department of State spokesperson, Ned Price. “The United States is designating six individuals for their support of the terrorist group...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Theater Commander, Joint Task Force, North East, (Operation Hadin Kai), Major General Chris Musa has revealed that no fewer than 50,000 Boko Haram insurgents have surrendered while 20,000 victims of Boko Haram captivity have been rescued by the troops in the North East....
Angry youths at Chukuku Community, on Thursday, barricaded the Kuje-Gwagwalada road during a protest over incessant kidnappings by bandits in the community. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the angry youths barricaded the road with inscriptions on placards “Government should provide security to Chukuku Community”. The youths set...
The Defence Headquarters says a total of 47,975 terrorists and their families have so far surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North East from September 2021 to date. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this while giving an update on military operations between...
At least 7,000 Boko Haram/ Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), terrorists have surrendered to the Nigerian Army in the past one week. Maj.- Gen. Christopher Musa, Theartre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in the North East Joint Operation made this known in an interview with the News Agency...
Gunmen have attacked and razed the Divisional Police Headquarters in Omuma community, Oru east Local government Area of Imo State. The attack comes less than 24 hours after an attack on the country home of Professor George Obiozor and the Divisional Police Headquarters in Umuguma community. It was learnt...
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said it has arrested a 38-year-old female suspect over arms and ammunition smuggling from Plateau to different terrorists’ camps in Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara and other parts of the country. The Acting Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this during a...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Osun Command said it has arrested 73 persons in connection with drug offences and seized 1,781.854 kg of Indian hemp between January and February. Mr Yomade Ogunbiyi, the state NDLEA Commandant, made this known in Osogbo, during an interview with the News...
The Joint Security Task Force in Niger has killed 100 suspected bandits in an operation at Bangi village in Mariga Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bala Kuryas, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Minna....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has said the operational successes recorded by troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) in the North East and across other theatres of operations have received global recognition, particularly considering the drop in the global...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki- No fewer than four persons were killed on Tuesday’s attack on the facility of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the state. It was learnt that the security agencies killed two of the gunmen, while others escaped with injuries at the incident that...
The Niger State Police Command on Tuesday said some gunmen have killed a divisional police officer and others in Magama Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Bala Kuryas, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna that the gunmen attacked the police...
A 15-year-old nanny, Chiamaka Odo, was among over 30 suspects paraded on Monday by the police in Lagos State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adekunle Ajisebutu, paraded Chiamaka and others at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja. He stated that the police recorded many successes across the...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Residents of Vom community in Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau, on Saturday prevented troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) from arresting a suspected gun runner and fabricator in the community. The spokesman of Operation Safe Haven, Maj. Ishaku Takwa,...
At least 11 persons, mostly elderly women have been kidnapped by gunmen at Shinfida Village in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. They were abducted on their way to join other residents who earlier ran to a refugee camp for safety after their village came under attack by...
Heavily armed bandits have reportedly invaded a mosque in Tudun Amada village in Giwa LGA of Kaduna State, abducting about 14 persons and rustling an unspecified number of cattle. However, it is unclear if there were any casualties in the attack. Eyewitness reports, according to SaharaReporters revealed that the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA,) has intercepted three million capsules of opioids more dangerous and potent than tramadol at Jaelith Bonded Container Terminal under Tincan seaport in Apapa area of Lagos. In a statement issued on Friday, The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi,...