Suspected Lakurawa terrorists have attacked Natsini village in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi and rustled unspecified number of cows. The Spokesperson of Kebbi Police Command, SP, Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the incident in a press statement on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi. He said: “On the Jan. 3, at about...
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By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – The improved security witnessed at Yuletide in parts of the country was as a result of several covet operations carried out by the Department of State Services (DSS), to checkmate the violent activities of bandits and other criminal elements, security sources intimated NATIONAL ACCORD...
The Military High Command on Tuesday said troops deployed to various operations across the country have in the last 12 months eliminated 10,937 terrorists, apprehended 12,538 and rescued 7,063 hostages. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the...
The Military High Command has described the notorious bandit and terrorist leader, Bello Turji, is a “dead man walking’. Turji is a notorious terrorist and bandit leader operating in North-western Nigeria, particularly Zamfara, Sokoto and Niger states. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, stated this while...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have apprehended a 25-year old suspected female ammunition courier, Shamsiyya Ahadu. The Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre of the operation, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
Plateau State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 859 suspects, recovered 27 arms and 115 ammunition in the state in 2024. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Emmanuel Adesina, disclosed this at a news conference in Jos on Friday. Adesina equally said that the command rescued...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Troops of 1 Brigade in Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have eliminated several terrorists, including a notorious kingpin known as Alhaji Ma’oli in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday by the Coordinator Joint...
A fighter jet has mistakenly bombed two communities in the Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The incident, which happened on Wednesday, left at least 10 innocent villagers dead and several others injured. The Sokoto State Government confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday. The Press Secretary...
The police command in Katsina State has foiled a kidnap attempt while rescuing 10 passengers at Kwanar Makera in Jibia Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Katsina. He said: “On Dec. 24, at 8:30 p.m.,...
President Bola Tinubu says he has confidence in the security architecture of Nigeria. The President said this during his maiden media chat on Monday. “It is very unfortunate that we have had wanton killings in the past. I remember when I jumped into the campaign. I had to stop...
The Federal Government will on Monday, arraigned five suspected terrorists linked to the notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, at a Federal High Court in Abuja. The suspects, who were arrested by the Nigerian security agencies, will be arraigned by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) before...
Three persons have died in a series of bomb explosions in Bassa community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Five others sustained injury in the tragic incidents has left behind a trail of death and destruction. The Council Chairman of Shiroro Local Government, Akilu Kuta, confirmed the...
Nigerians paid ₦2.23tn as ransom to kidnappers in twelve months. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the payments were made between May 2023 and April 2024. According to the NBS’s latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report published on Tuesday, 65 per cent of households affected by...
The combined efforts of the military, Police and other security forces led to the killing of 8,034 terrorists, the arrest of 11,623 suspected terrorists and the rescue of 7,967 kidnap victims in 2024. Director, Legal Service and Coordinator, Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee (SCIPC), Office of the National Security...
The special brigade of the Nigerian Army has neutralised scores of Lukurawa bandits and destroyed about 22 camps in Sokoto and Kebbi states. The Theatre Commander of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Maj.- Gen. Oluyinka Soyele, disclosed this to the newsmen on Friday in Sokoto. Speaking through the Acting General Officer...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Troops of 6 Brigade, Sector 3 of the “Operation Whirl Stroke” (OPWS) have thwarted a planned banditry attack in Taraba and arrested two suspects with AK 47 rifles. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations in Jalingo, Capt. Olubodunde Oni, the success was as...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kastina – Kastina State Police Command has arrested four suspects, who specialised in supplying military and police uniforms to bandits and other terrorist groups in the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Katsina, said that at...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin-Kebbi – Kebbi State Police Command has rescued 36 kidnapped victims in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesperson of the command, SP Nafi’u Abubakar, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. “In its sustained onslaught against...
Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Dalijan, has blamed the Lakurawa insurgents for the explosion that occurred in the Maru Local Government Area of the state. On Wednesday, the insurgents had planted explosives around the Mai Lamba axis along the Dansadau-Gusau road, killing 6 travellers and injuring 8 others....
Bandits on Wednesday planted a fresh set of explosives around Mai Lamba axis along Dansadau-Gusau road under the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara state, killing travellers. Gory pictures seen by Channels Television showed victims of the blast lying lifeless by the roadside as passersby looked on in shock...