The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), said it has killed several terrorists in a coordinated air interdiction mission to support power restoration efforts in Kaduna and other northwestern states. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, on Monday in...
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Government has expressed worry over what it termed emergence of a new criminal group operating under a faith based idealist called LAKURAWAS. Registering his fears over the new group, the state deputy governor, Alhaji Idris Mohammed, said the LAKURAWAS operates with dangerous...
The Defence Headquarters says the Nigerian troops have in the last one week apprehended a notorious terrorist leader, Abubakar Ibrahim (AKA) Habu Dogo in Sokoto and seven IPOB/ESN commanders in South-East. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, in a statement on Saturday, said that Habu Dogo was...
The Police said it arrested 1,246 suspects for their roles in various offences between Oct. 1 to 30. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed this at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. Adejobi said that 371 of the suspects were arrested over alleged armed robbery,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters had dismissed the claim by the Niger House of Assembly that the Nigerian Army Training Camp in Kotangora has been taken over by bandits and terrorists. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, in a statement on Wednesday, said, “no...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 has decried that the deplorable states of Nigerian roads are aiding activities of bandits and kidnappers. Sultan, who made the observation in Illela Local Government Area on...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, is full of criticism for policemen and soldiers stealing and selling arms and ammunition from their formation to criminal elements. Ribadu stated this in Abuja on Friday during the destruction of arms by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms...
Armed bandits on Saturday blocked the ever-busy Gusau-Funtua highway and abducted an unspecified number of travellers. The bandits blocked the highway between Kucheri and Magazu communities in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state, shooting at moving vehicles. The spokesperson of the Zamfara State Police Command, ASP Yazid Abubakar,...
Bandits have killed eight personnel of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guards. The deceased were killed in an ambush. The Community Protection Guards also known as Askarawa is the Zamfara State Security Outfit established by Governor Dauda Lawal to complement the efforts of other security agencies in the state...
The Federal Government is to establish three military formations in Sokoto State to support military operations in the fight against banditry and other forms of criminality. The Minister of State Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, made this known on Thursday when he led military personnel to reopen the Marnona-Gundumi-Isa road...
The Federal Government will get rid of bandits, terrorists and other criminal gangs terrorising the Northwest. The Minister of State Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, made this known while speaking to newsmen in Sokoto on Wednesday. Matawalle said he was in Sokoto to lead another onslaught against bandits, terrorists and...
Police Command in Katsina State said it has arrested one Usamatu Adamu, the Village Head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka, in Safana Local Government Area for allegedly supplying information to bandits . The command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this while parading about 15 suspected criminals in Katsina on Tuesday....
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has confirmed the killing of nine operatives of the Community Protection Guards (CPG), a state-owned security outfit, in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Sulaiman Idris, in Gusau on Tuesday,...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that wanted terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, is in a state of panic following the renewed military onslaught on terrorists in the North West. Musa said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the...
President Bola Tinubu has warned terrorists and insurgents to surrender or face renewed onslaught of the military. President Tinubu gave the warning while declaring open the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Inaugural Annual International Lecture on Thursday in Abuja. The Lecture with theme, ““Insecurity in the Sahel (2008-2024): Dissecting...
Nigerian armed forces have made commendable progress in the fight against terrorism , insurgency, banditry and other forms of violent crimes across the country. President Bola Tinubu made this known while declaring open the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Inaugural Annual International Lecture on Thursday in Abuja. The Lecture...
The Nigerian Army says its troops have dealt a significant blow to terrorists, neutralising several high-profile fighters and recovering a cache of lethal weapons, including rocket bombs and ammunition The Nigerian Army, in a post on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday, stated that its sustained onslaught has continued...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuse – The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch (OPWP) has destroyed terrorist logistics base at Yadi Forest in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Deputy Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Group Capt. Kabiru Ali, disclosed this in a statement...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Zamfara Command, has dismissed ASCII Maikano Sarkin-Tasha for alleged collaboration with bandits to supply hard drugs and ammunition. The State Commandant, Sani Mustapha, disclosed this on Saturday during a news briefing in Gusau. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
Nigerian Army troops have killed eight notorious terrorist fighters and rescued 16 kidnapped hostages in sweeping operations against terrorists and insurgents in different parts of the country. The Nigerian Army, in a post on its official X-Handle on Monday, said the troops recovered a haul of firearms during the...