By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Gunmen suspected to be bandits have ambushed and killed the Chief of Chanchanji, HRH Alhaji Tanimu Kunbiya, and his son, Yusuf Tanimu, while they were returning from a funeral service on Friday evening in Takum. Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, in a statement by...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said the Air Component of Operation Whirl Stroke has eliminated scores of terrorists in recent airstrikes in their enclaves at Giwa and Igabi Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM...
The Nigerian military has in the last one week eliminated 177 terrorists, apprehended 263 others and rescued 158 kidnapped hostages in different operations across the country. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Buba said the troops...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has reassured students and management of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara of improved security on the university campus. The Governor stated this during a meeting with 29 students from the university who had...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has successfully dislodged bandits camp in Sankera axis of the state. The police spokesperson, SP Sewuese Anene, who disclosed this in a statement said, the Operation Zenda JTF invaded a criminal hideout at Tse Uza, Mbatyula Council...
Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed for counter-terrorism operations in Sokoto State on Thursday foiled a kidnap attempt, neutralising five terrorists and rescued two hostages held by them This is contained in a post on the official X Handle of the Nigerian Army on Thursday. The Army said...
The Defence Headquarters has said the troops of the armed forces have in neutralised 2,245 terrorists, apprehended 3,682 terrorists and criminal elements and rescued 1,993 kidnapped hostages between April and June. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) and 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos, have arrested some suspected bandits and gunrunners in Plateau and Kaduna State. Maj. Samson Zhakom, the Media Officer of OPSH disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Jos. According to Zhakom,...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Tragedy struck in Kippo village, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, when a boat accident claimed the lives of two brothers. The sad incident occurred at 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 20. The Director of Media and Strategy, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs...
Suspected bandits have kidnapped the parish priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church Damba, Gusau, Zamfara State, Revd. Fr. Mikah Suleiman. The spokesperson of Zamfara State Police Command, Yazid Abubakar, said the priest was kidnapped around 3 am on Saturday at his residence in the Damba area...
The Defence Headquarters has said the operational adjustments have been made by the military to prioritise protection for farmers to ensure a successful rainy season farming. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known on Friday in Abuja while giving updates on the operations of...
Yobe State Police Command has captured Haruna Mohammed, 40, who is believed to be a leader of a “notorious terrorist gang”. The command’s spokesperson, Mr Dungus Abdulkarim, told newsmen in Damaturu that the suspect was apprehended by the State Intelligent Department (SID). “He has been involved in terrorising...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji, has eliminated more than 80 terrorists in recent air strikes at Gidan Kare Village of Ruwan Godiya Ward in Faskare Local Government Area of Katsina State. This is contained in a statement by the Director,...
A special task force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has arrested six suspected bandits and recovered weapons and 47 rustled cows in Manguna, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau. Commander of OPSH, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, disclosed this at the Eid-el-Kabir luncheon, organised for troops of the operation on Monday...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Kaduna State Government has debunked report of shooting and kidnapping along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway, saying it is false and should be disregarded. The Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, debunked the report in a statement issued on Thursday...
The Defence Headquarters has said troops deployed in different parts of the country have in the last one week neutralised no fewer than 197 terrorists and apprehended 310 others across theatres of operation. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen...
The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the killing of no fewer than 20 people, four police officers and two operatives of the state-owned Community Watch Corps by some suspected bandits. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement in Katsina on...
The Police Command in Katsina says it has succeeded in thwarting a kidnap attempt, killed three suspected bandits, and rescued all the kidnapped victims. The command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement, said the incident occurred at Duya village, Maibakko ward, in Sabuwa Local...
No fewer than 42 persons have been reportedly killed by persons suspected to be bandits in separate attacks across villages in Zamfara and Katsina State. The tragic incident which happened in Magarya village, Zurmi Local Government Area on Thursday, claimed the lives of 12 people, including seven policemen, a...
The Police Command in Kaduna State has confirmed a failed kidnap attempt by gunmen on Wednesday night on Alhaji Umar Musa, the Paramount Ruler of Ninzo Chiefdom in Sanga Local Government Area. The spokesperson of the command, ASP Mansir Hassan, however, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...