By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of 1 Division of the Nigeria Army eliminated several terrorists who ambushed them on Friday while on fighting patrol to Karaga Village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger. The Army’s spokesman, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who confirmed this in a statement on Sunday...
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A bandit leader in Zamfara State has called for peaceful negotiations after successive bombardments by the Nigerian military dismantled their hideouts. This is coming as the National National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, announced that the Federal Government has stopped payments of ransom in freeing many kidnapped victims....
Police operatives in Katsina have foiled an attack on Sabuwa town, headquarters of Sabuwa local government area of the state, neutralising one suspected bandit. The police spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, made this known to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina. He said that on April 17, 2024, at about...
The Nigerian Army says its troops have made significant inroad into terrorists’ enclave in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara, where they destroyed the terrorists’ camp and eliminated 12 of them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Maru LGA is one of the hotbeds of terrorism...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday received 22 abducted students and staff of Federal University, Gusau in Zamfara, who were rescued on Sunday. The 22 people, comprising 15 students and seven workers of the university, were abducted from the university in September 2023. According to...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) in North-West have eliminated no fewer than 12 bandits, recovered weapons, AK-47 rifle, 1 magazine and 2 rounds of 7.62mm and 18 cows. The Information Officer, OPHD, Lt. Suleman Omale, stated this in a statement issued to newsmen...
Troops neutralised at least 188 terrorists and arrested 330 others across the country in the last one week. They also rescued 133 hostages during the period, Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj -Gen. Edward Buba, stated on Friday in Abuja. Buba stated that arms recovered from the terrorists...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji, has destroyed 3 terrorists camps in Zamfara on Wednesday, eliminating several of them and their structures. NAF Spokesman, AVM Edward Gabkwet, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Gabkwet...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo on Wednesday, disclosed that some suspects in connection with the bandits’ killings at Agojeju-Odo and Abejukolo communities in Omala Local Government Area of the state have been arrested. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two communities were attacked by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said the Air Component of Operations Hadarin Daji and Hadin Kai have in different air interdictions, eliminated dozens of terrorists in Katsina and Borno during the weekend. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made...
Displaced people of Agojeju-Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi have pleaded with the federal and state governments to assist them to return home after Thursday’s bandits attack. The bandits had launched an attack on the quiet and peaceful Agojeju-Odo community, killing 25 persons, injuring some...
Agro Rangers of the NSCDC have repelled an attack by suspected bandits on Federal Government’s grain silo in Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State. Mr Buhari Hamisu, spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said in a statement in Katsina on Sunday that the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Gubernatorial Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last Governorship election in Kogi State, Alhaji Muri Yakubu Ajaka on Saturday condemned in strong terms the reoccurring maiming and killing of innocent kogites in Bagana, Otutubatu, Iyade, Agbenema, Agojeju-Odo and...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – In a recent successful counter terrorism operation, Nigerian Army troops have neutralized a group of terrorists in an ambush operation in Kaduna State. A statement via the Nigerian Army’s X (formerly Twitter) handle, @HQNigerianArmy, said the troops, who acted on credible intelligence, targeted...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has condemned the recent violent attacks in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi, where at least 19 people have lost their lives. She equally called on the Inspector General of Police...
The Leader of Agojeju-Odo community in Kogi State, Chief Elias Atabor, has urged the Federal Government to establish a military base in Omala Local Government Area to checkmate bandits’ incessant attacks on the people. Atabor made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Police Command in Katsina State has eliminated five suspected bandits and rescued 100 kidnapped victims in the state. The spokesman of the Command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in Katsina on Friday while briefing newsmen on the achievements recorded by the command in March. He added that...
Bandits have killed 19 persons and injured several others at Agojeju-Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi on Thursday. A community member alleged that a running battle between militia groups in parts of Benue and some bandits led to the onslaught on the sleepy towns of...
Kaduna State Police Command on Friday said its operatives have rescued a kidnapped victim in the state. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan confirmed the rescued in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna. Hassan said the Command, under the leadership of Commissioner of Police...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the level of distress created by the abducted Kuriga school children provided sufficient grounds for the troops to exploit and rescue them. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja on the operations...