By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Commuters in Cross River State have expressed worry over the worsening insecurity along Calabar-Ikom Highway following an attack on the former Cross River SUBEB boss, Hon Omaga Odo along the Uyanga axis at the weekend. Park operators, mangers, drivers as well as commuters expressed...
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi says the vast number of unemployed youths in the North-East region is the biggest contributing factor to insecurity in the region, as thousands of youths wake up every morning without food or shelter. Obi stated this on Monday when...
The Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in Kaduna, Mr. Jonathan Asake, says he will use technology to fight insecurity in the state if elected in the 2023 general elections. Asake disclosed this on Friday at a media parley organised by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Kaduna. He...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Igbo people, has condemned killings in parts of Enugu and Ebonyi states. Chairman, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Council of Elders, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, condemned the killings while addressing newsmen in Owerri, on Thursday. Iwuanyanwu, an elder statesman, frowned at the “wanton destruction...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – At least three abducted victims, including an 85-year-old woman have been rescued by troops of Operation Forest Sanity during fighting patrols in 3 LGAs of Kaduna State. The troops also destroyed several bandits’ camps during the operation. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Nigerian Army has described as false an allegation from a South-East-based non-government organisation, International Society for Civil Liberty and Rule of Law (INTERSOCIETY), against its internal security operations in the South-East”. The Acting Deputy Director, 82 Division Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu,...
Police in Katsina State have arrested a 53-year-old man who specialised in producing bulletproof charms for bandits and criminals. Police spokesman in the state, SP Gambo Isah, told newsmen in Katsina on Tuesday that the suspect resides at Maiduguri Road in Sabuwa Local Government Area of the state. He...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja urged more vigilance and tightening of security around borders, drawing attention to the increased number of arms, ammunition, and other weapons from the Russia and Ukraine war in the Lake Chad Basin. At the 16th Summit of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Insecurity, poverty, unemployment, lack of accountability and transparency have been identified as the major challenges confronting the country. The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar stated this in his keynote address on Saturday during the 2022 Bareqa Old Boys Association (BOBA)...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has said that the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) remained a huge threat to Nigeria’s security. Monguno said this during the destruction of over 3,000 small arms recovered from across the country by the National Centre for...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday in Enugu expressed worries about renewed killings in the country. It said it would continue to engage governments at all levels to ensure that the killings were curtailed. CAN National President, Rev. Daniel Okoh, expressed the worries at the 31st General...
Gunmen have abducted two medical doctors in Cross River State, and are currently demanding for N100 million as ransom to secure their release, the Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Calabar branch Dr. Felix Archibong has said. Dr Felix Archibong, confirmed this in an interview with the News...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is working toward handing over a secured Nigeria in 2023. Monguno said this when he appeared for 2023 budget defence at the National Assembly on Thursday in Abuja. He said that Nigeria needed to rely...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has hailed the military authorities for going a step further in the ongoing war against terrorism by declaring 19 top bandits/terrorists wanted and placing a N5million bounty on each of them. The group said in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and...
Some gunmen, who attacked the Maikatako Community, in Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau, have killed nine members of one family and many others. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), of the Police Command in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Troops of the Nigerian Army have repelled terrorists attack, killed two and cleared their camps in Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the development in a statement issued...
Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, says Nigeria recorded 52 political violence across 22 states from Oct. 8 to Nov. 9. Monguno said this at an emergency meeting of the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) organised by the Independent National Electoral...
The Police Commands in Oyo and Ogun States have beefed up security on Lagos-Ibadan expressway following resurgence of criminal activities along the route. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there have been recurring reports of kidnapping and other security challenges along the 131 kilometre road. The Spokesman...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force Headquarters has acquired three new Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to improve surveillance operations and checkmate criminal activities in the country. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. CSP Adejobi said...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno says smart approaches adopted in tackling security challenges by the military and other security agencies are yielding positive outcomes. Monguno said this at the opening of the Defence Advisers and Attachés Annual Conference, organised by the Defence Intelligence Agency, on...