CRIME
Kaduna Train Attack: Terrorists Free 90-Year-Old Victim, Daughter, Others
Halimatu Atta, a 90-year-old woman, who was abducted from the Kaduna-bound train in March, has regained freedom. She was released alongside her daughter and two other victims, according to Kaduna-based Publisher, Tukur Mamu, who negotiated the release of some of the victims. “I can confirm that earlier on Friday, four additional victims of the train attack were released by their abductors....
FG Says It Has Identified 100 High Risk Sponsors Of Terrorism In Nigeria
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said weekend the federal government has identified 100 high-risk financiers of Boko Haram, According to him, the financiers have links to at least 10 countries of the world. Aregbesola made the disclosure at the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing, with the theme, “No Money for Terror”, which took place in India. The minister, who disclosed...
How Shekau Died Leaving 83 Concubines — Surrendered Boko Haram Fighters
Some surrendered fighters have disclosed that late Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, left behind 83 concubines. Shekau died during the battle of supremacy with another insurgent faction in Sambisa forest, Borno State in May 2021. Speaking in Maiduguri on Saturday, Special Adviser to Borno State governor on Security, Brig Gen. Abdullahi Ishaq (rtd), said some of the late Shekau’s associates told...
Deputy Commander Of Boko Haram, Others Surrender To Military
The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says that a high ranking Boko Haram Deputy Commander known as, Awana Alhaji Mele Keremi and nine others have surrendered in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. This was contained in a statement issued by Chief Military Information Officer MNJTF, N’djamena, Chad, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, to newsmen in Maiduguri on Monday. The statement...
CDS General Musa Reaffirms Military Resolve To Crush Terrorism, Highlights Role Of Psychological Operations
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Armed Forces' unwavering commitment to defeating terrorism and restoring national peace. He made the declaration at the opening of a Workshop on Psychological Operations held Wednesday at Defence Headquarters in Abuja. General Musa stated that recent leadership changes across various operational theatres are part of a renewed...
Insecurity: We Won’t Take It Again, Abia Assembly Blows Hot
Abia State House of Assembly has expressed anger over the spate of insecurity in the state, calling on heads of security agencies in the state to do more in tackling the issues. Recall that the Assembly had in a resolution last week invited heads of all the security agencies in the state to an interactive session on the security challenges...
Lekki Toll Gate: You Ought To Secure Not Arrest Protesters, Atiku Tells Police
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the arrest of some protesters by the police in the Lekki area of Lagos State. In a statement on Saturday following the arrest of the youths at the Lekki tollgate, he decried that the police abandoned their responsibility of protecting the protesters. “The 1999 Nigerian Constitution, as amended (Section 40) guarantees the right of...
Niger Govt Releases Names Of Abducted GSS Kagara Pupils, Teachers
The names of the abducted pupils and teachers of Government Science College, Kagara in Niger state have been released. ABN TV had reported bandits invaded Government Science College Kagara and abducted 27 students, 3 teachers, two non teaching staff and 9 family members of the staff staying in the quarters on Wednesday morning. The names of the abducted teachers are: Hannatu...
Bandits: We Support Gumi’s Call For Amnesty — Northern Group
A Pan-Arewa Social-Political organization under the auspices of Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) Thursday threw its weight behind Sheikh Ahmed Gumi’s call to grant amnesty to bandits. The group argued that when Niger Delta militants took up arms against the country, previous administrations set up the Ministry Niger Delta Affairs, and other amnesty programmes, geared towards meeting their demands. CNG added...
Security Forces Rescue Abducted Bridal Train From Boko Haram
A team of military and police have rescued a bridal train abducted by Boko Haram on Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway. The bride and her team were kidnapped by the insurgents on Friday at about 1pm somewhere in Mainok on Damaturu-Maiduguri Highway. The abductees were made to drive their two vehicles into the bush and begin a long journey to a destination believed to...
