CRIME
30 Feared Dead As Bandits Attack Sokoto, Home State Of Chief Of Army Staff
Suspected bandits have attacked the Goronyo market in Goronyo Local Government Area in the Eastern Senatorial District of Sokoto State. Sokoto is the home state of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya. Sources in the village said the assailants attacked the market in large numbers on Sunday night, shooting sporadically and killing several persons. Reacting to the attack on Monday,...
Terrorists, Bandits Panic As FG Receives Final Batch Of Super Tucano Fighter Jets
The Federal Government says it has taken delivery of the final batch of the 12 A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets expected from the United States. This is as it is expected that bandits and terrorists across the country especially in the North East will start running for their dear lives. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on...
Anambra Guber: Ensure No Group Causes Trouble, Buhari Orders Security Forces
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies to ensure that no group or individual is allowed to stimulate anarchy and chaos in Anambra State. According to the president, peace must be maintained in Anambra, even if it requires dominating the state ahead of the governorship election scheduled for November 6. The National Security Adviser (NSA),...
How Security Subdued Gunmen Who Invaded Jos Correctional Centre
Gunmen have attacked the Jos Correctional Centre in Plateau State. Emerging reports, however, suggest that security operatives have been able to repel the attack, although the identity of the assailants is yet to be verified. Military Information Officer for Operation Safe Haven, Major Ishaku confirmed this on Sunday evening. Ishaku explained that personnel of the joint task force at the facility fought...
Troops Rescue 20 Policemen After Their Abduction By Terrorists
Twenty policemen abducted by terrorists during an attack on a police division at Buni Yadi have been rescued by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, the Defence Headquarters has said. Acting Director Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, while briefing reporters on ongoing military operations in the last two weeks, said the troops’ kinetic and non-kinetic operations have driven the...
Gunmen Impose Over N1m Levy In Zamfara Communities
Gunmen have demanded over N1 million as levies from different communities in the Zurmi, Kaura Namoda and Birnin-Magaji local government areas of Zamfara State. The communities are Birnin Tsaba, Gabaken Mesa, Gabaken Dan-Maliki, Turawa, Askawa and Yanbuki Speaking to Channels Television on Sunday, a resident, Aliyu Abdul said the people of Askawa have paid N5 million for 18 abducted persons and...
Banditry: Let’s Unite And Fight Criminals Troubling Us, Masari Begs Nigerians
Katsina State Governor and Chairman, North West Governors’ Forum, Aminu Masari has called on Nigerians to unite and fight criminals troubling the nation. The governor made the call in Sokoto on Thursday when he led a delegation including Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on a condolence visit to Sokoto over the recent bandits’ attack that claimed the lives of at...
Security And Defence: Turkey To Strengthen Relationships With Nigeria, Says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said Nigeria will partner with the Republic of Turkey in dealing with the current security challenges facing the nation. According to the presidency, this is in furtherance of sustained efforts at keeping Nigerians safer. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Turkish counterpart shortly before the official commencement of the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership...
Nigerians Deserving Of A Country Devoid Of Fear, Harassment — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians deserve a country that will guarantee the citizens are free from fear and harassment. In a statement issued on Friday, the President recalled his trip to Maiduguri the Borno State capital where he addressed officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces serving in Operation Hadin Kai – a military operation aimed at fighting...
Zamfara Elders Weep As Arrested Bandits Are Allegedly Being Released
A group of elder statesmen in Zamfara State has raised alarm over the alleged indiscriminate release of arrested bandits and their collaborators by the authorities in the state. They urged the law enforcement agencies to stop the act, citing it as one of the factors responsible for the escalation of the insecurity in the state. The group raised the alarm on...
