CRIME
Many Arms Used By Bandits Originally Belonged To FG — NSA Ribadu
Many of the illicit weapons currently used by terrorists and bandits originally belonged to the Federal Government, according to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. Ribadu spoke at the Arms Destruction Exercise organised by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), on Thursday...
Banditry: Get Me Bello Turji, Defence Minister Orders Troops
The Minister of Defence, Mohammad Badaru, has ordered troops of Operation Fansar Yamma to arrest the notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji. The Minister gave the order while addressing the troops at the One Brigade Headquarters in Gusau, Zamfara State. He added that President Bola Tinubu has the following the activities of the troops in the past few months and has seen...
UK Donates Counter-IED Equipment To Nigerian Military
The UK Government on Friday donated advanced counter-Improvised Explosives Devices to Operation Hadin Kai Theatre Command Joint Task Force in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the donation of the equipment marks another milestone in the strategic partnership between the UK and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Counter-IED equipment is created primarily for military and law enforcement. They are used...
Insecurity: 19 Northern Governors Meet With CDS, Traditional Rulers In Kaduna
The Governors of the 19 Northern States on Monday met with traditional rulers from the region in Kaduna State to discuss critical issues affecting the region. The meeting was part of the Northern States Governors’ Forum’s efforts to engage with key stakeholders and address pressing concerns, especially the lingering insecurity, poverty, out-of-school children and other socio-economic challenges ravaging the region. The...
FG Improves Road Security With New Advanced Surveillance
A modern surveillance room has been set up by the federal government to keep an eye on the Third Mainland Bridge and its environs. The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos, while leading members of the National Assembly on an on-site assessment of ongoing infrastructure projects in the southwest region, including the Third Mainland...
Arewa Urges FG To Crush New Terror Group Now
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for urgent action by the Nigerian military to subjugate and decapitate the Lakurawa terror group that is terrorising residents of Sokoto and Kebbi states in the North West Zone with all the human and material arsenals at their disposal, without hesitation. ACF considered the emergence of the new terrorist group as very dangerous...
FG Stops Pilots From Operating Multiple Airlines
The Federal Government has restricted licensed flight crew members from operating multiple airlines. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) issued the restriction, saying its findings shows that pilots and other crew members render services to different airlines. In a circular NCAA/DGCA/AOL dated November 6th 2024 and signed by the Ag. Director-General, Civil Aviation, Capt. Chris Najomo, declared the act as illegal. According...
FG Says Efforts Ongoing To Crush New Terror Group Lakurawa
The federal government has said it is putting measures in place to eliminate a new terror group, Lakurawa, operating in the Northwestern part of the country. Lakurawa has been responsible for the recent attacks and killings in Sokoto and Kebbi states. The new armed group killed 15 people and rustled over 100 cows in Mera, Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi...
Nobody Dares Tinubu And Wins, NSA Warns New Terror Group Lakurawa
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has warned the new Islamic sect in the North-West known as Lakurawa, that their days are numbered if they don’t desist from acts of terrorism. Ribadu, who spoke at the opening ceremony of the Comptroller General of Customs Conference in Abuja on Wednesday, boasted that nobody dares President Bola Tinubu and gets away with...
Police Recover Eight Explosives In Borno
The Borno State Police Command, on Friday, recovered eight unexploded ordnances from the Dala and Gwange areas of Maiduguri, the state capital. The command’s Deputy Public Relations Officer, ASP Grace Michael, disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday. The statement read, “On 22/11/2024, at about 0843 hrs, the Borno State Police Command received a distress call about some unidentified objects/items...
