Ondo Amotekun Nabs 67 Kidnappings, Robbery Suspects
The Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun Corps has arrested no fewer than 67 men for allegedly involving in kidnapping and some other crimes in the state. The suspects were said to have been arrested by the men of the Amotekun Corps in collaboration with the police, army, the DSS, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence...
Nigeria Army On Victory Path Against Insecurity, Says Chief Of Army Staff
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reassured Nigerians that the military will soon surmount the prevailing security challenges bedevilling the country. Lagbaja stated this during the closing ceremony of the COAS combined second and Third Quarters Conference 2024 on Thursday in Uyo. ”The reassurance is based on the security briefings we received from different army formations...
At Least 200 Killed In Israel As Hamas ‘Massacred Civilians’ – Army
The Israel death toll from the Hamas surprise attack Saturday has surged to more than 200, the army said, accusing the Palestinian militants of breaking into homes and “massacring civilians”. “Terrorists rampaged and broke into homes, massacring civilians,” the army said, adding that more than 200 people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded in the assault that began at...
Police Arrest Notorious Bandit Umar Namaro, Six Informants In Zamfara
Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command have arrested a notorious bandit, Umar Namaro, during a surveillance patrol along Gusau–Kotor Koshi–Mada axis of the state. Also arrested, is a notorious six-man syndicate of informants, who collaborate with bandits to terrorise the people of Gusau, Kaura-Namoda, Tsafe and Bungudu local governments and environs. Spokesperson of the Command, Mohammed Shehu, disclosed these while...
Kano APC Senatorial Candidate’s Mother Gained Freedom From Kidnappers By DSS In Jigawa
Barely 24 hours after the kidnap of the aged mother of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Kano Central Senatorial District candidate, A A Zaura, the operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, have rescued her in far away Jigawa State. Some...
We Now Bear Arms To Defend Ourselves From Ikwuano People — Akwa Ibom Community
The people of Nkari in Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday said an incessant boundary crisis led them to bear arms to farms. The community has been engaged in a long-drawn communal war with Usaka Ukwu in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State. Chairman of Ini LGA, Mr Israel Idaisin, said his people have resorted to...
With ‘Ebubeagu’ Car Theft Will End In Ebonyi — State Govt
The Ebonyi Government has assured residents that the new security outfit in the South-East, called Ebubeagu, will checkmate the rising wave of car theft in the state. The Commissioner for Border, Peace, and Internal Security in the state, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakiliki on Tuesday. Okoro-Emegha, who spoke...
Wike Requests That CP Create More Police Divisions In Gwagwalada Over Insecurity
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has asked the Police Commissioner, FCT Command, to establish two additional Police Divisions in Gwagwalada Area Council of the territory. Wike gave the directive during a security town hall with relevant stakeholders on Friday in Gwagwalada, to find lasting solutions to security challenges affecting the federal capital. The order was...
Insecurity: Chief Of Defence Staff Announces New Military Approach
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor says the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) is advancing a new strategy towards addressing insecurity. The CDS made the disclosure on Wednesday at a Youth and Security Summit organized by Abuja Global Shapers Community (AGSC) in collaboration with the Defence Headquarters. Irabor, as part of measures to sustain progress and successes, said the...
Military Confirms Killing Of Six Soldiers In Fresh Ambush In Niger, Spits Fire
The military high command, on Sunday said marauding terrorists, who recently killed some of its personnel in Niger State will pay dearly for the dastardly act, saying they would be hunted down by fire by force. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, who stated this on Sunday and vowed that there would be “injurious consequences” for the act. Bandits had...
