Katsina Government Employs Dogs To Secure Boarding Schools
The Katsina State Government have approved the employment of dogs by the security personnel deployed to secure the state’s boarding schools. This move, according to the Katsina State Commissioner for Education, Dr Badamasi Lawal Charanchi is to complement the efforts of the security personnel attached to each boarding schools. “We were advised to deploy these dogs at each school because they...
Bandits Abduct Scores Of Pupils In Kaduna School Attack
Bandits have reportedly attacked a government primary school at Kuriga community of the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, abducting scores of pupils. The community is located along the Kaduna Birnin-Gwari Road which has been terrorised by bandits for many years. The police authorities and the Kaduna State government are yet to confirm the incident but a local source told...
“Miyetti Allah Is A Well Known Terrorist Group In The World” ~ Sen Abaribe Blast Gov Mohammed
The Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District at the red chamber of the National Assembly, Distinguished Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe earlier today rebuked the Governor of Bauchi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed over his recent speech where he declared that Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers Association is not a terrorist Organization. His reply was said to have come after an...
Buhari Seeks Immediate Arrest Of Perpetrators Of Kaduna Killings
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday termed as shocking, the return of terrorist attacks and murder of several innocent souls in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State and demanded a swift arrest and punishment for the culprits. “There is a concerted attack on innocent citizens in the state and the security and law enforcement agencies must take serious action to...
Gunmen Abduct 25 CAC Members Travelling For Burial In Ondo
No fewer than 25 choir members of the Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, Oke Igan, Akure, the state capital, have been abducted. Reports had it that they were abducted around 3pm on Friday while traveling to Ifon in Ose council area of the state for a burial ceremony. A church member, who spoke with newsmen said that the victims were going for...
We Can’t Allow Anyone Truncate Democracy, CDS Irabor Warns Troublemakers
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, declared yesterday that elections will hold in every part of Nigeria and that the Armed Forces, the Police and other security agencies were ready to defend democracy at all costs. Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, quoted the CDS as urging Nigerians to discountenance any threat that elections would...
Ikpeazu Vows To Demolish Structures Used To Keep Kidnap Victims
Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has vowed to deal a bloody nose on kidnappers and other sundry criminals causing the people of the state sleepless nights. Recall that the governor had consistently maintained that his administration is committed to ensuring the protection of Abians, using the instrumentality of the security forces in the state. In a tweet on Wednesday, the...
Ogun Missing Banker Finally Found Alive In Niger State
A staff member of a Microfinance bank at Kemta Oloko, Abeokuta, Mr Olumide Openaike, who has been missing since Wednesday, January 17, has been found in Mokwa, Niger State. The wife of the banker, who also works at a microfinance bank in Onikolobo, Abeokuta, Temitope, broke the news to our correspondent on Thursday . She said, “I am happy to tell...
Bandits Kill 3 Persons, Abduct 7 In Zamfara Community After Setting Military Armoured Vehicle Ablaze
Bandits have again attacked the Dansadau community within Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing 3 persons and abducting 7 others while setting a military armoured personnel carrier of ablaze. A source in the community told Channels TV that the armed bandits attacked the community around 2:30am and the siege lasted for about 4 hours, ending in the early...
No Gree For Terrorists, Defence Headquarters Urges Nigerians
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has called on Nigerians to see the fight against insecurity as a collective work and used the viral social media slang, “No gree for anybody” to drive home the message. This charge came from the Director of Defence Media Operations Major General Edward Buba during the DHQ’s bi-weekly media briefing in Abuja on Thursday, saying the...