Airstrikes Eliminate Multiple Terrorists In Niger Forest
Numerous suspected terrorists who were hibernating at Alawa Forest in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State were killed by Nigerian Air Force aerial attacks, the service announced on Thursday. It said the airstrikes were executed by the air component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, a special offensive launched to flush terrorists out of the Northwest and north central regions...
Amotekun Mobilises 2,000 Men To Comb S’West Forests
Over 2,000 Amotekun Corps members have been mobilized to combat bandits and other criminals who operate in the South-West region's forests. Ogun and Osun states top the list with targeted 1,000 recruits each, while Oyo recruited 480 men last October as part of efforts to curtail the influx of bandits. The state commanders of the corps confirmed to The PUNCH on...
Target Terrorist Strongholds To End Insecurity, CCT Chairman Urges Military
Dr. Mainasara Umar Kogo, the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, has demanded bold military action against terrorists and bandits in Nigeria, including the bombardment of nine northern forests. Speaking at the 2025 Sir Ahmadu Bello National Annual Memorial Conference held at Arewa House in Kaduna on Saturday, Kogo emphasised the need for decisive action to tackle terrorism and...
Retired Generals, Others Worry Over Fresh Northeast Terror Attacks
Some groups of retired generals have emphasized the need to stop the trend of the resurgence of terrorist attacks in the Northeast. Amnesty International, however, pointed out that the violent escalation indicates a failure of the current security measures. At least 40 farmers were reportedly killed in the Dumba community in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State on Sunday...
FG N9bn E-Border Project Fails To Stop Bandits, Illegal Aliens
Illegal migrants (bandits...) crosses border from Niger, Mali,others despite FG's multibillion-naira border surveillance systems, in 2019. This is as the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said e-border surveillance is now being mounted across the nation’s borders with its neighbouring countries. “As we speak, more than half of our borders have been automated. There are visuals, and a lot of processes going...
NAF Acquires 12 New Fighter Aircraft, 50 More Expected
The Nigerian Air Force announced that it has purchased 12 more fighter planes to enhance its operational capabilities. The new additions to the NAF fleet include 2 King Air 360i light transport aircraft, 4 T-129 ATAK helicopters, 2 Agusta Westland 109 Trekker, and 4 DA-62 surveillance aircraft. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, stated this on Saturday during...
FCT Police Command Lost 140 Officers In 2024 — CP Disu
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said it lost a total of 140 officers in the Federal Capital Territory last year. In an end-of-the-year statement by the FCT Police Command on the achievement recorded from January to December 2024, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu said some of his 140 active-duty officers perished as a result of Shiites, other violent...
Requirements For Extradition Of Simon Ekpa Sent To Finnish Govt – CDS
The requirements for the extradition of pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, to Nigeria have been forwarded to the Government of Finland, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (CDS), has said. “Well, I’m sure he is cooling off somewhere,” the defence chief said on Channels Television‘s 2024 Year-In-Review programme on December 31, 2024. “Legal action is going to be taken accordingly....
FG Vows To Investigate Sokoto Airstrike That Killed Many Locals
The Federal Government will conduct a thorough investigation into Wednesday’s accidental bombing that killed 10 people in the Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa villages of Silame Local Government Area. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the Press Secretary to Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu. He said the Minister of State, Defence, Bello Matawalle, gave this indication while on a...
NAF To Investigate Air Strikes That Killed 10 Civilians In Sokoto
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it will launch a thorough investigation into the raining of airstrikes on two villages in Sokoto on Wednesday. According to residents, the incident, which occurred around 7am at Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities in Silame Local Government Area (LGA), claimed the lives of 10 civilians and left many other people injured. Animals were also reportedly...
