Insecurity: Sack Monguno As NSA Now, Northern Group Tells Buhari
A Northern group, Arewa Youth Assembly, has given President Muhammadu Buhari an ultimatum of Wednesday to sack the National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Mongonu (retd.), or face mass action. The group said the failure of the President to sack the NSA before Wednesday, they would occupy the Presidential Villa until Monguno was sacked. The group had written to the Presidency, the...
Bende Police Station Attack Barbaric, Says Hon. Benjamin Kalu
Member representing Bende federal constituency, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has expressed dissatisfaction over incessant attacks on security formations, public properties, and security personnel across the country, particularly in Southeast and South-South regions of the country, describing the burning of Bende police station as barbaric. https://youtu.be/UhttinsYdS0 According to Hon. Kalu who doubles as Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, the latest attack is...
We’ll No Longer Tolerate Attacks On Northerners – Northern Elders
THE Northern Elders Forum on Tuesday declared that it would no longer tolerate further attacks on members of the northern community in the southern part of the country. The Chairman, NEF, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, made the declaration in Port Harcourt on Tuesday during a town hall meeting with members of the northern community in Rivers State. While noting that the forum...
Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Yobe Governor’s Convoy, Kill 2 Policemen
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the convoy of Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni along Maiduguri-Dramaturg Road, killing two policemen and injuring two others. The attack took place on Saturday after the governor attended the 24th convocation of the University of Maiduguri, Borno State. According to an eyewitness, who was on the entourage but spoke on the condition of anonymity,...
How Jigawa DPO Slumped, Died In Office
The Divisional Police Officer of Jahun Local Government Area, Jigawa State, SP Abubakar Musa has slumped and died in his office. Spokesman of the State police command, DSP. Lawan Shiisu Adamu confirmed the death in a statement issued on Saturday. He said the incident happened on Friday night around 9:00 pm in the DPO’s Jahun Division office after a protracted illness. According...
Buhari’ll Soon Identify, Deal With Those Behind Insecurity In Nigeria — APC
THE All Progressives Congress on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s government will soon deal with those behind Nigeria’s growing insecurity. It said the current security challenge was real, as such, the APC as a political party would not play politics with human lives. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘We must unite against insecurity – APC,’ signed by the party’s...
Why We Deployed AI, Other Methods To Combat Terrorism – Air Force
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it would continue to deploy emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), to fight terrorism and other security threats in the country. It also said it would improve its investment in state-of-the-art encryption and cybersecurity measures to ensure the security of its communications and information systems. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshall Hassan Abubakar,...
FG Awards ₦4billion Monthly Contract To Ex-Militant Leader Tompolo To End Oil Theft
The Federal Government has renewed a multi-million dollar pipeline surveillance contract to a former militant leader and Commander of the defunct Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo. It was gathered that the government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited signed the deal with Tompolo to end illegal bunkering, illegal refining and other forms...
How We Killed Scores Of IPOB Members In Ebonyi — Troops
Troops of the Nigerian Army attached to the 82 Division have killed scores of members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) when they raided their camps at Amagu village, Nkalaha community in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The operation was carried out in collaboration with the operatives of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), police and the...
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...
