COAS Farouk Yahaya Declares War Against Bandits
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, has declared that henceforth, the Nigerian Army will engage bandits and criminals in a war. Yahaya, who stated during a familiarization visit to 31 Artillery Brigade and Tradoc Minna, Niger State, said the army will be more resolute and decisive in dealing with them. “I commend them on the job they are...
Bandits Reportedly Kill 15 Soldiers In Kebbi, Set Patrol Van On Fire
Barely twenty-four hours after armed bandits killed at least 65 local vigilantes in Sakaba villages and abducted an undisclosed number of civilians including a monarch of Ikara village, 15 soldiers have been reportedly killed in a fresh attack on Kebbi community. In a fresh attack in the early hours of Wednesday at Kanya village under Danko/Wasagu local government area of...
Insecurity: Don’t Be A Failure Like Buhari, Afenifere Tells Tinubu
Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political group, on Monday, called on President Bola Tinubu to deal decisively with terrorists operating across Nigeria, saying he could not afford to fail like his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. The group said Tinubu must demonstrate the political will and courage to annihilate these “monstrous individuals killing and abducting people, in their hundreds, particularly innocent school children and...
Boko Haram Plans To Have A Separate Islamic Country, Lures Borno And Yobe With Naira (Photos)
Militants belonging to the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād, have organised da‘wāt in some villages in Borno and Yobe state. They also hoisted their flag in the villages, assuring them of good governance, better security, and basic amenities as soon as they have a...
Fact Check: Is Communications Minister Pantami On A US Terrorism Watchlist?
There have been news reports suggesting that Nigeria's Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, is on a United States terrorism watchlist. According to the reports, Pantami who is a former student of Salafist ideologies was trained in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East with other top Islamic jihadists. The reports also say before his appointment as a minister by President...
IPOB’s ESN Exists Only On Social Media, MASSOB Backs Ebubeagu
Leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, says the only security outfit recognised in the South-East region is Ebubeagu which was recently announced by the governors of the zone. According to him, the Eastern Security Network established by the Indigenous People of Biafra and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, only exists on...
Politicians Plotting Violent Protests, Planning To Use Students, Ethnic Associations — DSS
The Department of State Services on Monday says it has uncovered plans by certain politicians across the country to stage violent protests mobilising student leaders, and ethic associations, among others. The service said the planned protest was to rubbish the Federal Government and security agencies over what it described as socio-economic matters. A statement on Monday by the service spokesperson, Peter...
How ISWAP Fighters Doled Out Old Naira Notes To Highway Passengers In Borno
Suspected members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have distributed huge amounts of old notes to scores of commuters in the Lake Chad Basin ahead of the deadline of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) cashless policy, sources have said. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred after Mairari village, along the Maiduguri/Monguno highway on Saturday in...
After Ebonyi Killing, Umahi Says Nigeria Will Overcome Agents Of Disunity
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has stressed the need for oneness among Nigerians, noting that upholding the unity of the nation will conquer every form of disunity. Umahi stated this in his Easter message issued on Saturday in Abakaliki. According to the governor, as Jesus Christ triumphed over death, Nigerians will also triumph over every agent of disunity. “Easter is a commemoration...
Security Expert, Ray Nkemdirim Wants Inclusion Of AI In Fight Against Insecurity
A renowned security expert and former Director of Operations of the Department of State Services (DSS), Chief Ray Nkemdirim, has called for a revolution in the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa to curb the continent’s rising security challenges. He made the call at the National Institute for Security Studies Abuja on Tuesday, while addressing participants of Executive Intelligence...
