Defence Headquarters Says Killing Of Civilians In Kaduna Community In Air Strike Needless, Tragic
The Defence Headquarters on Tuesday said it viewed civilian deaths during troops’ operations as needless tragedy. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba said this in a statement made available to journalists in reaction to the bombing that occurred in Tudun Biri in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday. No fewer than 85 villagers were...
Army Accepts Responsibility For Air Strike That Killed Many In Kaduna Village
The Kaduna State Government says the Nigerian Army has claimed responsibility for dropping a bomb on Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State which left no fewer than 30 villagers dead on Sunday. Scores of villagers in Tudun Biri in Igabi LGA of Kaduna State were killed after a bomb was allegedly dropped by a military jet...
Air Force Denies Carrying Out Air Strike That Killed Many In Kaduna Village
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has denied being involved in a bombing that left many villagers killed at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Sources from Kaduna had in an earlier report alleged that a jet operated by NAF had dropped a bomb around 9pm on Sunday, when villagers gathered for Maulud celebration, leaving several...
Troops Nab Three Soldiers For Stealing 374 Ammunition Rounds In Borno
Troops of Operation Desert Sanity in Maiduguri, Borno State, have arrested three soldiers for allegedly stealing ammunition. They were arrested during a covert operation at the motor parks along Njimtilo Road in Maiduguri. A military source told our correspondent that two of the soldiers were heading to Markudi, while one was travelling to Abuja. One of the soldiers was said to have...
NDA MMatriculates 441 Cadets Of 75th Regular Course
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) conducted its matriculation ceremony in Kaduna, formally welcoming 441 cadets into the 75th regular course. The event featured an oath-taking ceremony as the cadets were officially inducted into their respective academic programs. In his opening remarks, the Commandant of the Academy, Major General John Ochai, said out of a staggering 30,000 applicants, only 441 cadets, including...
Minister Of Police Affairs Leads Nigerian Delegation To Interpol General Assembly
The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator (Dr) Ibrahim Gaidam, has led a Nigerian delegation to the 91st Interpol General Assembly held in Vienna, Austria. This was disclosed in a Tuesday statement by the Ministry of Police Affairs, saying the event which also commemorated the centenary celebrations of Interpol, witnessed the gathering of 196 member countries from Africa, Asia, and Europe. The...
Avoid Vices, FCT Minister Tells 3,826 Corps Members
The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has advised corps members deployed to the FCT for the one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme to shun vices such as cultism and drug abuse. She gave the advice during the swearing in of the 2023 Batch C Stream 2 members held at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Abuja on Tuesday. The...
Missing Fulani Leader Found Dead In Plateau
Umar Ibrahim, a Fulani leader who went missing on Wednesday, November 27, has been found dead in an abandoned well in the Jokom community of Mangu town in the Mangu local government area (LGA) in Plateau state. Before his death, the deceased was the Ciroma of Kumbun district of Mangu LGA of the state. Captain Oya James, spokesperson for Operation Safe Haven,...
Troops Arrest Herdsmen Who Killed Newly Married Couple
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have arrested a prime suspect in the Killing of a newly-married couple in a shooting in a secondary school in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Mr Rwang Danladi, 37, and his wife Mrs Sandra Rwang, 28, were murdered by suspected herdsmen who led a herd of cows into their school. The couple met their deaths...
One Policeman Does Two Men’s job, IG Laments
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has reiterated the need to double the manpower strength of the Nigeria Police Force in the country. Egbetokun said while addressing men and officers of the Kwara State Police Command in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Friday, that his administration would also look into the welfare of police officers in the country. The...
