Exposed: FG Names Nine Persons, 6 BDCs Financing Terrorism In Nigeria
The Federal Government has named 15 entities said to be involved in terrorism financing. They include nine individuals and six Bureaux De Change operators and firms. The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. It was titled “Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024”. According to the document, the Nigeria Sanctions Committee met on...
Military Denies Reprisal Attack In Delta After Killing Of 16 Soldiers
The military high command has denied reports that troops went on a reprisal attack after the killing of 16 soldiers in the Okuama community in Delta State. An army commander, two majors, one captain and 12 soldiers were killed in Okuama last week. The deceased officers and soldiers were from 181 Amphibious Batallion in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta. Chief of...
87 Feared Kidnapped In Fresh Kaduna Attack
Terrorists have reportedly kidnapped 87 people in a fresh attack on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attackers were said to have invaded the village around 10 pm on Sunday. This comes barely two days after 15 women and a man were abducted in the Dogon-Noma community of the same local government. Details shortly…
Delta Community Where 16 Soldiers Were Killed Razed
The Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State where sixteen soldiers were killed have been razed. There are strong allegations that some angry soldiers may have perpetrated the act after their colleagues were killed. Meanwhile, manhunt for the killers is still ongoing and some arrests have also been made by the soldiers led by the General Officer...
Insecurity: Nigeria Working To Recruit More Security Personnel — Sen. Yar’Adua
Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua has said the Federal Government is working on recruiting more security personnel to battle the rising crime rates in the country. “First of all, you have to understand that we have a problem with the strength of the police and the military and other security agencies that we have. “They cannot really police and secure this nation. You...
Abduction: Kaduna Bandits Demand N1billion Ransom On 287 Students, Give 20 Days Deadline
The bandits who abducted 287 school children at Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have demanded a N1billion ransom to set their captives free. They also threatened to kill the victims if the ransom was not paid in 20 days. But the military vowed yesterday to rescue the school children to their parents unhurt, explaining bandits now embark...
Kidnapping: They Don’t Have Ordinary Tracking Device, Wike Taunts Police DSS
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has berated the lack of tracking equipment for security agencies in the nation’s capital, saying his administration will purchase drones for surveillance at border communities. He singled out the FCT commands of the police and the Department of State Services, which he said lacked ordinary tracking devices. The minister spoke during a chat with journalists on...
Zamfara: Gov. Lawal Places Ban On Sale Of Unlabelled Bread, Fuel Above 50 Litres To Curb Insecurity
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara has signed an executive order banning the sale of unlabelled bread, bagging of bread, sale of petrol above 50 litres and the use of tinted glasses in Zamfara State. Governor Lawal signed the executive order yesterday in his office at the Government House, Gusau. A statement by the Zamfara governor’s spokesman, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said the...
Kaduna Abduction: No Dime Will Be Paid To Criminal Elements, Tinubu Vows
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday reiterated his directives to security agencies and the ministry of defence that no ransom should be paid by the government to kidnappers, bandits, or any criminal elements for the release of abducted persons. The Minister of Information and National Orientation disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council,...
Troops Rescue 10 Abductees In Zamfara
Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Hadarin Daji have thwarted an attempt to abduct 10 people in Tsafe town of Zamfara on Tuesday. The Information Officer to the Operation, Lt. Suleiman Omale, in a statement issued in Gusau on Wednesday, said the troops responded to a distress call and were able to overpower the abductors. “Responding swiftly to a distress...
