Terrorists Abduct Nursing Mother, Baby, Others In Zaria
A mother, her baby and two other peasants were kidnapped by terrorists in Zaria, Kaduna State. Journalists were told that “in the early hours of Friday, gunmen attacked the Tudun Mun tsira village of Zangon Shanu, Samaru in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State” “They kidnapped a nursing mother and her baby. An elderly man, Mallam Abubakar Garba Aliyu...
DSS Lambasts PDP Chairman Over Utterances
For claiming that his party would not use the Department of State Services operatives to harass people upon taking over power in 2023, the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Dr. Iyorcha Ayu, has been cautioned to stop maligning the frontline security agency. Dr. Ayu, who is upbeat his party will upset the ruling APC in next year’s poll,...
We Only Need Justice, Family Of Soldier Killed By DSS In Lagos Cries Out
The family of a soldier, Peter Adetayo, who was allegedly shot by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS in the Lekki area of Lagos State, has demanded justice for him. He died in a hospital about three weeks after the attack. A member of his family, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he had been getting death threats...
We Escaped Because Our Abductors Were Heavily Drunk — Katsina Teenagers
Two Katsina female teenagers, Mubaraka Naziru and Amina Rabiu, who escaped from their abductors recently, have narrated their ordeal while in captivity. Katsina is one of the north west states badly hit by banditry. The situation has led to tens of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Zamfara, Sokoto and Katsina states. The two teenagers were abducted when bandits in their large...
DSS Says It Has Uncovered Plans To Distabilise North Central With #EndSARS-Like Protest
The Department of State Services (DSS) has alerted the public of plans by some persons to cause violence in parts of the country particularly the North Central. Public Relations Officer, Department of State Services, National Headquarters, Dr Peter Afunanya, in a statement on Saturday evening, said the aim is to cause ethno-religious crisis, ignite reprisals and heat up the polity. The...
Since 2021, About 47,975 Terrorists Have Surrendered — Defence Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters says a total of 47,975 terrorists and their families have so far surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North East from September 2021 to date. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this while giving an update on military operations between March 10 and March 24, on Thursday in Abuja. Onyeuko said the...
After Terrorist Attack On Train In Kaduna, IGP, Chief Of Defence Staff Visit Scene
The Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba, Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor, and top officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, have visited the site of the terrorist attack on a train at Dutse forest in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna. The two service chiefs were received by the General Officer Commanding one Mechanised Division of the Nigerian...
Kaduna Train Attack: It’s Another Mindless Terrorist Attack, I’m Saddened, Says Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that he is saddened by the terrorist attack on a train conveying hundreds of travellers at Dutse forest in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna. Osinbajo during his visit to Kaduna state on Tuesday described the incident as “another mindless terrorist attack on citizens.” He said this during his visit to the 44 Nigerian Army...
Lai Mohammed Says Terrorists Have Suffered Heavy Casualties In Kaduna, Blames PDP For Hunger In Nigeria
The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed Wednesday said the terrorists who attacked a military base in Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State suffered heavy casualties when they were repelled. He said thi...
Insecurity: The Sky Didn’t Fall When I Asked Jonathan To Resign, Says Imam Who Was Sacked For Criticising Buhari
Sheikh Nuhu Khalid, founder, Islamic Research and Da’awah Foundation, says his criticism of government’s inefficiency is not new. The cleric, who was removed as the Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Q...
