Gov. Uzodimma Visits Scene Of Attack On Security Forces (PHOTOS)
Governor Hope Uzodimma on Tuesday visited the scene of an attack on security operatives in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, hours after the incident. The governor also commiserated with the families of the deceased, assuring Imo indigenes of the government’s efforts in combating criminality in the state. No less than five members of a joint security task...
Insecurity: Gov. Bala Mohammed Says Informants Worse Than Bandits
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has said informants of gunmen terrorising communities in the state are worse than the bandits perpetrating the act. The governor said this when he visited his native Gajin-Duguri community, Alkaleri local government area after a combined security team rescued 33 kidnap victims. “They (bandits) have fertile ground with the people that are around. I want to...
We Will Eliminate All Adversaries, Chief Of Defence Staff Warns
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa says the military will continue to go after all adversaries until they surrender or are totally eliminated. Musa gave the assurance on Monday in Jaji, Kaduna State while addressing participants of Senior Course 46 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC). The CDS presented a paper titled: “Nigeria’s security and...
North East Records $9bn Damages From Activities Of Insurgency, Says VP Shettima
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Saturday in Maiduguri lamented that Boko Haram insurgency had inflicted damages in the North-East, to the tune of $9billion. The Director, Information, Office of the Vice President, Mr Olusola Abiola, in a statement, said Shettima stated this while inaugurating the distribution of palliatives in the North-East. He also performed the official groundbreaking for the construction...
Some Of Us Are Planning To Return To The Bush, Come And Assist Us, Repentant Terrorists Tell Govt
Repentant Boko Haram terrorists have called on the government to provide them with a means of livelihood as they resettle back into communities having undergone series of rehabilitation. Speaking exclusively to Channels Television at the Bulumkutu Rehabilitation Centre, Maiduguri where the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, distributed food items to them and some rescued Chibok girls,...
DPO Gruesomely Murdered By Gunmen In Rivers State (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)
The DPO Of Ahoada-East, SP Bako Angbashim has been gruesomely murdered by gunmen. A report says daring police officer, DPO Bako, has been gruesomely murdered in Ahoada. Bako was famous for his tough fight against insecurity in Ogoni land and was recently posted to Ahoada to quell the tide of insecurity in the area. Information gathered reveals that the police officer was...
Seminarian Burnt To Death In Kaduna As Bandits Raze Catholic Parish House
Some bandits in the late hours of Thursday allegedly invaded St. Raphael Parish in Fadan Kamantan, Kafanchan Diocese in Southern Kaduna, and razed the parish house with a Seminarian, Na’aman Danlami. It was learnt that while some priests escaped during the incident, Danlami, who was a seminarian, was caught in the inferno. His remains had since been deposited in the...
Insecurity: Pray For Us, Defence Minister Badaru Urges Nigerians
Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, has appealed to Nigerians to continue to pray for the current administration, particularly those at the helms of nation’s security. Badaru, who made the appeal at his office in Abuja when he received a delegation from his State, Jigawa led by the governor, Malam Umar Namadi, said with the complex nature of security challenges and...
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...
Illegal Migrants Threats To National, Immigration Says After Arrest Of 61 Persons In Ogun
The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service has intercepted 61 illegal migrants, including 60 Cameroonians and one Burkinabe, from two locations in the Ibafo and Sagamu areas of the state. The command, in an interview by the state Comptroller of the Immigration Service, Olufunmilayo Olayemisi, added that 51 others believed to be accomplices from Nigeria were also arrested. Parading...
