Tinubu Visit Borno To Evaluate Flood Impacts
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, to commiserate with the government and her people over the recent flood disaster. In the North West state, the president would evaluate the impact of the flood on residential houses, hospitals, markets, schools, and other public facilities. In a video seen by our correspondent on X, the president’s aircraft landed at the...
FG To Upgrade Borno Dam To Checkmate Flooding
The Federal Government of the Federation has declared that the Alau Dam in Maiduguri, Borno State, will be upgraded immediately. This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the Director, Information and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, Funmi Imuetinyan on Thursday. The statement noted that the move is aimed at tackling the persistent challenges...
NANS Seeks Long-Term Solutions To Borno Flooding
The NANs' Senate President, Afeez Akinteye, sent his sincere condolences to the victims devastated by the recent floods in Maiduguri, Borno State. The group also called for long-term solutions to this crisis as it implored the federal government to create a comprehensive plan that will address the immediate needs of the displaced. In a statement on Wednesday, Akinteye conveyed heartfelt sympathy...
Troops Arrest Suspected Kidnapper’s Informant, Recover AK-47 Rifle, Vehicle
Troops of 6 Brigade/Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have apprehended a suspected kidnapper’s informant, recovered an AK-47 rifle, and a vehicle in two separate operations. The informant identified as Grace Markus was arrested for reportedly aiding kidnappers and criminal elements in the area. A press statement by the Acting Assistant Director, 6 Brigade Army public relations, Captain Olubodunde Oni,...
Community Leaders Connive With Bandits, One Collected N700,000, Allowed Criminals To Kill 30 Villagers — Katsina Governor
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State says bandits cannot operate freely without the connivance of some persons in the society. Speaking at a town hall meeting which held in Daura at the weekend, Radda said his government is ready to support people to assist security agents in protecting communities against attacks by bandits, kidnappers and other criminals. The programme had as...
Navy Nabs 6 Suspected Oil Thieves In Bayelsa, Recovers Stolen Crude
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy (NN) have arrested six suspected oil thieves, recovered stolen crude and destroyed illegal refining sites in Bayelsa State. Disclosing this in a statement on Wednesday, the Director of Naval Information (DINFO), Commodore Aiwiyor Adams-Aliu, said the arrests and recoveries were made during operations undertaken between August 29 and September 2 by naval operatives deployed for...
Gov. Fubara Donates 100 Operational Vehicles To Police
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has advised police officers in the state against abandoning their professional responsibilities to take advantage of the political crisis in the state to pursue vested political interests The governor urged them to know that the enmity they fuel and eventually create will hurt them in the long run. He gave the advise at the inauguration and...
Matawalle In Sokoto, Directs Troops To Crush Bandits
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, briefs troops of the Operation Hadarin Daji at 8 Division Headquarters Sokoto State on September 3, 2024. The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday directed troops of the Nigerian Army to flush bandits out of the North-West region. Matawalle gave the charge in Sokoto State where he led security chiefs,...
Military Destroys 115 Illegal Refineries, Apprehend 22 In Rivers, Bayelsa
According to the Nigerian Army's 6 Division, 22 suspects were detained in Rivers and Bayelsa, roughly 115 illegal refinery and 66 boats destroyed. The Army also said a total of 27 stolen pipes, four pumping machines were recovered, while five illegal connections used in siphoning crude oil by the suspects were clamped with over 170,000 stolen products confiscated in addition...
After Viral Video, Zamfara Residents Say Bandits Did Not Seize Military Vehicles
Some residents of Zurmi town in Zurmi local government area of Zamfara state have dispelled rumors about seizure of two Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) vehicles from soldiers by a Bandit Kingpin, Bello Truji. Speaking in an interview, a resident of Zurmi town, Abdullahi Dogo (not real name) said the bandits never seized the vehicles from the soldiers, rather they found...
