Imo: How We Gave IPOB, ESN Members A Bloody Nose At INEC Office — Police
The Imo State Police Command has narrated how its men engaged militants in gunfire at one of the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state. According to CSP Mike Abattam, the Command’s spokesman, gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN), stormed the...
Count Us Out Of Fulani Group’s Plan To Attack Delta — Miyetti Allah
Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has finally spoken on an alleged threat by a Fulani group to attack Delta state. On Monday, a group simply identified as ‘Fulani Jihadists’ threatened to attack the state if the governor, Ifeanyi Okowa does not rescind the ban on Open grazing in 72 hours. National Secretary of Miyetti Allah, Othman Ngelzarma, during an interview on Channels...
Nigerian Airports: NCAA Raises Lament Over Poor Infrastructure And Insecurity
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says some factors are affecting night travel operations. The federal agency listed paucity of funds, poor infrastructure and insecurity. Capt. Musa Nuhu, NCAA Director-General spoke with the News Agency of...
Security: Ikpeazu Declares Curfew In Umuahia, Aba
In a bid to secure the property and lives of Abians, the state Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the imposition of curfew in Umuahia and Aba metropolis between 10pm and 6am daily from Monday, 5th April, 2021 till further notice. The state government says this is sequel to security reports received from multiple sources, and informed by the need...
Buhari Meets Uzodimma Over Insecurity In Imo, Approves Deployment Of Technology
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma at the State House in Abuja. The meeting with Uzodinma may not be unconnected with the security challenges in the South-East region where gunmen have continued to unleash violence. Addressing journalists after the meeting, the Imo governor revealed that President Buhari approved the deployment of technology to combat insecurity...
Banditry: el-Rufai Weeps, Says Informants His Greatest Challenge
Informants are posing a great challenge to the efforts to rid Kaduna state of banditry, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has said. He said this at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Kaduna on Saturday. El-Rufai said informants living within communities in the state have been frustrating the fight against banditry. “The level of insecurity we face in the country, especially here in...
We’ve Changed Our Mind On Amnesty For Bandits, Says Matawalle
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, says his administration will no longer grant amnesty to bandits in the state. He explained that the decision became necessary since the bandits have failed to embrace the peace initiative earlier extended to them by the state government. Governor Matawalle stated this on Friday after attending the Jumat prayer at the Dalala Mosque in Gusau, the...
Nigerian Defence Academy Explains Invasion By Bandits, Says Security Was Compromised
Authorities of the Nigerian Defence Academy has explained the invasions of residential area within the Academy in Afaka, Kaduna State by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday. The Academy noted that security was compromised which allowed the bandits gain access to the barracks. In a statement obtained by ABN TV on Tuesday from Major Bashir Muhd Jajira, Public Relations...
Kebbi Deputy Governor, Yombe Denies Being Kidnapped
The Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Col. Samaila Yombe (rtd), Thursday, dismissed the rumour making the rounds that he was kidnapped as his convoy was attacked by bandits when he visited troops at the front line in southern part of the state. The deputy governor disclosed this while speaking with Daily Trust in Birnin Kebbi. He was at the front line for...
Again, Gunmen Besiege Zamfara School, Abduct Over 300 Students
Some gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted over 300 schoolgirls at Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in the Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A staff of the School, who begged for anonymity, said the bandits arrived in the school around 1am on Friday with Hilux vehicles and motorcycles and forcefully evacuated the students. He narrated that some of...
