How Security Subdued Gunmen Who Invaded Jos Correctional Centre
Gunmen have attacked the Jos Correctional Centre in Plateau State. Emerging reports, however, suggest that security operatives have been able to repel the attack, although the identity of the assailants is yet to be verified. Military Information Officer for Operation Safe Haven, Major Ishaku confirmed this on Sunday evening. Ishaku explained that personnel of the joint task force at the facility fought...
Troops Rescue 20 Policemen After Their Abduction By Terrorists
Twenty policemen abducted by terrorists during an attack on a police division at Buni Yadi have been rescued by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, the Defence Headquarters has said. Acting Director Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, while briefing reporters on ongoing military operations in the last two weeks, said the troops’ kinetic and non-kinetic operations have driven the...
Gunmen Impose Over N1m Levy In Zamfara Communities
Gunmen have demanded over N1 million as levies from different communities in the Zurmi, Kaura Namoda and Birnin-Magaji local government areas of Zamfara State. The communities are Birnin Tsaba, Gabaken Mesa, Gabaken Dan-Maliki, Turawa, Askawa and Yanbuki Speaking to Channels Television on Sunday, a resident, Aliyu Abdul said the people of Askawa have paid N5 million for 18 abducted persons and...
Banditry: Let’s Unite And Fight Criminals Troubling Us, Masari Begs Nigerians
Katsina State Governor and Chairman, North West Governors’ Forum, Aminu Masari has called on Nigerians to unite and fight criminals troubling the nation. The governor made the call in Sokoto on Thursday when he led a delegation including Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on a condolence visit to Sokoto over the recent bandits’ attack that claimed the lives of at...
Security And Defence: Turkey To Strengthen Relationships With Nigeria, Says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said Nigeria will partner with the Republic of Turkey in dealing with the current security challenges facing the nation. According to the presidency, this is in furtherance of sustained efforts at keeping Nigerians safer. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Turkish counterpart shortly before the official commencement of the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership...
Nigerians Deserving Of A Country Devoid Of Fear, Harassment — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians deserve a country that will guarantee the citizens are free from fear and harassment. In a statement issued on Friday, the President recalled his trip to Maiduguri the Borno State capital where he addressed officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces serving in Operation Hadin Kai – a military operation aimed at fighting...
Zamfara Elders Weep As Arrested Bandits Are Allegedly Being Released
A group of elder statesmen in Zamfara State has raised alarm over the alleged indiscriminate release of arrested bandits and their collaborators by the authorities in the state. They urged the law enforcement agencies to stop the act, citing it as one of the factors responsible for the escalation of the insecurity in the state. The group raised the alarm on...
Killings: Masari Vows To Assist Katsina Citizens Acquire Arms
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has called on citizens residing in the state to acquire arms with a view to protecting themselves from incessant attacks by bandits now bedevilling the Northwest region of Nigeria. A BBC Hausa report said that while discussing with journalists in Katsina,Masari said the number of police operatives in Katsina State was less...
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...
Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest In Kogi
A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Christopher Onotu, has been abducted by some gunmen on Saturday night from the Church in Obangede, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. The gunmen reportedly made their way into the Church’s vicarage at about 9 pm,...
