Insecurity: Northern Elders Forum Insists President Buhari Must Resign
The Northern Elders Forum has said contrary to the Presidency’s assertion, the delayed delivery of military equipment from the United States to Nigeria was not caused by the Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah. The elders said rather than b...
Insecurity: Group Urges Buhari To Sign Hunters Council Establishment Bill
Nigerian Hunters and Forests Security Service, aka, Hunters Group of Nigeria, HGN, on Friday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure a speedy ascent of a bill seeking the Establishment of Hunters Council, 2020 to tackle insecurity in the cou...
Kidnappers Kill Businessman In Kano After Receiving Ransom, Demands Additional N20m After His Death
Suspected kidnappers operating along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari axis have killed another Kano businessman, Umar Sani, after collecting ransom from his relatives. The businessman, also called Magaji, was abducted two weeks ago alongside five others on th...
You Are Not Effective Enough, Buhari Tells Security Agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari feels that the security agencies are not doing enough despite what has been provided. Buhari, according to the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, expressed the feeling on Thursday during the National Security Coun...
IGP Orders Heavy Deployment Of Personnel, Equipment To End Attacks On Policemen In South East
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Thursday ordered deployment heavy security operational assets in the South East following incessant attacks on police officers. Baba, who also rejigged the ‘Operation Restore Peace’, vowed that poli...
Buhari Yet To Deploy Tucano Jet To Fight Bandits Because He Doesn’t Want To Commit War Crimes — Presidency
The presidency says before the Tucano jets acquired from the United States can be deployed in the banditry-ravaged North West, the terms of agreement for the purchase of the aircraft need to be adhered to so that Nigeria will not be in the “black b...
Two Feared Dead, Several Others Injured As Terrorists Launch Fresh Attack In Kaduna
In another fresh attack, bandits, yesterday, stormed Agban Kagoro Community, Kaura Local Council, killing two persons and injuring several other residents. A resident, Jonathan Musa, told journalists that the terrorists came in large numbers, shootin...
After Threat To Embark On Strike, IGP Promotes 21,039 Junior Police Officers
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has approved the promotion of 21,039 junior police officers who were last promoted on or before 2017. This is coming a few weeks after some offi...
Boko Haram, Bandits Now In Alliance – FG
The Federal Government has revealed that the ongoing intense terrorist activities in the north, including the recent attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train, are being carried out by an alliance of bandits a...
Fighting Bandits Not An Easy Thing Because Of Terrain Where They Operate — Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says it is difficult to fight bandits because of the terrain in which they operate. He said this when he featured on a Bond FM programme at the weeken...
