After Terrorist Attack On Train In Kaduna, IGP, Chief Of Defence Staff Visit Scene
The Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba, Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor, and top officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, have visited the site of the terrorist attack on a train at Dutse forest in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna. The two service chiefs were received by the General Officer Commanding one Mechanised Division of the Nigerian...
Kaduna Train Attack: Dead Bodies Recovered From Scene, Says State Govt
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that fatalities were recorded in the terrorist attack on a train along Abuja-Kaduna route on Monday. The state government gave the confirmation in a statement on Tuesday signed by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan. Aruwan, however, did not state the number of death recorded but said dead victims and those...
Since 2021, About 47,975 Terrorists Have Surrendered — Defence Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters says a total of 47,975 terrorists and their families have so far surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North East from September 2021 to date. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this while giving an update on military operations between March 10 and March 24, on Thursday in Abuja. Onyeuko said the...
As Bandits Raze Houses, Kill 13 Locals, Kaduna Imposes Curfew On Two LGAs
The Kaduna State government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaura and Jema’a Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. This comes hours after bandits attacked Kagoro Chiefdom in Kaura LGA, killing at least 13 villagers while several properties were destroyed. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, announced this in a statement on Monday. “Following advice from...
DSS Says It Has Uncovered Plans To Distabilise North Central With #EndSARS-Like Protest
The Department of State Services (DSS) has alerted the public of plans by some persons to cause violence in parts of the country particularly the North Central. Public Relations Officer, Department of State Services, National Headquarters, Dr Peter Afunanya, in a statement on Saturday evening, said the aim is to cause ethno-religious crisis, ignite reprisals and heat up the polity. The...
We Escaped Because Our Abductors Were Heavily Drunk — Katsina Teenagers
Two Katsina female teenagers, Mubaraka Naziru and Amina Rabiu, who escaped from their abductors recently, have narrated their ordeal while in captivity. Katsina is one of the north west states badly hit by banditry. The situation has led to tens of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Zamfara, Sokoto and Katsina states. The two teenagers were abducted when bandits in their large...
Security Vote For Governors Justified, We Spend More On Police Than FG — Fayemi
The Chairman of Nigeria Governor’s Forum and Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday, declared that the states give more funding to the Police than the Federal Government. Fayemi said this while commenting on security vote at a panel discussion organised by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in partnership with the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD). Security vote which...
Over 30,000 Insurgents, Families Have Surrendered In North East, Says Boss Mustapha
Over 30,000 insurgents and their families have so far surrendered in the ongoing fight against terrorists in the North-East, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha in Kaduna said. This was contained in a keynote address read on behalf of Mustapha by the Director, Special Service, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, David...
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...
We Only Need Justice, Family Of Soldier Killed By DSS In Lagos Cries Out
The family of a soldier, Peter Adetayo, who was allegedly shot by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS in the Lekki area of Lagos State, has demanded justice for him. He died in a hospital about three weeks after the attack. A member of his family, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he had been getting death threats...
