Wike Meets With Heads Of Security Agencies As Insecurity Escalates In FCT
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has assured residents of the FCT that there is no need to panic, adding that he and the security agencies are not sleeping, and are aware of the security challenges in the territory. This is even as the Minister on Tuesday, summoned an emergency closed-door meeting with heads of security agencies...
Bandits On Rampage In Kaduna, Sack Ten Villages
Bandits have displaced 10 communities in Kidandan area under Giwa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. Giwa is one of the LGAs that has been badly hit in the ongoing wave of insecurity in the North West. Some of the residents were forced to relocate to Kidandan main town and other safer communities in the LGA, Daily Trust reports. The affected...
Curfew Still 8pm — Abia Govt
Abia State Government says the indefinite curfew imposed on Umuahia, Aba, Ohafia and Arochukwu is still between 8pm to 6am. Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu who spoke with ABN TV on Monday said residents are encouraged to get home before the commencement of the curfew. He denied insinuation that the time has been adjusted from 8pm to 6pm.
Gov. Uzodinma’s Aide Led Armed Thugs To Attack Me, Says Sen. Okorocha
A former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, on Sunday alleged that the governor of the State, Hope Uzodinma, attacked him with “more than 1000 thugs”. Okorocha and three of his political associates were on Sunday arrested by the state police command after he and his supporters together with armed policemen, Soldiers, and the personnel of National Security and Civil...
Nigeria Army, Neighbours Begin Offensive Against Lakurawa Terror Group
The Nigerian Army begins joint patrols with its neighboring countries in an effort to neutralize the Lakurawa terrorist group's cross-border threats. The collaborative effort aims to restrict the movement of the group, which has been linked to heinous criminal activities in the northern part of Nigeria and its neighbours. This was as the Sokoto State Government expressed frustration over the difficulty...
Buhari In Fresh Move To Wipe Out Insecurity, To Meet Service Chiefs Thursday
Barely 48 hours after the Presidential Brigade Guards came under attack by terrorists; President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the Service Chiefs to an emergency security meeting which will hold on Thursday. The Senior Special Assistant to the Presid...
DHQ: Military Vows To Secure National Assets, Combat Oil Theft
The Military High Command has emphasized that the Armed Forces of Nigeria will not remain passive and allow any person or group to undermine the nation's critical national assets. The Director, Defense Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, stated this while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military across the country on Thursday in Abuja. This followed the recent incidents of...
Two Feared Dead As Gunmen Attack Army Checkpoint In Enugu
There was tension in Enugu as gunmen, yesterday, attacked an Army checkpoint at Obeagu-Amodu Road in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State. It was gathered that the hoodlums stormed the checkpoint in two Lexus SUVs and one Toyota Sienna around 7:25 a.m., and reportedly opened fire on the combined team of Police and military. A source confirmed that there...
Stability In Libya Matters To Nigeria — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is concerned about Libya’s stability because issues affecting the North African nation greatly impact the Lake Chad Basin, which in turn affects Nigeria. The Nigerian leader said this on Wednesday when he hosted the Chairman, of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mohammed Younis Menfi, in Abuja. “Republics of Chad, and Niger, have extensive borders with Libya,...
Attitude Of Police, Military To Banditry Frustrating — Zamfara Governor
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has lamented the laidback attitude of the police and the military in combating the menace of banditry plaguing the North-West state. He said the uninspiring attitude of Federal Government-controlled security agencies was responsible for the creation of the state security outfit, Community Protection Guards in January. “We, as governors, don’t have control over the military,...
