BREAKING: Hundreds Of Detainees Escape As Gunmen Kill Soldiers, Free Inmates From Kabba Prison
Hundreds of prisoners have escaped from the medium federal correctional centre in Kabba, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Our correspondent gathered that Gunmen in their tens attack the prison centre which is on the Kabba – LOKOJA highway, on Sunday night through Monday morning, killing the military men keeping guide on the road before attacking the centre. The gunmen...
Police Call For Calm As Suspected Bandits Send Threat Letter To Sokoto Communities
The Police have called for calm in some communities in Sokoto State following reports that a threat letter was sent to them from suspected bandits. Written in the Hausa language, the said attackers mentioned five communities – Shuni, Kwanar Kimba, Rikina, and Dange, all in Dange/Shuni Local Government Area, causing panic among the residents. But the state Commissioner of Police, Kola...
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...
Insecurity: Ex-DSS Boss, Ray Nkemdirim, Cautions Against Foreign Aid, Says Nigeria Must Learn From Afghanistan
A former Director of Operations of the Department Of State Services, DSS, Chief Ray Nkemdirim has cautioned against relying on foreign help as insecurity continues to bedevil the country, insisting that solutions to our security challenges must be home-grown. The security expert spoke recently on the topic, "Insecurity As A Threat To Development" at an event to mark the 30th...
Farmers Should Carry AK-47 Like Herdsmen, Says Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom has said that farmers should be allowed to bear AK-47 rifles like herdsmen, so that they can defend themselves. Answering questions from newsmen at the Makurdi airport on his arrival for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) meeting in Abuja, Governor Ortom stated that a situation whereby herdsmen carried sophisticated weapons like the AK-47 rifle and farmers are...
Jonathan Urges Nigerians To Make Sacrifice To End Insecurity
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has asked Nigerians to make sacrifices to tackle the numerous security challenges facing the country. He made the call on Friday in Abuja during a public presentation of a research report on terrorism and banditry by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation. “We must therefore show commitment to peace in words, action and other necessary means,” Jonathan said. “To...
Security Number One Priority In My Administration, Buhari Briefs Southeast Leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari has told leaders of Southeast geopolitical zone that with less than two years left in his eight-year tenure as President, security remains a major priority for his administration. President Buhari stated this on Thursday at a town hall meeting with South- East leaders during his one-day official visit to Imo State. ‘‘If there is no security, there is...
#EndSARS: Forensic Expert Says Bullets Fired At Lekki Toll Gate Were From Nigerian Army
A forensics company, Sentinel Forensic Limited, has confirmed that bullets expelled from firearms during the #EndSARS protest in Lagos on October 20, 2020, were from the Nigerian Army. The company’s representative, Joseph Kayode Funsho, disclosed at the panel which sat on Friday. According to Funsho, the live ammunition (bullets) were discovered to have been registered to the Nigerian Army. He, however, said...
I Meet Bandits ‘On Behalf Of Nigerians’ – Sheikh Gumi [VIDEO]
Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, says he meets “dangerous” bandits in the forest for the sake of Nigerians. In a video from his recent lecture at Ahmad Bello University (ABU) Zaria, posted on his known Facebook page on Tuesday night, Gumi stated that he is not visiting bandits in their camps for political gains. https://youtu.be/ZILn74677qw “We went into Kidanda forest to...
Oyetola Trains, Commissions 360 New Amotekun Officers
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has inaugurated 360 newly-recruited officers into the State Security Network Agency ‘’Amotekun Corps’. This follows the completion of the 23-day intensive training programme they underwent as part of efforts to make them professionally savvy and prepare them for the task ahead. Speaking at the Passing-Out-Parade ceremony for the new officers which held in Ejigbo, Oyetola stated...
