Guinea’s Former Military Leader Who Escaped After Prison Attack Re-arrested
Former leader of Guinea’s military government Moussa Dadis Camara, who escaped from the central prison in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, Saturday morning, has been recaptured, according to Guinean armed forces. Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, the chief of Staff and General of the Armed Forces of the Guinean transitional government who confirmed this in a statement, explained that Moussa Dadis Camara...
Gunmen Hit Delta, Abduct Several Students
Gunmen have abducted an unspecified number of students travelling along the East-West road in Ughelli, Delta State. The driver of the vehicle escaped unhurt. According to the spokesman of the Delta State Police Command Edafe Bright, the occupants of the vehicle may have been students who were returning from their school in Calabar Cross River State on Friday night before...
Security Forces Arrest 30 Suspected Kidnappers Rescue Traditional Ruler In Imo
Some 30 suspected kidnappers and criminals have been arrested in Imo State. The criminals were arrested during a Monday raid, by a joint security team, on camps in Orsu local government and Uli community in Ihiala local government area of Anambra state. A traditional ruler who was kidnapped in Okigwe local government area on Sunday, Acho Ndukwe of Ihube autonomous community,...
UK Opens Portal To Recruit Nigerians Into British Army
The British Army has announced a new recruitment drive targeting Nigerians and other Commonwealth citizens, inviting applications for various roles within its armed forces. The recruitment window is open from August 19, 2024, to August 26, 2024. Interested candidates from Nigeria are sought for positions including musicians, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Royal Engineers Technicians, tradesmen, and paratroopers. The British Army emphasised...
Osun Guber Election: IGP Deploys DIG FCID, 4 AIGs, 5 CPs, 15 DCPs, others
Inspector-General of Police, Baba Alkali The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), DIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, ...
Politicians Responsible For Attacks On INEC Facilities — IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has accused politicians and other prominent personalities of being behind the recent attacks on the officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission in different parts of the country. The IG, who was represented by the Deputy Inspector-General, Department of Operations, Dandaura Mustapha, stated this on Friday when he appeared before the House of Representatives...
Troops Rescue 10 Abductees In Zamfara
Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Hadarin Daji have thwarted an attempt to abduct 10 people in Tsafe town of Zamfara on Tuesday. The Information Officer to the Operation, Lt. Suleiman Omale, in a statement issued in Gusau on Wednesday, said the troops responded to a distress call and were able to overpower the abductors. “Responding swiftly to a distress...
Troops kill 964 Fighters, 10 Terrorist Heads In February – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters says troops on operations across the country neutralized 10 terrorist leaders and 964 fighters in February. The troops also arrested 621 terrorists, and rescued 466 kidnap victims, while 1,157 Boko Haram terrorists and their members of their families surrendered to troops. The military high command said this through the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Edward Buba, at a...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Not Helicopter, Crashed in Kaduna – Air Force
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) popularly known as drone, crashed in Kaduna on Monday morning and not its helicopter as earlier reported. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. “Contrary to reports on social media as well as on a...
We Are In Pursuit Of Gunmen – NDA
Nigeria’s foremost military university, Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA has disclosed that its currently in pursuit of daredevil gunmen that attacked its barracks in Kaduna on Tuesday. The gunmen invaded the institution located along Airport Road, Afaka, in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State around 1.00am, killing two and kidnapping one. In a statement by the Academy Public Relations Officer, Bashir...
