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...
Notorious Bandit, Turji Bello Has Now Embraced Peace, Says Zamfara Deputy Governor
A notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji has embraced the peace initiative of the Zamfara State Government as part of efforts to end banditry in the north-western state. Zamfara Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Hassan Nasiha, disclosed this during a conference on security in Gusau, the State capital organized by the Students Union Of Medina University, Nasiha commended Turji for deciding...
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...
Adamawa CP Criticizes Attack On Police Headquarters, Commands Pobe
The Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, Afolabi Babatola, on Wednesday, condemned the recent conflict between the state police and military officers along Target Junction, Yola North Local Government Area of the state. The attack on the police facility resulted in the killing of a police inspector, Jacob Daniel. According to reports, gunmen were said to have attacked the state police headquarters,...
FRSC Seeks Multisectoral Action On Tanker Crashes, Scooping Deaths
The Federal Road Safety Corps has called for a holistic and multisectoral approach to address the persistent issue of fuel tanker crashes and the alarming fatalities caused by fuel scooping. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, made the call during a press conference in Abuja on Monday. On January 25, 2024, 18 people were killed in a tanker explosion in Enugu...
COAS Reaffirms Strong Stance On Crushing Bandits, Terrorists
TLt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), asserts that terrorists, bandits, and other criminal elements have nowhere to hide in the nation. During his tour of the country’s army formations, the COAS stated this on Tuesday at the headquarters of Army 4 Special Forces, Doma, Nasarawa State. He added that the army would deal decisively with all the criminal...
Insecurity: Buhari More Confused Than People He Leads — APC Chieftain
A stalwart of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC in Abia State, Chief Ndukwe Iko has taken a swipe at the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government for its inability to confront the security challenges facing the country, saying it is more confused than the masses it leads. Chief Iko says the President has demonstrated an inability to deal with the...
After Decoration By Buhari, Chief Of Army Staff Vows To Crush Insurgency
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have decorated the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya. He was also decorated with a new rank of Lieutenant General. The ceremony which was held on Wednesday before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting had in attendance, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor; Chief of Air...
Family Of Slain Chinecherem Okoronkwo Says NDA Attack Shattered Late Officer’s Dream, Expected First Child After 4-Year Marriage
It was a shattered dream for the family of Flight Lieutenant Chinecherem Okoronkwo, one of the officers killed during bandits’ attack on Nigerian Defence Academy’s permanent facility in Kaduna State. A family source said the late officer was expecting his first child after four years of marriage before the bandits snuffed life out of him. Okoronkwo was killed in the...
How Leader Of Miyetti Allah Was Arraigned For Establishing Militia Group
A leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore group, Bello Bodejo, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly establishing an unlawful ethnic militia group – Kungiya Zaman Lafiya. Bodejo was arraigned on a three-count charge filed by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation in which he was accused of violating the Terrorism,...
