NDLEA Intercepts 18 Guns, 2,300 Cartridges In Kogi
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on patrol along Okene-Abuja expressway, on Saturday, September 17, intercepted a J5 vehicle coming from Onitsha en-route Kaduna-Zaria with 18 pieces of pump action rifles and 1,300 cartridges. While the two suspects conveying the arms and ammunition, Chukwudi Aronu, 51, and Shuaibu Gambo, 23, were arrested, another suspect, Anthony Agada, 37, conveying...
DSS Advises FG On How To Tackle Insecurity In Nigeria
The Department of State Security (DSS) has offered the Federal Government an advice on how to bring about peace, harmony and social order in several localities. The Director-General of the secret police, Yusuf Bichi, who spoke in Abuja at the grand finale of the 2021 Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge, specifically said engaging youths meaningfully and address the issues of discrimination against...
Troops Rescue Twelve Kidnapped Victims
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have rescued 12 kidnapped victims who were in transit from Imo to Adamawa states. The victims were rescued on Wednesday at Jootar village in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. The Force Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke, Major General Sunday Igbinomwanhia, told journalists that the kidnappers took advantage of the abandoned Federal Police Highway...
47 Fulani Herdsmen With Guns Arrested In Oyo
No fewer than 47 Fulani men armed with guns and other weapons have been arrested in Igangan, Oyo State, by men of Operation Burst, which is a joint security team of soldiers and policemen. Our correspondent gathered that the suspects were arrested in the early hours of Sunday by the Ofiki River along the Tapa/Igangan Road in the Ibarapa North...
Pray For Troops To End Insecurity – Defence Minister
The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi, has urged Christians to pray for the country to overcome its security challenges as they celebrate the birth of Christ. Gen Magashi, the Defence Minister gave the charge in a Thursday statement felicitating with Christians on the special Christmas occasion. He urged Christians to be Christ-like in celebrating the birth of Jesus...
Over 400 Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists Surrender To Army In Borno
No fewer than 443 repentant Boko Haram terrorists and their families surrendered to the Nigerian Army in Borno State. The renunciation followed their escape from the one-week massive attack by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the state. A counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed, yesterday in Maiduguri that the rivalry clashes raised the...
Security: Ikpeazu Declares Curfew In Umuahia, Aba
In a bid to secure the property and lives of Abians, the state Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the imposition of curfew in Umuahia and Aba metropolis between 10pm and 6am daily from Monday, 5th April, 2021 till further notice. The state government says this is sequel to security reports received from multiple sources, and informed by the need...
It’s Easier To Meet Bandits Than President Buhari – Gumi
Sheik Ahmad Gumi, respected Islamic Cleric, says it is easier to meet with bandits that President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, spokesman of Northern Elders’ Forum, Gumi told stakeholders in the region that he had made fruitless efforts to meet with the president over the rising insecurity. The cleric has been on a peace mission to stronghold of bandits...
FG Assures Retired Military Officers Of Prompt Payment Of Pension
The federal government has assured retired and retiring military officers of prompt payment of their pension and other entitlements. It said retired military officers have sacrificed so much for the stability of the country, hence their pensions and other entitlements must not be delayed. The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, said this late night on Tuesday, December 19, during a Regimental...
We Didn’t Send Anyone To Negotiate With Bandits On Our Behalf — FG
The federal government said yesterday it didn’t mandate anyone to negotiate with bandits on its behalf. Recall that the governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, had in a statement by his spokesman, Sulaiman Bala Idris, alleged on Monday that some federal agencies were secretly negotiating with bandits terrorising the state without his knowledge. The statement had read: ”Governor Dauda Lawal wishes...
