President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for an immediate response to rising cases of bandit attacks on communities in Zamfara State.In a directive to the National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), the president ordered that there must be a clear pathway to ending the resurgent banditry that has continued to cost lives and the displacement…
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Security improving, military doing better – Lawan
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said the wave of insecurity in Nigeria was gradually going down. He also lauded the Nigeria Armed Forces for their efforts at restoring security to parts of the country. Lawan stated this Tuesday when he received a delegation from Adamawa state who paid him a visit. The visit was in appreciation of the…
Insecurity: Canada to provide $10m support to Nigeria
In a bid to assist Nigeria over co.e its security challenges the Canadian High Commission has pledged to Nigeria with $10 million.Acting Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Nicholas Simard, said this when he visited the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, at the ministry’s headquarters, Abuja.a press statement by the ministry’s Head, Press and…
Amotekun boss Togun: Okada riders from neighbouring countries spying for bandits
Chairman Oyo state chapter of South-western Security Network (SWSN) codenamed Operation Amotekun, Brigadier-General Kunle Togun (rtd), Monday alerted that commercial motorcyclists (otherwise called Okada in the Nigerian parlance) from neighbouring West African countries were spying for kidnappers and bandits sneaking into the region. Togun, who headed the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), raised the alarm in Ibadan while speaking with journalists. He said the foreigners came to Oyo…
1 killed, 11 missing, scores wounded as 2 communities clash in Akwa Ibom
One person has reportedly been killed, 11 are missing while many have been wounded following clashes by two communities in Akwa Ibom state recently.The communities – Okopedi and Ammamong of Okobo local government area of the state were said to have engaged each other in a war-like situation over farmland acquisition. A prominent indigene of the…
Gen. Buba Marwa Appointed The New Chairman Of NDLEA
LAGOS – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former military administrator of Lagos and Borno states, Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman/CEO of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). It would be recalled that General Marwa was the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse (PACEDA) between 2018 and December, 2020…
Marte: Coalition hails troops for victory over Boko Haram insurgents
The Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has hailed the Nigerian Army for another successful onslaught on Boko Haram terrorists in Marte local government area of Borno state. The centre, in a statement on Sunday, said the insurgents suffered decisive damage but urged the troops not to allow them to regroup. Troops of Operation Tura Takaibango in…
Jet fighters kill bandits in Birnin Gwari, other Kaduna LGAs
Air force patrol conducted over locations in Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Igabi and Chikun Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kaduna state has led to killing of bandits in Farin Ruwa and Kuduru areas. A statement signed by the Kaduna state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan on Saturday said the air missions also…
Service chiefs more mentally prepared to end Boko Haram insurgency – Security Expert
The efforts of the Service Chiefs at ending insurgency in Nigeria have been commended by Philip Agbese, a Middlesex University London trained human rights lawyer and security expert. Phillip Agbese who is also the President of the pan-Nigerian group, Nigeria First, spoke with select journalists on the sidelines of the occasion of the 2021 Armed…
Uneasy calm as suspected herders kill 2 farmers in Oyo community
There is an uneasy calm in Igangan community of Oyo state over the killing of two farmers by suspected herders on Friday. The two farmers were said to have been killed by the suspected herders while returning home from their farm with one of the farmers identified as Seun having his head cut open with matchete…
Breaking: Gunmen abduct Ningi in Bauchi
A former member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abdulmumuni Ningi, has been kidnapped by gunmen. Already, the Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of the former lawmaker, who represented Ningi Constituency in the last Assembly. The Bauchi Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, said Friday morning that the victim was kidnapped…
Uneasy calm as bandits kidnap 4 babies, nursing mothers, 10 others in Kaduna
Four nursing mothers, their babies and 10 persons have been reported kidnapped in Mando village of Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state. The incident occurred around 1:30am on Wednesday when bandits stormed the village, shooting sporadically. The bandits also went away with four motorcycles and food items. Confirming the incident, Chairman, Birnin Gwari…