Category: SAFETY

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Suspected IED Detonated at Bayelsa Secretariat Complex, One Arrested

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A suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated early Wednesday morning at the Bayelsa State Secretariat Complex. The development triggered panic, a swift security response and a temporary disruption of official activities. The explosion occurred at about 6:00 am, prompting immediate intervention by the Bayelsa State Police Command and other security agencies. Confirming the incident, the Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa […]

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Nigerian Army Graduates 589 Troops for Northeast Deployment

Nigerian Army Graduates 589 Battle-Ready Troops for Urgent Northeast Deployment

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The Nigerian Army Training Centre (NATRAC) in Kontagora has graduated 589 soldiers after completing Pre-Deployment Training Batch One, priming them for frontline duties with the Joint Task Force North East (JTF-NE) under OPERATION HADIN KAI against insurgency. The graduation ceremony took place on Friday at the Kontagora Military Cantonment Parade Ground, presided over by NATRAC Commander, Major General A.G.L. Haruna. The troops, who arrived on […]

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Army Deploys Troops to Sokoto Border Community After Bandit Threats

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Nigerian Army stations troops in Tidibale community, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, following bandit threats. This move aims to restore confidence, ensure safety, and prevent criminal elements from returning amid rising insecurity in Nigeria’s North West. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division Nigerian Army and Commander Sector 2 Joint Task Force (North […]

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INSECURITY: Edo Court Remands 52 Anti‑Kidnapping Protesters for Alleged Vandalism

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A Federal High Court in Edo State has ordered the remand of 52 protesters over alleged malicious damage and armed robbery following an anti‑kidnapping protest in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area. The protesters, including students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), were arrested after a demonstration held on Saturday reportedly turned violent. Authorities said several shops and properties were vandalised and […]

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Troops Neutralise 8 Terrorists in Major Borno Clearance Operation

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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have neutralised eight terrorists during a coordinated clearance operation in Kayamla and Sojiri villages of Borno State. Military sources disclosed that the operation, codenamed Desert Sanity V, involved sustained patrols and offensive manoeuvres aimed at flushing out insurgents of the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS/ISWAP) reportedly hiding in the […]

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Nasarawa Kidnapping: Police Arrest 6 Suspects, Rescue 3 Victim

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The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested six suspected kidnappers and rescued three abducted persons in a daring operation in Lafia Local Government Area. The operation was carried out in collaboration with local vigilantes in Angara and Fadaman Bauna villages of the Lafia East Development Area. The rescued victims, comprising two females and one male, […]

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Nigerian Air Force neutralise terrorists, destroy gun trucks in fresh airstrikes

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Men of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (AC OPHK), have executed devastating airstrikes on a terrorist enclave north of Chiralia, a known hideout within the notorious Timbuktu Triangle. Group Captain Kabiru Ali Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, in a statement said […]

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Shettima Decorates new Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun

PHOTOS: Acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun decorated by Shettima

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The newly appointed inspector-general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun was on Tuesday decorated with the rank of IGP by Vice-President Kashim Shettima. The decoration of Egbetokun took place at the presidential villa. Recall that on Monday, President Bola Tinubu approved the immediate retirement of all security chiefs — including former IGP Usman Baba. Profile of […]

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Undergraduate shot dead while attempting to recover stolen phone in Lagos

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An undergraduate student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), identified simply as Adekunle, was on Saturday shot dead by armed robbers at Harvey Road, Moore Road Junction, in the Yaba area of Lagos state. It was gathered that Adekunle and his school mate identified as Opeyemi boarded a shuttle bus from Yaba to UNILAG and […]

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Two Chibok girls escape from captors, 96 left in captivity

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Two girls identified to be among the remaining 98 Chibok school girls have escaped from their captors in the Sambisa Forest in Borno State. Sources who spoke with Daily Trust said that the escape was a result of intense military operations in the forest. Meanwhile, following probes, a security source identified the escapees as Hauwa […]

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