The Nigerian Army says the soldiers who protested at Maiduguri airport in Borno state will be disciplined in line with the rules of service. Two weeks ago, some soldiers revolted at the airport over the suspicion that they were being deployed in the frontline of the battle against Boko Haram. Speaking at a programme in […]
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Burutai, on Monday, assured soldiers wounded while fighting Boko Haram insurgents that their sacrifices would not be in vain. Burutai gave the assurance during a visit to the soldiers on admission at the 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital (DMSH) in Maiduguri. The visit was in celebration […]
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Jethro Ibileke/Benin If only the number of criminals arrested by security agencies could guarantee security in the society, the streets of Edo State should be safe from criminality for a while, as the State Police Command paraded a total of 102 suspects on Friday. The suspects were arrested for offences from across the State, ranging […]
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The national economic council (NEC) has set up a committee to decentralise the operations of the Nigeria Police Force. Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), disclosed this at the end of the NEC meeting chaired by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday. Monguno said Ibrahim idris, inspector-general of police, […]
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The Nigerian military conducting Operation Sharan Daji to flush out bandits in Zamfara, on Saturday said it had neutralised 20 bandits and freed their captives in Zamfara. The Force Information Officer of the operation, Muhammad Dole, disclosed this in a statement in Kaduna. “In continuation of the ongoing Operation SHARAN DAJI, the troops conducted several […]
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has conducted a successful attack on a Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHTs) Hideout in Daban Masara in Borno. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said that […]
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has deployed additional troops and air assets along with necessary ground support equipment and logistics facilities to Katsina and Gusau, in support of anti-armed banditry operations in the North West. AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in […]
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The Commander-In-Chief of Nigerian armed forces, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the deployment of 1,000 security personnel to Zamfara state to stem the killings in the state. In a statement on Sunday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said the security personnel comprise the army, air force, police and the civil defence. Zamfara has been on the […]
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The Tin Can Island Customs Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a cache of ammunition at two terminals on Monday and Tuesday, an official has said. The Customs Area Controller of the command, Musa Abdullahi, said in Lagos that about 150 rounds of live ammunition were intercepted at Terminal ‘C’ (Ports& Cargo) […]
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Ita Enang, senior special assistant to the president on national assembly matters (senate), has attributed the high level of insecurity in the country to the “collapse of Libya and Mali”. Speaking when he hosted students of the Nigerian Law School, Abuja on Friday, the presidential aide said the policy of the ECOWAS free movement protocol […]
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