Gunmen have shot three soldiers and four vigilante members dead in a shootout in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. The security operatives were said to be on the trail of over 60 gunmen who abducted about 100 villagers in the early hours of Friday at Tungan Bako and Kawo communities in Rafi Local […]
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The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta has revealed that the masterminds of the April 21 fire outbreak at Aiteo’s OML 29 oilfields died in the inferno. Rear Admiral Akinjidie Akinrinade, the JTF Commander, disclosed this shortly after inspecting the site of the incident in Awoba area along the 97 kilometer Nembe-Bonny […]
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13 Niger Delta militants groups have called for the sack of Apochi Suleiman, commander of the joint task force (JFT), over his alleged involvement in oil bunkering. In a statement signed by the 13 militant groups on Thursday, the coalition said it had investigated allegations against the current leadership of the JTF and found it […]
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The Joint Task Force (JTF) comprising the Nigeria Navy, Air Force and Army, on Thursday, launched ‘Operation Jagunlabi’, to fight pipeline vandals around the creeks in Lagos. The Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Adm. Slyvanus Abbah, who flagged off the operation in Majidun, Ikorodu, told journalists that it was aimed at combating the […]
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