The Department of State Services on Monday described as untrue the allegation that a huge sum of money and weapons were found in the house of its sacked Director General, Lawal Daura. Tony Opuiyo, the agency’s spokesman, in a statement in Abuja, said there was no iota of truth in the allegation that N21bn and […]
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China has banned exports to North Korea, items that can be used for the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The 32 “dual-use” items China’s commerce ministry said, said include radiation monitoring equipment and software that can be used to model fluid dynamics or neutrons. China said that its action was in line with […]
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At least 3,000 repentant bandits have surrendered their arms following the peace and dialogue committee initiated by Zamfara State Government, the Deputy Governor, Malam Ibrahim Wakkala has disclosed. Wakkala, who is the Chairman of the state’s Dialogue, Reconciliation and Disarmament Committee, disclosed this in Gusau on Saturday at an interactive session with the National Economic […]
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The Nigerian military has said it budgeted about N38 billion for the purchase of ammunition, fighter jets and helicopters in 2018 as part of its efforts to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. This figure was obtained from the breakdown of procurements covering the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerian Navy, as […]
Continue ReadingThe Customs has intercepted arms and ammunition as well as military equipment hidden in two cars imported from United States (U.S.). The Customs Area Comptroller of Tin-Can island Comptroller Yusuf Bashar, stated this yesterday in Lagos. “We got a hint that there is a magazine in a used Toyota car 2004 model with Chassis No […]
Continue ReadingThe office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), in an audit of explosive magazines and quarries in the Niger Delta region discovered the diversion of weapons for illegal use, leading to the arrest of five security operatives.Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday. “Let me also use this […]
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