President Bola Tinubu has urged the military to proactively take the war against insurgency to the camps of bandits and terrorists.
Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), is dead. Lagbaja died after battling an undisclosed ailment at 56 years of age.
In a statement, the NSCDC spokesman in the state, Ayoola Michael, said the suspects were allegedly involved in unlawful and violent conduct during the protest. He stated that one Olusegun Taiwo of Sango area of Ilorin reported a case of criminal conspiracy and theft at the station office of the NSCDC Kwara State Command. She […]
The military high command also stated that the strongholds of two notorious terrorist leaders — the Sadiku enclave at Tsora Hill in Safana Local Government Area, Katsina State; and the Yusuf Enclave in Yadi Forest, Giwa LG, Kaduna State, were destroyed. In a statement by the Director of Media Operations, Edward Buba, the troops’ achievements […]
Sources said natives had gone on many social media platforms calling for assistance to repel the attackers, whom they said were lurking around the communities. The Media Officer of Operation Safe Haven, Samson Zhakom said at press time that he was awaiting details of the incident before he could comment. The natives under the aegis […]
News reports gathered that the boat was travelling from Bonny to Port Harcourt at about 10 am when the incident occurred. The state Chairman of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Rivers Commercial District, Israel Pepple, who confirmed the incident, said the abducted boat passengers were travelling from Bonny Island to Port Harcourt when the […]
The medical students were abducted last Thursday along the Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu federal highway while they were travelling to Enugu State for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students’ annual convention. The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had at the weekend deployed a tactical team to ensure that the abducted students were rescued. It was learnt […]
Delta State police foiled a kidnapping attempt at the graduation ceremony of the Delta State Polytechnic, Oghara. Police operatives received a tip-off about a planned abduction and swiftly responded by targeting the suspected kidnappers’ hideout. According to the police spokesperson, Bright Edafe, the kidnappers had devised a plan to target guests attending the graduation ceremony. […]
This becomes imperative as the Police Command has noticed a disturbing trend of bike/motorcycle to inconspicuous and isolated areas where cyclists will be attacked and their bikes snatched, in some cases, the motorcyclists have been severely injured or even killed. In a statement from the state Police Public relations officer, Opalola Yemisi, The Commissioner of Police, […]
The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a suspected staged kidnapping involving a 20-year old student, Collins Ikwebe, and five of his schoolmates. The case came to light on Saturday after a distressing social media post by a friend of one of the suspects went viral. According to the post, the […]