Insecurity
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Troops destroy terrorists’ enclave, neutralise 12 in Zamfara
The Nigerian Army says its troops have made significant inroads into the terrorists’ enclave in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara, where they destroyed the terrorists’ camp and eliminated 12 of them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Maru LGA is one of the hotbeds of terrorism and banditry in Zamfara. Army spokesman, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said in…
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NAF airstrikes eliminate 30 terrorist kingpins, fighters in Borno
The Air component of the Operation Hadarin Kai (OPHK), has executed a precision airstrike on the hideouts of ISWAP terrorists, killing over 30 of their fighters within Kolleram village along the shores of Lake Chad. This is contained in a statement by AVM Edward Gabkwet, the Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Tuesday in Abuja. Gabkwet said…
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Oyo secretariat invasion : We “ll prevent reoccurrence – GOC
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Obinna Onubogu, says the Army will prevent a reoccurrence of Saturday’s invasion of the Oyo State Secretariat by Yoruba Nation separatists. Onubogu gave the assurance on Monday when he visited Gov. Seyi Makinde in his office in Ibadan. The GOC said that the action of “self-acclaimed irridentists” was unfortunate and…
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UN chief advocates ‘global push’ for Sudan ceasefire
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a boost in humanitarian funding and a global push for peace to end a year of brutal fighting between rival militaries in Sudan. With attention over the weekend focused on the Middle East, he said the conflict between the national army and Rapid Support Forces militia had turned into “a war being waged…
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Police arrest one-chance robbers in Enugu, rescue female victim
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested one-chance robbers within Enugu metropolis and rescued a female victim. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Sunday that the feat was achieved by police operatives serving at the Central Police Station (CPS) Enugu on April 9 at about 7:30 p.m. Ndukwe said that the police operatives rescued a…
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Gov. Mutfwang condemns fresh attacks on plateau communities, urges vigilance
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has condemned the recent attacks that occurred in some communities of the state, urging absolute vigilance as government works to restore the frail security infrastructure of the state. He expressed this in a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPA), Mr Gyang Bere, on Saturday in Jos The News Agency of…
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Gunmen invade Oyo State Secretariat, security officials say no cause for alarm
Gunmen suspected to be members of a group calling itself O’odua Nation agitators early Saturday in Ibadan invaded the Oyo State Secretariat at Agodi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gunmen’s invasion was, however, repelled by state security officials. A security man at one of the commercial banks around the secretariat main gate told NAN that gunmen…
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PDP chieftain urges intensified efforts against insecurity, economic challenges
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Emmanuel Ogidi, has advised the federal and state governments to intensify efforts to address the insecurity and economic challenges in the country. Ogidi, the former PDP National Vice Chairman (South), gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Ogidi said the prevailing level of…
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Gunmen attack police checkpoint at Abakaliki, kill 1 officer, set vehicle ablaze
Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint at Abakaliki on Thursday and killed a policeman. A police spokesman in Ebonyi, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the attack and said the gunmen also set the police van on the spot ablaze. “It happened early on Thursday morning. I have been trying to get the details of what happened, but one police officer was killed…
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Kogi attack: Community leader urges NEMA, SEMA to assist IDPs with relief materials
A community leader has called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Kogi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to assist displaced persons in the Agojeju-Odo and Abejukolo communities in Omala Local Government Area with relief materials. Mr. Thomas Acheneje, the spokesman for the Agojeju-Odo community, made the call while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja…
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Amotekun nabs 45 suspects for alleged kidnapping, other offences in Ondo State
The Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun Corps) in Ondo State has arrested no fewer than 45 suspects for alleged kidnapping and other crimes. The Corps’ commander in the state, Mr. Adetunji Adeleye, made the disclosure while parading the suspects before newsmen on Wednesday in Akure. He said that the suspects committed the alleged offences in different parts of the state.…
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Address security challenge to avert hunger in Nigeria, Akinfenwa urges govt.
The Bishop of Ibadan Anglican Diocese, Most Rev. Joseph Akinfenwa, has urged governments at all levels to concentrate more on addressing the security challenge currently confronting the country in order to prevent hunger and famine. Akinfenwa stated this on Sunday during the closing of the Second Session of the 24th Synod of the Ibadan Anglican Diocese, held at the Anglican…
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Military air strikes kill dozens of terrorists in Katsina, Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operations, Hadarin Daji and Hadin Kai, have, in different air interdictions, killed dozens of terrorists in Katsina and Borno during the weekend. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Gabkwet said the streak of successful air strikes…
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Minister urges swift investigation of Kogi massacre, resolution of communal disputes
The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Audu, has called for a swift investigation of Thursday’s banditry at Abejukolo and Agojeju Odo communities in the Omala Local Government Area of Kogi. Twenty-five people killed in the attack, including two women and four children, were buried on Saturday. Audu, a Kogi indigene, also commiserated with the families of the deceased in…
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Nigerian military can end security challenge -Kwankwaso
Sen. Musa Kwankwaso, a former Minister of Defence, says the military has capacity to end the current security challenge facing the country, given the necessary motivation. Kwankwaso, also the National Leader of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) stated this when he spoke with newsmen shortly after the NNPP National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja. He said that although it was…
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Thousands in Iran demonstrate against Israel as funerals take place
On Friday, thousands of Iranians demonstrated against the actions of Israel as a funeral procession took place for members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed by an airstrike in Syria. Two brigadier generals and five other members of the powerful Iranian army unit died on Monday in the attack on the Iranian embassy compound in the Syrian capital…
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U.S. destroys Houthi drones and missile
The U.S. Armed Forces said on Thursday that they destroyed two drones and a missile launched by Iran-backed Houthi militants and targeting a U.S. destroyer in the Red Sea. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and destroyer USS Gravely on Wednesday morning successfully engaged and destroyed one inbound anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM). Two unmanned aerial systems (UAS) were launched by…
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