Category: Defence/Security
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Eid-el-Kabir: FRSC deploys 717 personnel in Niger
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger says it is deploying 717 personnel to ensure free flow of traffic during the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in the state. The Sector Commander in the state, Mr Musa Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent in Minna on Friday. Mohammed said the personnel included 540…
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Gunmen abduct traditional ruler in Kogi
Gunmen kidnapped a traditional ruler, the Adogu of Eganyi in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi, Alhaji Mohammed Adembe, on Tuesday. Our correspondent gathered in Lokoja on Wednesday that the traditional ruler was returning to his community from Okene, also in Kogi, when he was kidnapped. Confirming the incident, police spokesman in Kogi, DSP William…
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IPOB’s Eastern Security Network kills two soldiers in Enugu
Two soldiers were killed on Tuesday when members of the outlawed Eastern Security Network (ESN) engaged troops in a gun duel. Director, Nigerian Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said in a statement issued on Wednesday in Enugu that the incident took place at Adani community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. He…
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85 lives lost in road traffic crashes in Edo – FRSC
85 lives lost in road traffic crashes in Edo – FRSC No fewer than 85 persons have lost their lives and 279 injured in various road traffic crashes (RTCs) recorded in Edo between January and June, our correspondents reports. The figure was given by Mr Henry Benamaisia, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps…
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Court dismisses armed robbery case against unemployed man
A Plateau High Court on Tuesday dismissed an robbery charge filed against an unemployed man, Solomon Pamvwos. The Plateau Government charged Pamvwos with armed robbery. Delivering judgment, Justice Christine Dabup, said:the onus proof of the allegation of armed robbery labeled against the defendant rests with the prosecution. The prosecution has failed to do that,”the judge declared.…
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Police deny killing 4 persons
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has denied killing four persons in Oron Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the command, SP Odiko Macdon, made the denial in a statement he released to newsmen in Uyo on Tuesday. Macdon said, “The attention of the Police Command in Akwa Ibom has been drawn…
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Troops capture 2 terrorists, intercept supplies in Borno
Troops of 195 Battalion, Sector 1 Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), on July 3 captured two Boko Haram terrorists around Muna general area of Borno. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Tuesday said the troops also intercepted supplies meant for the terrorists…
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Buhari charges security agencies to ensure quick release of kidnapped students
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja directed the military, police and intelligence agencies to ensure safe and early release of all kidnapped victims. The president, who gave the directive in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, expressed serious concern over attacks on Kaduna and Niger States, largely targeted at students. While noting…
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Robbers kill army officer, injure 1 soldier – Police
The Police in Jigawa said suspected armed robbers have shot dead an army officer, Maj. M.S. Isma’il and wounded a soldier, Pte. Harisu Aliyu. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Wednesday in Dutse, said that the shooting occurred on the Kano-Maiduguri Expressway on July 4. According…