Category: Defence/Security
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Irate youths set ablaze armed robbery suspect in Ibadan
Angry youths in the early hours of Friday in Ibadan, set ablaze an armed robbery suspect for allegedly killing a commercial motorcyclist after snatching the victim’s motorcycle. SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident to our correspondent. Fadeyi said that the two robbers had snatched a commercial motorcycle around Olomi…
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Gov. Ayade launches “Operation Akpakwu” to fight kidnapping, robbery, others
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River on Thursday launched a special operation to flush out criminals from the state, especially kidnappers.Code-named “Operation Akpakwu”, the outfit draws personnel from the Army, Navy, Air Force and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps.To enhance the operations, the governor handed over 100 patrol vehicles fitted with cutting edge…
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Nigerian Army tasks religious leaders on counter terrorism narratives
The Nigerian Army has urged religious leaders to produce appropriate narratives that would counter the terrorists’ ideologies towards discouraging the young minds from accepting extremist ideologies. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, made the call at the Second Nigerian Army Spiritual Warfare Seminar organised by the Chaplain and Islamic Directorates on Thursday in…
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Police rescues 52-year-old man from suspected kidnappers in Kebbi
The Police Command in Kebbi has rescued a 52-year-old man from suspected kidnappers in Jega Local Government area of the state.The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), DSP, Nafi’u Abubakar, stated this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday.Abubakar said that on Dec. 2, around 3 am., a gang of…
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DHQ dismisses Boko Haram’s claim on rice farmers massacre
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the claim by the Boko Haram terrorists that the recent massacre of rice farmers in Borno was retaliation for the arrest of one of them The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, said this while giving update on the operations of the armed forces between Nov. 26 and Dec.…
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Borno Killings: Tinubu group asks security agencies to step up intelligence gathering
The Tinubu Support Group (TSG) has called on the nation’s security agencies to step up intelligence gathering to prevent further loss of lives of harmless Nigerians in the northeast, especially in Borno. The TSG Head of Media, Mr Oluwatosin Johnson, made the call in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Dozens of farmers…
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Niger Govt. to engage ex-service men to curb insecurity
Niger state government says it has commenced discussion with the state Chapter of the Nigerian Legion to facilitate collaboration between the state vigilante group and the legion to curb insecurity. Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger disclosed this during the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem Launch at the Government House in Minna on Monday. Our…
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Ban on illegal use of siren, unauthorized tinted glass cars still in force – Police
The Ebonyi Police Command has said that the ban on the illegal use of siren, use of tinted glass vehicles without permit and covered car number plates is still in force in the state.This is contained in a statement issued in Abakiliki by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mrs Loveth Odah, on Monday.According to…
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Two suspected robbers killed, eight arrested in Akwa Ibom
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom Police Command on Wednesday killed two suspected armed robbers during a shoot out with the hoodlums in Essien Udim Local government Area of the state. The two suspects were confirmed dead after being taken to a hospital while eight of them from the same gang have been arrested A statement…
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Troops gun down 82 bandits in Katsina, Zamfara forests —DHQ
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have gunned down 82 bandits in Katsina and Zamfara States. While 67 criminals were eliminated at the Birnin Kogo Forest in Katsina, 15 were dispatched to the great beyond at the Ajjah Forest in Zamfara. Disclosing this on Wednesday in a statement titled, ‘Operation Hadarin Daji: Air components neutralises scores…