Category: Defence/Security
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Defence Chief seeks more legislative support for armed forces
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has solicited the support and trust of the National Assembly for the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and other security agencies in their task of defending the nation against adversaries. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Friday, said that Irabor…
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Bandits attack Federal Forestry College in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna State has confirmed an attack on Federal College of Forestry and Mechanization located in Mando area of Kaduna. The college is located close to the Kaduna International Airport where bandits recently abducted some workers of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria. The Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammad Jalige confirmed…
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Robbers kill 2 commercial motorcyclists in Osun
The police in Osun on Friday confirmed that two commercial motorcyclists were killed during a foiled robbery at a commercial bank at Okuku in Odo-Otin Local Government Area. The spokesman for the police in the state, SP Yemi Opalola, told our correspondent in Osogbo that the robbers shot and killed the motorcyclists, thinking they were…
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Buhari meets traditional rulers, vows to be harder on criminals
President Muhammadu Buhari says security chiefs have received marching orders to go harder on criminals, including shooting anyone found to be in illegal possession of AK-47. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the president stated this during a meeting with the National Council of Traditional Rulers of…
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FRSC boss vows to end assaults on patrol operatives
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has vowed to end the knockdown and indiscriminate assault on patrol operatives on the highway across the country. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Our correspondent reports that an…
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NDLEA intercepts 115kg of cannabis in Rivers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Rivers says it has intercepted a car with 200 blocks of compressed cannabis sativa weighing 115 kilogrammes A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Emmanuel Ogbumgbada on Wednesday, said that the substance was concealed in five sacks. “At about 9:00 a.m. on…
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Police confirm killing of Sen. Suswam’s elder brother, promise discreet investigation
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of Dr Terkula Suswam, an elder brother of Sen. Gabriel Suswam, by gunmen at Anyiin on Tuesday evening. The confirmation is contained in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DCP Catherine Anene,on Wednesday in Makurdi. ” At about 1930hrs information was received…
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Army disowns video clip on security operations in Imo
The Nigerian Army has disowned a social media video clip concerning its ongoing internal security in Orlu, Imo.Col. Aliyu Yusuf, Deputy Director, Public Relations Department, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Enugu.“The attention of the Division had been drawn to an orchestrated video clip by an unpatriotic…
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Bandits kill 2 persons in Kaduna State– Official
The Kaduna State Government says suspected bandits killed two persons in Kachia and Igabi local government areas of Kaduna State. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, confirmed the killing in a statement issued on Tuesday. “On a sad note, security agencies have reported that armed bandits attacked Akwando village in Kachia…
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Olonisakin pulls out of service, says military reformed
The immediate past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, on Tuesday in Abuja, officially pulled out of the Nigerian Army in a parade at the Mogadishu Cantonment, Asokoro. Olonisakin, pulled out following his retirement and appointment of his successor, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, by President Muhammadu Buhari on Jan. 26. As part of the…