No fewer than seven persons were reportedly killed on Saturday when an improvised explosive device detonated along the Magami–Dansadau highway in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The blast occurred around Yar-gada community, triggering panic among residents and road users. An eyewitness said the incident happened in the afternoon, and affected a trailer conveying […]
The Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) has, in seven months of operations, killed 438 Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists. Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, the Theatre Commander, OPHK, North-east Sector 1, who made this known on Saturday at the Christmas Luncheon in Maiduguri, said the operations were coordinated between May and December. […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), has announced the graduation of over 7,000 newly recruited Forest Guards drawn from seven frontline states. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Special Assistant (Media) to the Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Rabiu Ibrahim, on Saturday. […]
Operatives of the Force Intelligence Department have arrested two suspected bandits said to be linked to various violent crimes across Katsina, Zamfara, Niger and Kwara States. The Force spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Friday, said the suspects were apprehended during a high-stakes covert operation in Kwara State. According to the statement, one of […]
The Federal Government has revealed that a total of 16 GPS-guided precision munitions were deployed using MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial platforms in a joint Nigeria–United States operation that targeted Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist enclaves in Sokoto State. The revealed this, noting that during the course of the operation, debris from expended munitions fell in Jabo, […]
The Federal Government has confirmed ongoing security and intelligence co-operation between Nigeria and the United States following airstrikes that hit terrorist targets in Nigeria’s North West. In a statement issued on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signed by spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa, said Nigerian authorities remain engaged in “structured security cooperation with international partners, including […]
Former senator Shehu Sani has described the reported military airstrikes on terrorist targets in North West Nigeria as a “conscionable action,” while stressing that Nigeria must ultimately take responsibility for its own security. Sani reacted in a statement shared via his verified X handle on Friday, following comments by United States President, Donald Trump, who […]
United States President Donald Trump said US forces on Thursday conducted “powerful and deadly” strikes against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria, after he warned the group to stop killing Christians in the country. The Department of Defense said “multiple ISIS terrorists” were killed in an attack conducted at the request of Nigerian authorities, but […]
Following the Christmas Eve terrorist attack in Maiduguri, Borno State, authorities have scaled up security across the country with massive deployments of operatives in worship centres and urban hubs. A suicide bomber had detonated an explosive device at the Al-Adum Mosque in Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, around 6pm on Wednesday, when worshippers had gathered for prayers, […]
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight suspects over an alleged breach of public peace, unlawful assembly, obstruction of traffic and assault on police officers following a disturbance linked to the Democratic Republic of the Yoruba group in parts of Sango-Ota. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday, with the arrests confirmed by the Police […]
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