Worried by the activities of oil vandals in the Niger Delta, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security agencies to speedily bring to a halt, reaffirming that few criminals will not be allowed to have unfettered access to the country’s crude oil supply. “Criminal activities on Nigerian seas would be checked. There should be no hiding place for such criminals. Our cooperation with neighboring countries in halting these crimes is being strengthened and tightened,’’ Buhari said....

YOLA — The Emir of Askira in Borno State, Alhaji Mai Abdullahi Muhammadu has requested the building of the fences as part of efforts to fortify them against attacks. The Victims Support Fund (VSF) therefore met the request of the Emir by inaugurating perimeter fences built at police stations and police barracks in Askira – a border town between Borno and Adamawa States. The Chairman of the VSF, General TY Danjuma (Retd.), represented by the...

Following the recent attacks on several communities in the Gassol local government area of Taraba state in which over 16 persons were sliced to death by bandits, the State Government has ordered free treatment for victims of a terrorist attack on the state on Friday. Also, during the attack, many villagers sustained various gun injuries while others were believed to have been abducted. Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku, on Monday, announced the free treatment for...