NSCDC Seeks Media Support In Tackling Vandalisation Of Critical National Assets

Crime & SecurityInfrastructureNSCDC Seeks Media Support In Tackling Vandalisation Of Critical National Assets

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 20, 2021

MAIDUGURI — Commandant Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Borno state, Mr. Musa Farouq has called for the support of the media in tackling incessant vandalism of critical national assets and infrastructure. Farouq during a visit to the leadership of Nigeria Union Journalists at NUJ Secretariat in Maiduguri decried the level of vandalism of critical infrastructure which plunged most parts of the state into darkness for nearly ten months. “NSCDC with the core mandate...

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Gunmen Killed Two Traditional Rulers In Imo, Others Sustain Gunshot

Crime & SecurityGunmen Killed Two Traditional Rulers In Imo, Others Sustain Gunshot

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 20, 2021

OWERRI — Yet to be identified gunmen on Tuesday have killed two traditional rulers and left three others in a critical condition following an attack at Nnenasaae council headquarters of Njaba Local Government Area of Imo state. Traditional rulers killed are Ihebinowere community, Eze Sampson Osunwa and that of Okwudor, Eze Anayo Durueburuo. About 20 traditional rulers from the area were said to be having a stakeholders meeting when gunmen struck the venue and opened...

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Troops Killed 50 Bandits in Kaduna Operation

Crime & SecurityNewsTroops Killed 50 Bandits in Kaduna Operation

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 19, 2021

KADUNA — Fifty bandits were killed during a joint operation of air and ground troops in Birnin Gwari LGA of the state according to the Kaduna state government. The Kaduna commissioner for internal security, Samuel Aruwan, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. He noted that the Nigerian air force helicopter gunship provided close air support to ground troops during the operation. “In an inspiring success for the security forces, over 50 bandits have been...

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Nigerian Troops Kills Four Boko Haram/ISWAP Fighters

Boko HaramCrime & SecurityNigerian Troops Kills Four Boko Haram/ISWAP Fighters

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 19, 2021

MAIDUGURI —The North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) and the Cameroonian Defence Force have eliminated four Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters on Monday at the Forward Operating Base (FOB) in the Wulgo area of Borno State. In a statement, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations said the soldiers foiled an attempted attack on the military base. According to the statement, the Troops chased the terrorists after they retreated, neutralizing three with reinforcement from the...

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Bandits Stormed Goronyo Weekly Market Killed Over 40 People

Crime & SecurityBandits Stormed Goronyo Weekly Market Killed Over 40 People

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 19, 2021

SOKOTO — Bandits who were believed to be working as a team massacred dozens of people at Goronyo market in Sokoto State on Sunday night. The bandits were said to have stormed the weekly Goronyo market in different directions and were shooting sporadically. According to locals, the market was filled to the brim when the terrorists, riding on over 100 motorcycles, surrounded the place and opened fire on buyers and sellers that led to the...

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NAF Denies Paying Bandits, Debunk Wall Street Journal Report

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNAF Denies Paying Bandits, Debunk Wall Street Journal Report

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 18, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has denied paying bandits a sum of N20 million in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun earlier seized from troops. NAF’s statement is a reaction to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which accused the force of brokering the deal to secure a 12.7 calibre anti-aircraft gun. In the report published on Sunday, WSJ reported that NAF brokered the deal just as President Muhammadu Buhari was planning...

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UK Government Warns Its Citizens Against Travelling To Twelve States In Nigeria

Crime & SecurityForeign PolicyUK Government Warns Its Citizens Against Travelling To Twelve States In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2021

The United Kingdom (UK) has warned its citizens against travelling to twelve states in Nigeria due to the high threat of kidnapping for ideological, financial, or political gain. The states are Borno, Yobe, Bayelsa, Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Katsina, Delta, Rivers, Cross River, Zamfara, and Adamawa states. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) published in its travel advisory, warning its citizens to stay away from these twelve states. The FCDO also advised its citizens...

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Nigeria Air Force Denies Paying N20m to Bandits to Avoid Shooting Down Buhari’s Plane

Crime & SecurityNigeria Air Force Denies Paying N20m to Bandits to Avoid Shooting Down Buhari’s Plane

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 18, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian Air Force has denied a report by the Wall Street Journal that it paid N20m as ransom to bandits in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun seized from the Nigerian Army. The Wall Street Journal said in a report on Sunday that the NAF brokered the deal as the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was planning a trip to Katsina, his home state. The US media outlet said N20 million was...

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16-Year-Old Suffers Deep Machete Cut In His Arm Over Grazing Land Tussle In Kwara

Crime & SecurityHerdsmen16-Year-Old Suffers Deep Machete Cut In His Arm Over Grazing Land Tussle In Kwara

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 17, 2021

ILORIN —A 16-year-old boy identified as Abubakar Sulade has suffered a deep matchet cut in his arm over a quarrel on grazing land for animals between farmers and herdsmen in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident which occurred in Sulade village in the Council area on Friday saw members of two families of Fulani herders and Farmers in a face-off resulting in a matchet attack on a member of one of the...

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Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps Dismisses 87 Officers

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps Dismisses 87 Officers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 17, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have dismissed 87 men and officers for various offences considered as gross misconduct. The dismissed personnel comprise deputy commandants, assistant commandants, DCICs, AICs, CCAs, SICs, PICs, Disc’s, ACCs and CSCs, amongst others. The affected officers were said to be serving in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Lagos, Bayelsa, Kwara, Borno, Oyo, Edo, Delta, Benue, Imo, Kaduna, Plateau, Niger, Abia, Katsina, Zamfara, Gombe, Ondo , Kogi, Kano Ogun and...

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