Police Arrest 22-year Old for Alleged Ritual Murder in Bauchi

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest 22-year Old for Alleged Ritual Murder in Bauchi

PilotnewsJanuary 4, 2021

Police Command in Bauchi state has arrested a 22-year-old man, suspected to be a ritualist for alleged gruesome murder of his neighbour in Alkaleri Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. DSP Ahmed Wakil, Police Public Relations office (PPRO) of the command disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Bauchi. Wakil said that the Alkaleri divisional police officers arrested Hamza Musa, the 22-year-old man, for the gruesome killing of his 17-year-old neighbour, Adamu Ibrahim,...

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Central African Rebels Attack and Enter Town Before Election Results Announced

AfricaCrime & SecurityNewsPoliticsCentral African Rebels Attack and Enter Town Before Election Results Announced

PilotnewsJanuary 4, 2021

Rebel fighters in the Central African Republic attacked and partially occupied a diamond-mining town on Sunday, four security and humanitarian sources said. The attack occurred a day before authorities are due to declare results of the presidential election. At least five rebels were killed and two army soldiers wounded in the clashes in Bangassou, which lies on the southern border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission, MINUSCA, said in...

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Military Airstrikes Knock Down More Terrorists’ Hideouts, Eliminate Scores in Borno

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Airstrikes Knock Down More Terrorists’ Hideouts, Eliminate Scores in Borno

PilotnewsJanuary 4, 2021

The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has knocked down more terrorists’ hideouts, killing scores in two locations in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche,in a statement on Sunday, said the attacks were conducted on Saturday at Kote Kura and Bulama Isamari communities in Borno. Enenche said the Air Task Force employed appropriate force packages of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships based on...

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Terrorism: President Buhari Sympathized with Niger Republic Over Killings of More Than 100 People in Zaroumdareye

Crime & SecurityNewsWest AfricaTerrorism: President Buhari Sympathized with Niger Republic Over Killings of More Than 100 People in Zaroumdareye

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 4, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathized with Niger Republic over the killing of 100 people in Zaroumdareye, a border town between Niger Republic and Mali by militants, describing the incident as another clarion call for united action by African leaders against terrorism. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement said Buhari in his reaction to the incident on Sunday in Abuja, said, “I am profoundly shocked by the...

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Security: NAF Conducts Joint Combat Search, Rescue Exercise Along Kaduna-Abuja Highway

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSecurity: NAF Conducts Joint Combat Search, Rescue Exercise Along Kaduna-Abuja Highway

PilotnewsJanuary 3, 2021

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) conducted a Joint Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), Special Forces (SF) and Air Police K-9 Simulation Exercise (JCSAEX) at Rijana Village along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, AVM Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. The Exercise, code-named “TAIMAKO YAZO”, was aimed at simulating tactics, doctrine, and synergy amongst first responders for effective CSAR operations of downed aircrew or...

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How Amotekun, Hunters Dislodge Herdsmen from Oyo Forest Reserves

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaHow Amotekun, Hunters Dislodge Herdsmen from Oyo Forest Reserves

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 3, 2021

The Oyo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, in collaboration with some hunters in the state, has dislodged two sets of herdsmen from the Opara Forest Reserve and the Oyo State Agricultural Development Programme Forest. The Chairman of the Amotekun Corps, Gen. Kunle Togun (Retd), on Saturday, in a statement by the Information Officer of Amotekun in Oyo State, Mrs. Ayolola Adedoja, said the herdsmen who stormed the state, claimed they were invited by some...

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Traditional Ruler Allegedly Ordered Destruction of IDPs Returnees Houses in Taraba

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTraditional Ruler Allegedly Ordered Destruction of IDPs Returnees Houses in Taraba

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 3, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ____ Tension is now brewing in Wukari local government following reports that the Chief of Rafin-Kada in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba Hakimi Danasebe Tazim has allegedly ordered youths to destroy some houses belonging to internally displaced persons (IDPs). A community leader, Mr. Christopher Adyem told journalists that they were at the site rebuilding their houses when suddenly they saw four young men emerged from the car of the...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBanditry: Dr Ahmad Gumi Takes Awareness Campaign to Fulani Settlements, Others

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 3, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Disturbed by the ever-increasing banditry plaguing the society, Kaduna-based Islamic scholar Dr. Ahmad Gumi has commenced a special da’awah programme to Fulani settlements and villages with the aim of teaching them about the religion of Islam and counselling them against criminalities. The scholar started with Fulani settlements (ruga) and villages in Jere, a town on the Kaduna-Abuja highway. The town is also situated in Kagarko Local Government Area of...

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Insurgency: Adamawa Deputy Governor Commiserates With People of Borno State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaInsurgency: Adamawa Deputy Governor Commiserates With People of Borno State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 2, 2021

Adamawa state Deputy Governor Chief Crowther Seth has commiserated with the government and people of Borno state over the recent attacks on some communities in the area perpetrated by suspected insurgents. The Deputy Governor was speaking in Marama, Hawul local government area Borno state during the 2021edition of Bura cultural day applauded their effort in promoting and showcasing their culture which engenders unity and discipline among the people. Seth advised the Bura ethnic nationality to...

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BusinessCrime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBoko Haram Activities Brought Shortage Of Meat In The Markets

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 2, 2021

The over decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria and Borno state, in particular, has contributed to economic backwardness of the region as Maiduguri Cattle Market which used to be one of the most beehive livestock markets in West Africa is now a ghost of itself. Though, recently the market has witnessed an upsurge in livestock supply from some displaced people rushing to dispose of their livestock and resettle in Maiduguri metropolis, the Borno State...

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