Insecurity: Anambra Government Partners with OSPRE, WANEP, and Wellspring

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity: Anambra Government Partners with OSPRE, WANEP, and Wellspring

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)May 19, 2024

The Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience – OSPRE, the West African Network for Peacebuilding – WANEP, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, and the Government of Anambra State, have partnered to drive conversation toward lasting solutions to insecurity in the Southeast, through non-kinetic measures. This conversation which was held for two days at the International Convention Centre in Awka, the Anambra State capital, signaled the beginning of an open forum for the exchange of information on real issues militating against...

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Kogi: Gov Ododo Commiserates With Ogbe Community Over Murder Of Two

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKogi: Gov Ododo Commiserates With Ogbe Community Over Murder Of Two

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 19, 2024

Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has commiserated with the people of Ogbe Community of Yagba West Local Government Area of the state over the gruesome murder of two young men in the community. Ododo stated that the government will do everything possible to bring the perpetrators to book and guarantee security in the area. The Governor disclosed this on Sunday through the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo at Ogbe, stressing that...

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Nigerian Army Announces Rescue of 386 Kidnapped Victims from Sambisa Forest 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Army Announces Rescue of 386 Kidnapped Victims from Sambisa Forest 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 19, 2024

The Nigerian Army has announced the successful rescue of 386 people, mostly women and children, from the grip of insurgents in the Sambisa Forest. These individuals were reportedly abducted ten years ago. The news comes on the heels of a ten-day military operation codenamed “Operation Desert Sanity 111.” During the operation, the troops killed 21 terrorists as they sacked many from their hideouts and razed the shelters According to Brigadier General AGL Haruna, acting General...

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Operation Desert Sanity 111: Troops Rescue Over 368 From Sambisa Forest

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOperation Desert Sanity 111: Troops Rescue Over 368 From Sambisa Forest

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 19, 2024

The Troops from 21 Special Armoured Brigade, 26 Task Force Brigade, and 199 Special Forces have rescued more than 386 persons, mostly women and children in the Sambisa forest ten years after their abduction.  Brig. Gen. AGL Haruna, Acting GOC 7 Division disclosed this while speaking to newsmen at the outskirts of Sambisa forest in Konduga  LGA  of Borno State after welcoming the troops that conducted the 10-day operation. “The operation tagged “Operation Desert Sanity...

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Step Mother Burns Hands of Two Minors for Eating Dad’s Meal

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaStep Mother Burns Hands of Two Minors for Eating Dad’s Meal

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 19, 2024

A stepmother who denied food to minors belonging to her husband has burnt their hands for eating food kept for their father. Rachel Geoffrey,  23 years old, resident of Federal Housing estate, Girei local government area of Adamawa state was on   14/5/2024 intentionally inflicted severe physical injuries on Genesis Geoffrey 7 years old, and Ijadai Geoffrey 3 years old. In a statement, Adamawa State Command Public Relations Officer SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje said the culprit...

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Kogi Govt Stress Commitment To Surmount Insecurity

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKogi Govt Stress Commitment To Surmount Insecurity

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 18, 2024

The Kogi State Government has stressed commitment to surmount insecurity under the Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo. The Government also maintained that it’s rising to the challenge of defeating criminality waged against the state in the last one month. Hon. Kingsley Fanwo, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, who disclosed this in a press statement on Saturday, noted that the torrent of attacks on insurgents, bandits and kidnappers in the North East has dislodged them and...

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2 Arraigned in Federal High Court in Enugu for Alleged N382m Contract Fraud

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria2 Arraigned in Federal High Court in Enugu for Alleged N382m Contract Fraud

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)May 17, 2024

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Command arraigned Mrs. Onuaguluchi Ifeakanwa Chris and Mr. Izuchukwu Shedrack David, before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Independence Layout Enugu in Enugu State. The defendants were arraigned for allegedly swindled Mackombo Omoila, the Managing Director/CEO of Architekon Nigeria Limited of the sum of Three Hundred and Eighty-two Million, Three Hundred and Thirty-six Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty-five Naira (N382,336,955.00) being sum paid...

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Nigerian Military Hunts for Nigerien Terrorist Halilu Buzu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsNigerian Military Hunts for Nigerien Terrorist Halilu Buzu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 17, 2024

The Nigerian military declared Nigerien national Halilu Buzu wanted on Thursday, 16 May 2024. Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, made the announcement during a regular press briefing at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. Buzu is accused of involvement in a range of criminal activities within Nigeria, including terrorism, illegal arms supplies, illegal mining, and cattle rustling. According to Buba, Buzu, who resides in Nigeria’s Zamfara State near the border with Niger,...

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Yobe State Goes Spiritual to End Electricity Tower Attacks by Boko Haram 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaYobe State Goes Spiritual to End Electricity Tower Attacks by Boko Haram 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 16, 2024

Yobe State in Nigeria has taken an unorthodox approach in its fight against Boko Haram insurgents. The state government has launched a “spiritual war” to combat the repeated destruction of electricity towers by the militant group. These attacks, which began in December 2023, have plunged Yobe and neighbouring Borno State into darkness, disrupting daily life and hindering economic activity. In response to repeated attacks, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State led a prayer session...

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Ethnic Militia Targets Okomu Oil Community in Destructive Raid, Issues Demands

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEthnic Militia Targets Okomu Oil Community in Destructive Raid, Issues Demands

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 14, 2024

Police in Edo State confirmed an attack by a militant group on the Imariogha community, located near the Okomu Oil Palm Plantation, in Ovia South West Local Government Area. The attack, on Sunday night, resulted in the burning of several houses and vehicles, and one fatality. According to eyewitness reports, the gunmen, who identified themselves as “Ijaw Freedom Fighters,” stormed the community around midnight. They reportedly opened fire sporadically and then proceeded to set ablaze...

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