The Federal Government has revealed that Kaduna, Katsina, and Zamfara states recorded the highest cases of kidnapping for ransom in 2024, accounting for 13.8 per cent of total incidents and 61.1 per cent of all victims. The National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), Major General Adamu Laka, made this known on Thursday while briefing journalists in Abuja on the activities of the Multi-Agency Anti-Kidnap Fusion Cell....

…22 Soldiers Killed as Troops Target Timbuktu Triangle The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced the killing of a notorious terrorist commander and gunrunner, Abu Mosaje, in Plateau State, alongside 96 other terrorists, during operations conducted across the country in the past week. Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. According to Maj.-Gen. Troops killed Buba, Mosaje in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of...

The State Commander of Nigerian Forest Security Service NFSS, Anambra State Command, Mr. Destiny Emmanuel Jonas, has commended the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo for launching the new security outfit, Agunechemba, and for flagging off Operation udo ga achi, to contain the spiraling insecurity in the state. Applauding the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Soludo, the NFSS Commander, Mr. Destiny, said that the new security outfit speaks to the governor’s commitment to the welfare...

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has stated that the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in Finland, has significantly reduced tensions in the South-East. General Musa made this disclosure on Tuesday while defending the 2025 budget before the House of Representatives Committee on Defence. He explained that the ongoing Operation Udoka by the Nigerian military has been instrumental in stabilising the region. “With...