Security Report

 By Abdullahi Isah   Maiduguri Boko Haram terrorists  have  shot dead three persons, while many vehicles were seized when they ambushed Governor Kashim Shettima’s of Borno state’s convoy along Maiduguri Gamboru road. The governor was on campaign tour to the area to canvass support for All Progressives Congress, (APC) candidates …

By Abdullahi Isah  Maiduguri. The Nigerian Police has called for the full co-operation of all stakeholders to ensure peaceful, free and fair federal and state elections on February 16 and March 2, 2019, respectively. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting in preparations of Presidential and National Assembly elections on February 16 …

Enugu, Feb. 11, 2019 A new Commissioner of Police for the Enugu State Command, Mr Sulaiman Balarabe, on Monday assumed duty in the state. Balarabe took over from outgoing Commissioner, Mr Mohammed Danmallam, who had been redeployed to Force Headquarters in Abuja. Addressing personnel of the command after taking over, …

The Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, says the agency has created operational conditions that have prompted a turnaround in prospects for maritime safety and successful utilisation of the country’s enormous marine resources. Dakuku stated this in Abuja last week while delivering a lecture …

  The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has said that the helicopter, conveying Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, which crash landed in Kabba, Kogi State on Saturday, February 2, 2019, does not belong to it but to Messrs Caverton Helicopters, a civilian operator. A statement by Ibikunle Daramola,  Air Commodore, Director of Public Relations …

By Joseph Edeh Abuja, Feb. 1, 2019 The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has denied alleged plan to shut down internet access during the upcoming general elections. The ONSA is reacting to Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, who alleged the Federal Government of planning to use the “shut …

By Abdullahi Isah,  MAIDUGURI The Borno state government has, on Wednesday, inaugurated 500 hunters/vigilantes to complement efforts of the military and other security agencies in the counter insurgency fight in. the North East. Governor  Kashim Shettima of Borno State, who inaugurated the hunters and vigilantes  at the Government  House,  Maiduguri  said the inauguration became …

 The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta has decried the spate of ‘fake news’ fabricated to diminish the operations of the joint force. Major Ibrahim Abdullahi, Spokesman of the JTF told our Correspondent that the frequency of the false reports indicates that the …

  The Inspector General of Police, Ag IGP Abubakar Adamu Mohammed mni, has appointed a new Spokesman for the Nigeria Police Force. He is ACP Frank Mba. He takes over from Moshood Jimoh, an acting Deputy Commissioner of Police who is being redeployed to other national assignment. Until his appointment, Frank was …

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Abuja, Jan. 16, 2019 Barely 48 hours after the former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris bowed out of service, controversial rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem on Wednesday gave a farewell message to him. The `One Leg up’ and `Jagajaga’ crooner took to his Instagram handle @abdulkareemeedris on …

Robert Awokuse Edo State Police Command, on Monday, paraded Uwaila Idehen, a 35-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed his wife and two sons in Benin. The incident occurred on Sunday at Ovbioge village in the Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state. Uwaila, who confessed to killing the …

By Cecilia Ijuo Abuja, Jan. 15, 2019 The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has decried the killing of innocent Nigerians by suspected bandits in Sokoto State. Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu on Tuesday in Abuja, described the killings …

By Moses Omorogieva /Mateen Badru Lagos, Jan. 15, 2019 The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Edgal Imohimi, on Tuesday said he “is still in charge” in the state. “I am still in charge, no change of guard,” Edgal told newsmen at Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, where he was …

Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has responded to the joint Freedom of Information request by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Enough is Enough (EiE), and BudgIT requesting him to use his“good offices and leadership position to provide information on spending on military operations across the country, particularly in the Northeast.” This development was disclosed …

Olawale Jokotoye Imeko (Ogun) Jan. 12, 2019 The Ogun State Police Command had intercepted a mini truck conveying 34,865 live cartridges from the neighbouring Republic of Togo through a Nigerian border town in Ogun, to Onitsha, in Anambra state. The command also said that it had arrested three suspects including …

The people of Koluama 1 in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa have launched a manhunt for those behind the false report that an oil facility in the area was attacked on Friday. A group ‘Koluama Seven Brothers’ had on Sunday claimed that it blew up a pipeline operated by …

By Abdullahi Isah, Maiduguri The Nigerian Army has denied  reports going round that it has closed the Maiduguri-Damaturu-Potiskum road. The Army in a statement signed by its Deputy Director Public Relations (DDAPR), Col. Onyema Nwachukwu said “our attention has been drawn to rumours that the Nigerian Army has closed Maiduguri-Damaturu …

  By Abdullahi Isah, Maiduguri At least two people were killed, while  over ten  houses were burnt when Boko Haram insurgents attacked Sajeri community on the outskirts of Maiduguri metropolis. A resident of the area, Ibrahim Garba said the insurgents, who came at about 10:09pm on Monday started shooting sporadically …

By Abdullahi Isah, Maiduguri, Robert Awokuse President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military to vacate the premises of Daily Trust Newspapers in Abuja and its regional office in Maiduguri that were sealed on Sunday by armed military personnel. This was revealed by a presidential spokesman even as the military stated …

By Isaiah Eka Uyo, Jan. 7, 2019 Some residents of Akwa Ibom, under the umbrella of Akwa Ibom Leaders Vanguard, have kicked against the proposed establishment of anti-terrorism unit under the state police command. Speaking on behalf of the group at a press conference in Uyo on Monday, Sen. Anietie …

By Ahmed Mari, Maiduguri Armed soldiers, on Sunday,  stormed the Media Trust regional office in Maiduguri, Borno state and arrested its North East Bureau Chief. Mallam Uthman Abubakar and a Reporter, Ibrahim Sawab. A staff of Media Trust, who does not want his name in.print, confirmed the arrest saying that …

Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari has said that he is ready to sacrifice his position for a state of emergency to be imposed on his state. The governor was reacting to the worsening state of insecurity in his state. Speaking to State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu …

                The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has announced the death of five crew members of the combat helicopter that crashed while in action against Boko Haram insurgents on January 2, 2018. A statement by  Ibikunle Daramola,  Air Commodore, Director of Public Relations and Information, …

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Helicopter was lost in combat while providing close air support to troops of 145 Battalion at Damasak in Northern Borno State. A statement announcing the development, by Ibikunle Daramola, Air Commodore, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, said that the mission was …

By Johnson Eyiangho Maiduguri, Dec. 29, 2018 The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olanisakin, accompanied by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Sadique and Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibot-Ette Ibas, on Saturday paid operational visit to the Theatre Command in Maiduguri. They were as usual …