Security Report

By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Aug. 17, 2019 The Nigerian Army has urged South-East and Cross River state residents not to panic over massive movement of troops, military vehicles and weapons as it holds a week-long military exercise. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 82 Division, Col. Aliyu Yusuf, made the …

By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Aug. 16, 2019 The police command in Enugu has arrested no fewer than 30 criminal suspects, including the alleged killers of two Catholic priests, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Sulaiman Balarabe, has said. Balarabe said this on Friday at the command’s headquarters, while …

“Our country is bedevilled… (by) multifarious security challenges by which each agency must bring its wealth of experience and comparative advantage to compliment the effort of another”– DG DSS The current Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi Magaji made the above remarks in his keynote address, …

By Martha Agas Jos, Aug. 15, 2019 A 15-year-old boy has allegedly staged his own kidnap and demanded the sum of N500,000 as ransom. The minor, who was paraded in Jos on Thursday, told newsmen that he initiated the plan with his friends in order to enable him buy clothes …

Borno ‎Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday traveled to Gubio local government area of northern part of the state where he spent most of the day, raising public confidence after soldiers of the 5 brigade repelled dozens of Boko Haram fighters who stormed the council at 6pm, leading to …

By Emmanuel Acha Enugu, Aug. 10, 2019 The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army has detained one Lance Cpl. Ajayi Johnson, suspected to have killed a commercial cyclist at Umuokereke Ngwa in Abia. Umuokereke Ngwa is in the Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia. In a statement on Saturday in …

All the traditional rulers and Presidents-General of the Town Unions in Enugu State on Thursday unanimously passed a vote of confidence in the governance efforts of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in sustaining the existing peace, security and good governance in the state. Rising from a closed-door meeting with Gov. Ugwuanyi at …

By Ijendu Iheaka Aba (Abia) Aug. 9, 2019 A non-governmental organisation (NGO), called EasyLife Initiative for Rural Youths, on Friday urged the Federal Government to institute a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the alleged killing of Mr. Chimaobi Nwaogu. Nwaogu, a commercial motorcyclist, was reportedly shot dead by a soldier, …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Aug. 9, 2019 The Defence Headquarters has constituted a seven-man joint investigation panel to unravel the circumstances that led to the killing of three police personnel and a civilian by troops of Nigerian Army in Taraba. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed …

The Police in Gombe has banned motorcycle race and reckless driving by youths popularly known as ‘yan ud’ during the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir Sallah celebrations. A release issued to the press by the Command’s Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), (SP) Obed Mary Malum said organizers of such unapproved activities during Sallah …

Less than 24 hours after Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike placed a N30 million bounty on notorious cultist, Bobrisky of Gokana, the Nigerian Army has captured him, with Governor Wike confirming that he will redeem the pledge. Speaking during a security meeting with leaders of Rumuolumeni Community at the …

Dennis Udoma Police in Akwa Ibom said, it has arrested one of the notorious kidnappers who was involved in the abduction of the spouse of Exxon-Mobil’s staff, Mrs Adamma Kennedy, on July 7, 2019. Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Police Command, SP Odiko MacDon, made this known to newsmen …

The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Monday rose from a crucial meeting with Vigilante/Nieghbourhood Watch groups in the 17 local government areas of the state and took decisive decisions towards strengthening the security of the state. A statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. …

In furtherance of far-reaching decisions taken at Friday’s emergency security meeting of Enugu State, following the unfortunate death of the Parish Priest of St. James The Greater Parish, Ugbawka in Nkanu East Local Government Area, Rev. Fr. Paul Offu, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has summoned a crucial meeting with all local …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Aug.3, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and dismay over the killing of Rev Fr. Paul Offu in Enugu State and ordered a thorough manhunt for the killers and their immediate prosecution. In a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday, …

By Monday Ijeh Abuja; Olawale Jokotoye Abeokuta, Aug. 2, 2019 (NAN) The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Friday morning disclosed that five ministers of the church on their way to the Ministers’ Conference at the Camp were kidnapped on Thursday night. …

“Please, in the name of God don’t fight or fire…” – DCP Usman Umar The above were the last words of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Usman Umar, who was shot while attempting to rescue one of his officers, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sani Shehu, during a violent protest by …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has raised the red flag on what it termed ‘’flagrant and dangerous’’ violation of its pipeline right-of-way by some individuals and communities along the corridor of the system 2E pipeline network stretching from Port Harcourt-Aba-Enugu-Makurdi. The NNPC in a release by its Group General …

By Dianabasi Effiong Port Harcourt, July 26, 2019 A new security outfit, Operation Sting, has been inaugurated in Port Harcourt by Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers. The governor said at the inauguration on Friday that the outfit was a major move to improve  security of lives and property across the …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Friday received the report from the sectoral ad-hoc committee on security recently constituted by his administration alongside 11 other committees to review various sectors of governance and design roadmaps to optimize service delivery and advance good governance in the state. Receiving the report …

The Nigerian Police, still mourning the death of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Usman Umar, who was killed Monday during a violent protest by members of the El-Zakzakky Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Tuesday responded to another protest by the same group at Banex area in Abuja and in the process, …

Washington, July 23, 2019 (Sputnik/NAN) The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Army Secretary Mark Esper as Secretary of Defence, who will fill a key post in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. The bipartisan 90 to 8 votes confirmed the nomination of Esper, who has served as defense chief in an acting …

The Nigerian Police has confirmed the death of the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, FCT Command, DCP Usman A.K Umar during a protest, Monday, by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shiites in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The protest, which, according …

By Usman Aliyu Gbugbu (Kwara), July 21, 2019 The Kwara command of Nigeria Police has confirmed that a gang of suspected kidnappers on Saturday night abducted four foreign nationals along Gbugbu-Lafiagi Road in the Edu Local Government area of Kwara. DSP Ajayi Okasanmi, the Public Relations Officer of the command …

It has been revealed that heavily armed fighters from the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) were responsible for the attack on Wednesday, on a patrol vehicle of Nigerian soldiers on their way to Maiduguri from Damaturu, the capital of Yobe state. Colonel Kenneth Elemele, Chief of Staff to …