Security Report

By Johnson Eyiangho Abuja, Oct. 10, 2018 The Nigerian Army says its search and find operation for the missing retired Maj.- Gen. Idris Alkali at Du village of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau is by no means a punitive expedition as being expressed in some quarters. It said …

The Police in Nigeria has invited Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, Senator Dino Melaye and Senator Ben Bruce to Force Headquarters, Abuja, for their involvement in a protest march by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Police claims, in a statement by Ag. DCP …

The Nigeria Army has pulled out no fewer than 13 vehicles, six motorcycles and 19 human bodies from the mining pond in Dura Du, Jos, Plateau State, where missing Gen. Idris Alkali (rtd)’s car was found last Saturday. The search operation, being jointly carried out by Operation Safe Haven and …

By Doris Esa Abuja,Oct.2,2018 The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has enjoined the pilot officers who participated in the rehearsal for Nigeria’s 58th Independence Anniversary in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, not to be discouraged by the recent air mishap that led to the demise …

By Martha Nyam Jos, Sept. 29, 2018 The car of missing Major General Idris Alkali has been found in a pond in Dura-Du, Jos South,  eight days after the commencement of an intense search  by the Nigerian Army. The car registered as MUN-670-AA Kwara State,  was pulled out of the …

By Mohammad Tijjani Kaduna, Sept. 26, 2018 The Kaduna State Police Command, on Wednesday said 16 miners have been kidnapped in Bogoma village of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area in the state. The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Yakubu Sabo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna that the …

By Johnson Eyiangho Abuja, Sept. 26, 2018 The Nigerian Army has vowed to completely drain a particular mining pond in Du District of Jos Local Government Area of Plateau, where it said it believed missing retired Maj.-Gen. Idris Alkali was pushed into. Maj.-Gen Augustine Agundu, the Commander of Operation Safe …

  The Nigeria Police has arrested and paraded Augustus Akpan (from Edemaya village, Ikot Abasi LGA, Akwa Ibom State) 43 years old for allegedly threatening former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2019 presidential race otherwise he will kidnap, rape and kill his wife and daughters. Ag. DCP …

By Johnson Eyiangho Abuja, Sept. 25.2018 The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has announced the constitution of a special court martial to try personnel involved in partisan politics as the country approaches the 2019 general election. Buratai made the announcement on Tuesday, while declaring open the 2nd and 3rd quarter …

 By Joseph Edeh Abuja, Sept. 24, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari has called for collaborative efforts among nations to fight human trafficking and smuggling of persons. Buhari made the call at the 16th INTERPOL Conference on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling on Monday in Abuja. He was represented by Mr Olusegun …

By Abdullahi Isah,, MAIDUGURI Master Kashim Ali Dalori, the four year old son of the Borno state All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Alhaji Ali Bukar Dalori,has been rescued by  operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FARS, in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.  A family source  told our Correspondent that …

Probitas, the Nigeria-based civil society group, has condemned the invasion of the Dura Du community in Jos South Local Government, North-Central Nigeria, by members of the Nigerian military.  A statement by Amaka Nwankwo, Communications Director, Probitas, said that the soldiers who stormed the community three days ago, claim that they are …

By Polycarp Auta Jos, Sept. 20, 2018 Mr Paul Majie, a 29-year-old unemployed man, on Thursday committed suicide in his room at Dadin-Kowa in Jos South Local Government of Plateau. Shocked neighbours, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the incident, said that Majie’s lifeless  body was …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Sept. 20, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met, for the first time, with the newly appointed Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that, when Bichi was ushered …

By Peter Amine Jos, Sept. 20, 2018 The Nigeria Army is evacuating water from a mining pond at Dura, Du District, Jos South Local Government of Plateau, in search of Idris Alkali, a missing retired Major General. Alkali, immediate past Chief of Administration, Army Headquarters, Abuja, was declared missing on …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH  MAIDUGURI The four year old son of the Chairman, Borno state All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Ali Bukar Dalori, Master Kashim Ali Dalori has been kidnapped from his school, Maiduguri Capital School, in Maiduguri, the  Borno state capital. Confirming the incident,  the father of the 4 year …

By Kelechi Ogunleye Abuja, Sept. 20, 2018 The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has directed massive deployment of personnel, mobile surveillance vehicles and sniffer dogs for the forthcoming Osun State Guber election. A statement by Emmanuel Okeh, the Corps’ PRO, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on …

The Gombe State Police Command has paraded twenty-eight (28) suspected notorious criminals with four of them identified to be notorious rapists living in different parts of Gombe town. The State Police commissioner, Shina Tairu Olukolu, while parading the suspects said most of the criminals who are commonly called Kalare (political …

By Doris Esa Abuja,Sept.15, 2018 The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, has tracked and destroyed some Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) vehicles as they were attempting to launch fresh attacks on ground troops locations at Gudumbali and Damasak in Borno. Air Commodore Ibikunle …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH , MAUGURI The General Officer Commanding, GOC, 7 Division, Brigadier General Abdumalik Bulama Biu has said that there is need for active citizen participation in the battle against Boko Haram by way of passing useful information to the security agencies with a view to completely wipe out …

By Isaac Ukpoju Lafia, Sept. 14, 2018 Commuters plying the Abuja-Keffi-Lafia highway in Nasarawa State have expressed concerns over the increasing cases of armed robbery on the road. A cross section of the commuters who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lafia, urged the Police …

By Ariwodola Idowu Ado Ekiti, Sept. 15, 2018 A senior traditional chief in Ijero Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti, Adewole Ajayi was murdered on his farm on Friday, the police say. Ajayi, a high chief, popularly known as Iroko Ekiti, was believed to have been murdered inside the farm, …

The Kano State Police Command has arrested an Administrator and members of a WhatsApp Group for circulating fake news and an image of a married woman whom they claimed was trafficking in children in the city. The Spokesperson of the Police in the State, Superintendent of Police Magaji Musa Maaji …

The Gombe State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has paraded a 42 year old Augustine Samuel with 30 pieces of fake $100 American dollar bills in Gombe.  The Command’s PRO, Buhari Sa’ad (ASCI), while briefing the press said before the arrest, the suspect specialized in …

 By Polycarp Auta Jos, Sept. 6, 2018 Two persons were killed by gunmen in a Thursday morning attack at Nding Suisut Village of Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau. DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Plateau, confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on …