Security Report

Danjuma James, Sokoto Sokoto state Police Command has arrested a middle-age woman, Luba Tukur for alleged trafficking of 14 female children. Some of the victims were said to be indigenes of Zamfara state. The suspect, who resides at Makera Assada area of Sokoto, was said to have kept the children …

The Bayelsa State Police Command has announced the resumption of duty of a new Commissioner of Police in the person of CP Don Awunah. A statement by DSP Asinim Butswat, Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa State Command said that CP Awunah takes over from CP Asuquo Amba, who has been …

The national summit on security being organised by the Senate has been postponed in honour of the late former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme who will be buried on Saturday. The summit, scheduled to hold on February 1 and 5 at the Banquet Hall of the State House was to …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The General Officer Commanding, GOC, 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Ibrahim Yusuf has commended the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), particularly the Borno state Correspondent’s Chapel for their role in the counter insurgency war in the North-east. The GOC made the commendation, when …

Over 8,500 suspects have been arrested in the last six years for various criminal offences by the Bayelsa State Security outfit code-named, Operation Doo Akpor, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Chief Boma Spero-Jack, has said. According to him, the feat was achieved in collaboration with the …

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), on 27 January 2018, successfully destroyed an artillery gun and some gun trucks belonging to the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in the Sambisa Forest. According to a statement by Olatokunbo Adesanya, Air Vice Marshal, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian …

The Benue Police Command has advised residents to be wary of rogues using false security alarms to scare people so as to steal their property. “Some mischievous elements are taking advantage of the situation in attacked communities to raise false alarms so as to steal from the fear-stricken residents when …

The Federal Government ha s replied to criticisms against the appointment of the Director General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency, NIA, Mr Ahmed Rufai Abubakar. A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President(Media and Publicity), states in full: A lot of half-truths, misinformation, and outright falsehood have attended …

Nearly eleven million naira has so far been contributed to a private endowment fund created by Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima to raise contributions for the education of eight children of his deceased police orderly, Inspector Mohammed Azare who collapsed and died last week Monday at the entrance of …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army for the joint operation that led to the killing of Oluchi Igwedibia alias Obatosu, younger brother of late Don Wanny. Oluchi, who was among the 32 Cultists declared wanted by the State …

By Biola Lawal The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested a 38 year old herbalist, Mr Chigozie Emmanuel, aka ‘Akuchi’, for selling new born babies in Abuja. NAPTIP said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, that Emmanuel is from Enugu State and the …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has deployed 23 Assistant Comptrollers General who were recently decorated alongside 58 Comptrollers. The 23 deployed ACGs, according to a statement by DCI James Sunday, Service Public Relations officer, are to report to their new posts on or before February 2, 2018. The deployment, which …

Pressure mounted on the suspected kidnappers of the two South African Nationals kidnapped at a Mining Site in Maidaro Village, Kaduna State, using Police Helicopter, Intelligence Response Team and Police Special Forces resulted in the release of the two on Saturday. A statement by CSP Jimoh Moshood, Force Public Relations …

Stories by Yahaya Isah The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), said on Saturday that its fighter aircraft has successfully neutralised several insurgents who were poised to interfere with ongoing operations in the Sambisa general area. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya, disclosed this in a …

Following the crisis rocking the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos Island Chapter, the State Government on Tuesday ordered the immediate suspension of all union activities on the Island indefinitely. The State’s Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, who disclosed this shortly after the Security Council Meeting held at …

Military authorities in Gambia arrested two of ex-strongman Yahya Jammeh’s generals after they returned unexpectedly from exile over the weekend, the army said. Gambia’s current President Adama Barrow was sworn in Feb 18, 2017 as a West African regional intervention force closed in on the capital Banjul forcing Jammeh, who …

By Ismaila Chafe Security service organizations including the Department of State Service (DSS) have identified an Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) network operating within some North Central and South-South sections of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this information is contained in a security report …

By Prudence Arobani The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas (NIDOA) has urged the Federal Government to check the activities of armed herdsmen in Nigeria, saying they pose security threat to the country. NIDOA, in a statement by Mrs Patience Key, Chairperson of NIDO USA and Dr George Nwogu, Public Relations …

By Adepote Arowojobe The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) says it has arrested over 20 suspects who specialised in counterfeiting entry visas of some foreign countries. Spokesman for the PSFU, Audi Lawal, said in a statement on Saturday in Lagos that the visa racketeers were arrested at several embassies of …

By Ismaila Chafe The Presidency has frowned at media reports criticising the appointment of the new Director-General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr Ahmed Rufa’i. A statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by Mr Abiodun Oladunjoye, Deputy Director (Information), Media Unit of the State House, quoted Malam Garba Shehu, a …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated the National Sanctions Committee. The committee comprises the Minister of Justice, Malam Abubakar Malami, as chairman, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, and the National Security Adviser, NSA. Other members are the Director General of DSS, the IGP, CBN Governor and the …

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned that threats posed by weapons of mass destruction seems to be gathering force in today’s world. “Global anxieties about nuclear weapons are at the highest level since the end of the Cold War; trust on nuclear and other issues between the U.S. and …

Emergency Response Team (ERT) from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Borno State Emergency Management Agency (BOSEMA) and Red Cross have responded to a suicide bombing incident which occurred around Muna Garage along Mafa Dikwa road in Maiduguri Borno state. The Team, according to a statement by Abdulkadir Ibrahim, Information …

By Muhammad Suleiman Tola The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has slated March 15 for the hearing of two applications challenging the alleged illegal retirement of Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Sani from the Nigerian Army. The court was billed to hear an application for an order compelling the Chief of …