Security Report
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Bandits kill policeman, abduct four others
By Abubakar Ahmed Anka (Zamfara), March 21, 2019. A group of unidentified bandits have attacked a mining site on Wednesday…
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Abductors yet to release Buhari’s ‘prayer-warrior,’ Sheikh Sulaiman
One week after he was taken into hostage, Sheikh Ahmad Sulaiman, a popular Quranic Reciter who regularly offered supplications for…
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Probe military’s role in Bayelsa electoral violence…PDP tells Buratai
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, has asked the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, to…
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Police arrest 323 suspected electoral offenders
By Joseph Edeh Abuja, Feb. 4, 2019 The Nigeria Police Force said it has arrested 323 persons across the country…
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Elections: Army embarks on “Operation Show of Force” in A’Ibom
By Isaiah Eka Uyo, March 2, 2019 The 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Uyo in Akwa Ibom has embarked on a…
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Soldiers foil armed robbery; Kill gang leader in Swali market, Yenagoa; Stray bullet kills nursing mother
Soldiers on patrol duty on Friday foiled the operations of a seven man armed robbery gang, killing the gang leader.…
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Boko Haram ambush, shoot at Gov. Shettima’s convoy; Kill 3; Cart away many vehicles
By Abdullahi Isah Maiduguri Boko Haram terrorists have shot dead three persons, while many vehicles were seized when they…
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Inspector General of Police calls for co-operation of all for hitch-free elections; Borno deploys 14,000 personnel for polls
By Abdullahi Isah Maiduguri. The Nigerian Police has called for the full co-operation of all stakeholders to ensure peaceful, free…
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New Police Commissioner assumes duty in Enugu State
Enugu, Feb. 11, 2019 A new Commissioner of Police for the Enugu State Command, Mr Sulaiman Balarabe, on Monday assumed…
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Multilateral cooperation key to vessel safety, marine resources utilisation
The Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, says the agency has created operational conditions…
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Osinbajo: Crashed Helicopter not from NAF; Why it crashed – owners
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has said that the helicopter, conveying Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, which crash landed in…
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Elections: ONSA denies alleged plan to shut down internet access
By Joseph Edeh Abuja, Feb. 1, 2019 The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has denied alleged plan to…
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Renewed attacks: Borno government launches 500 hunters, vigilantes to fight Boko Haram
By Abdullahi Isah, MAIDUGURI The Borno state government has, on Wednesday, inaugurated 500 hunters/vigilantes to complement efforts of the military and…
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JTF bemoans spate of ‘fake news’ debunks reports on attack on Gbaramatu community
The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta has decried the spate of ‘fake…
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New IGP appoints Frank Mba FPRO
The Inspector General of Police, Ag IGP Abubakar Adamu Mohammed mni, has appointed a new Spokesman for the Nigeria Police Force.…
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Rapper Eedris Abdulkareem gives farewell message to retired IGP
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Abuja, Jan. 16, 2019 Barely 48 hours after the former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris…
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Man who killed wife, two sons says: I don’t know what pushed me
Robert Awokuse Edo State Police Command, on Monday, paraded Uwaila Idehen, a 35-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed his…
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Saraki condemns Sokoto killings, urges security agencies to fish out perpetrators
By Cecilia Ijuo Abuja, Jan. 15, 2019 The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has decried the killing of…
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I am still in charge of Lagos Command — CP Edgal
By Moses Omorogieva /Mateen Badru Lagos, Jan. 15, 2019 The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Edgal Imohimi, on Tuesday…
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‘How we spent funds for military operations’, Buratai replies SERAP, EiE, BudgIT
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…
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Police intercept 34,000 live cartridges in Ogun from Republic of Togo
Olawale Jokotoye Imeko (Ogun) Jan. 12, 2019 The Ogun State Police Command had intercepted a mini truck conveying 34,865 live…
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Koluama Community launches manhunt for those behind false report of attack on Conoil in Bayelsa
The people of Koluama 1 in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa have launched a manhunt for those behind…
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Military denies closure of Maiduguri-Damaturu-Potiskum Road
By Abdullahi Isah, Maiduguri The Nigerian Army has denied reports going round that it has closed the Maiduguri-Damaturu-Potiskum road. The…
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Boko Haram may overrun Maiduguri; Attacks Sajeri on outskirts of state capital; Imam, one other killed, many houses burnt; NUJ calls for release of detained Daily Trust Editor
By Abdullahi Isah, Maiduguri At least two people were killed, while over ten houses were burnt when Boko Haram…
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President Buhari orders military to vacate Media Trust; Army explains invasion; IPC, Timi Franks condemn onslaught
By Abdullahi Isah, Maiduguri, Robert Awokuse President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military to vacate the premises of Daily Trust…
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