Security Report

By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Dec. 26, 2022 Police operatives serving in Awkunanaw Division of Enugu metropolis, with assistance from Neighbourhood Watch Group, have arrested one Sunday Chukwu, 21, for alleged unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. They recovered one locally fabricated pistol with one live cartridge from the suspect …

Ehigimetor Igbaugba Calabar, Dec. 25, 2022 The Police Command in Cross River has arrested a 49-year-old man, who killed and dumped his girlfriend’s aunt in a septic tank. The state anti-kidnapping squad led by SP Ogini Chukwuma, disclosed this to newsmen in Calabar on Sunday. Chukwuma said that the suspect, …

Three notorious Boko Haram terrorists, Khaids Abbah Tukur, Maimusari, and Bakura Jega, have been killed by joint military operations involving air and ground components, PRNigeria reports. This is just as the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Faruq Yahaya, and his counterpart, the Chief of Air Staff, CAS, Air …

By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Dec. 25, 2022 Police operatives serving in Iwollo Division of the Enugu State Police Command have rescued four kidnap victims in a forest at Akama-Oghe in Ezeagu Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel …

Ehigimetor Igbaugba Calabar, Dec. 25, 2022 The Police Command in Cross River said it foiled a robbery attack on one of the old generation banks in the state capital on Friday. The state Commissioner of Police, Sule Balarabe, who confirmed the incident, said that the command arrested four suspects in …

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday said it has put in place an effective strategy to nip crime in the bud in Bayelsa during the festive season and beyond. A statement by Mr. Solomon Diri-Ogbere, Spokesman for NSCDC, Bayelsa on behalf of Mrs. Lucy Fakoya, State …

By Mohammed Tijjani Kaduna, Dec 23, 2022 Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have neutralized eight bandits and seized six motorcycles during ambush patrols in the Chikun/Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affair, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the development in a statement …

By Yahaya Isah Decoration Abuja, Dec.23, 2022 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has decorated the 26 newly promoted Air Vice Marshals and 25 Air Commodores, urging them to justify their elevations to the service of the country. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, on Friday in …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Dec. 23, 2022 The Nigerian Army on Friday decorated 51 senior officers who benefitted from the recent promotion with their new rank of Major General. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Army had recently announced the promotion of 52 Brigadier Generals to the …

By Monday Ijeh Abuja, Dec. 23, 2022 The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of seven Commissioners of Police (CPs) to various police commands in states and formations across the country. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on …

The 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, in line with the yuletide celebration has distributed food items worth millions of naira to Holy Child Orphanage Home in Uyo. The Command also distributed food items to teachers and staff of the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NOWA) primary school, 6th Battalion in Ibagwa, …

We are not fully there yet, but anyone that is honest and not filled with bile against the government of the day will agree that very significant advances have been made in the past year against the insecurity that had beleaguered the country for more than one decade. Is the …

By Sixtus Uket (Calabar) Women from the Cross River North Senatorial district have embarked on mass protest Wednesday against the arrest of their children by operatives of the state Police command. The protesting women also called on the state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade to immediately stop the arrests of their …

No fewer than 213 bodies, comprising that of terrorists and their collaborators have been recovered days after intense exchanges of gunfire between Nigerian troops and terrorists in some Zamfara communities, PRNigeria gathered The military also lost 10 personnel while some civilians were killed when bandits fled toward the communities. This …

The air component and ground troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have recorded a major victory after eliminating terrorists in Malele Village of Dansadau Local Government Area of Zamfara State. PRNigeria gathered that aircraft from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and ground troops of the Nigerian Army, sustained a well-coordinated joint …

The Air Force Council (AFC) has approved the promotion of 57 senior officers comprising 31 Air Commodores (Air Cdres) and 25 Group Captains (Gp. Capts.) to the next higher ranks in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The senior officers promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal (AVM) include Air …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Dec. 16, 2022 The Army Council has approved the promotion of 122 senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General in recognition of their meritorious service to the nation. The promotion, comprising of 52 Brigadier Generals to the rank of Major Generals and …

By Suleiman Shehu Ibadan, Dec.15, 2022 A fully loaded petrol tanker on Thursday lost control and rammed into a block of shops and thereafter burst into flames in Apata area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident happened at Apata Junction opposite Oando …

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor and President, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Yakubu Maikyau during a courtesy visit by NBA to DHQ in Abuja on Wednesday  By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Dec. 14, 2022 The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has reiterated the stance of …

By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, Dec. 14, 2022 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, set aside its order committing the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Usman Baba to three-months imprisonment for contempt. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a ruling, said that there was evidence before the court that the I-G had substantially …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday, December 13, 2022 conducted a public auction of over 190 vehicles and electronic devices at its Zonal Offices in Abuja, Benin, Port Harcourt, Kano, Ibadan and Uyo. The exercise was preceded by public inspection of the displayed photographs of the assets on …

By Peter Okolie, Owerri/Emmanuel Oloniruha, Abuja, Dec. 12, 2022 Gunmen on Monday attacked the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Owerri and set part of the office complex and some vehicles in the compound ablaze. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident occurred in …

By Mohammed Tijjani  Kaduna, Dec 9, 2022 Troops and Special Forces of the Nigerian Army have made further gains as they neutralised nine bandits during fierce battles in some locations in Giwa Local Government Area in Kaduna State.  The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Minister of Defence, Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma as he clocks 85 years, noting that the one-time Chief of Army Staff “has remained active in the private sector, providing employment for many, and sharing his experience with institutions and governments in shaping development policies.” A …

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sympathised with the family, friends and associates of the late Gafaru Buraimoh, who died on Tuesday after a stray bullet allegedly fired by a police officer hit him during an incident around Ajah axis. The Governor expressed sadness over the death of …