Security Report

By Ahmed Mari, Maiduguri Armed soldiers, on Sunday,  stormed the Media Trust regional office in Maiduguri, Borno state and arrested its North East Bureau Chief. Mallam Uthman Abubakar and a Reporter, Ibrahim Sawab. A staff of Media Trust, who does not want his name in.print, confirmed the arrest saying that …

Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari has said that he is ready to sacrifice his position for a state of emergency to be imposed on his state. The governor was reacting to the worsening state of insecurity in his state. Speaking to State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu …

                The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has announced the death of five crew members of the combat helicopter that crashed while in action against Boko Haram insurgents on January 2, 2018. A statement by  Ibikunle Daramola,  Air Commodore, Director of Public Relations and Information, …

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Helicopter was lost in combat while providing close air support to troops of 145 Battalion at Damasak in Northern Borno State. A statement announcing the development, by Ibikunle Daramola, Air Commodore, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, said that the mission was …

By Johnson Eyiangho Maiduguri, Dec. 29, 2018 The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olanisakin, accompanied by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Sadique and Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibot-Ette Ibas, on Saturday paid operational visit to the Theatre Command in Maiduguri. They were as usual …

By Abdullahi Isah.  Maiduguri The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. General  Tukur Buratai has confirmed that Baga town is still under the control of the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, as against the insinuations that the town has been occupied by Boko Haram insurgents. While fielding questions at a …

Enugu, Dec. 29, 2018 The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested a seven-man suspected notorious armed robbery gang disturbing the peace of Enugu within one month. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer [PPRO], SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Saturday in Enugu that the suspects were arrested …

Boko Haram insurgents have beheaded one of Governor Ibrahim Gaidam’s security aids in Kukareta, a suburb of Damatutu, the Yobe State capital. The deceased, simply identified as, Inspector Ahmed, alongside his colleagues, were returning to Damaturu after an official assignment in Maiduguri. It was gathered that they met the Boko …

By Francis Onyeukwu Awka, Dec.25, 2018 Unknown gunmen have kidnapped two Catholic priests at Nneyi Umeri area of  Anambra. A source in Umeri told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Awka that the clergymen were abducted while on their way back from Onitsha on Monday evening. The …

  A prominent leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group and Improvised Explosives Devices expert, Umar Abdulmalik,  has been arrested in a location at Ibafo, Lagos. Abdulmalik, who is also responsible for the killing of several Police officers, the bombings in Nyanya and Kuje in Abuja and a major jailbreak in Niger …

The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN), has called on Police authorities to enforce the ban on check points and road blocks across the country especially in the South East geo-political zone of Nigeria where, “with the approach of Christmas, the numbers of these check points and road blocks …

By Doris Esa The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has called on those spreading the misinformation about the unfortunate incident that led to the death of former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, to stop. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, made …

Danjuma James, Sokoto Two gunmen have been killed during a shoot out, just as the Police bust a group of live ammunition distributors with many suspects arrested in Sokoto State. During the incident, which took place in Rabah Local government area of Sokoto state, one of the shot gunmen, Aliyu …

Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh, has been shot dead by gunmen. A statement to that effect by ‪Ibikunle Daramola,  Air Commodore, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, said that Badeh died Tuesday December 18, 2018, ” from gunshot wounds sustained …

Robert Awokuse A Non Government Organization (NGO) Gani Fawehinmi Memorial Organization (GAFAMORG) has instituted a suit at a Federal High Court, Lagos, seeking to stop the alleged proposed demotion of about 4000 police officers who were promoted between 2016 and 2018. Joined as defendants in the suit marked FHC/L/2011/2018, are: …

Robert Awokuse Three civil society organisations, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Enough is Enough (EiE) and BudgIT have sent a joint freedom of information request to Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieut General Tukur Buratai, requesting him to use his office and leadership position to inform the public details …

The Army said 39 soldiers fell when terrorists overran 157 Task Force Battalion, Metele, Borno State, last month but other sources within the theatre of war said over 100 soldiers were killed by the insurgents. The new Theatre Commander overseeing war efforts in the North East tagged “Operation Lafiya Dole”, …

Report says suspected ritualists have allegedly kidnapped a 13 day-old baby at Uro Quarters of Ajowo in Akoko Northwest local government area of Ondo state. It was gathered that the development which has thrown the town into confusion happened in the night when two masked men entered the house when …

By Abdullahi Isah Maiduguri Bodies  of Lt Col. Ibrahim Isah Sakaba and 22 others soldiers that were killed in the Metele Boko Haram  attack on 157 Task Force Batalliin of the Nigerian Army have been laid to rest at the Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery, Maiduguri, Borno State on Friday amidst tears. …

By Abdullahi Isah, Maiduguri The Operation Lafiya Dole Command of the Nigerian Army has suspended the activities of the United Nations Children Education Fund ( UNICEF over alleged unwholesome practices that further the war against insurgency in the region. The Command in a statement signed by its spokesman, Col Neanchukwu …

  A nutrition consultant, Dr. Davis Bamidele Omotola has attributed the activities of Boko Haram insurgents as the greatest driving force responsible for the severe malnutrition among children and women in the northeast of Nigeria. Dr. Omotola stated this at the opening of a two day media dialogue on child …

The Inspector General of Police has deployed additional 2000 Police Mobile Force (PMF) and Counter Terrorism Units (CTU) Personnel of the Force and the Sniffer Dog Sections to the North East in the last few days for purely Military Duties to fight Boko Haram insurgency under the Operation Lafiya Dole. This …

It was a renewed call to arms in N’djamena, capital of the Republic of Chad, on Thursday, as President Muhammadu Buhari held a one-day consultation with Heads of State and Governments of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC). The meeting, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the …

The Director, Security Services, Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Abuja, Nigeria, Mohammed M. Mohammed has warned that Boko Haram insurgents are planning to attack the Federal Capital, Abuja, Nigeria. This is as the Nigerian Army has formally confirmed that  the insurgents have resorted to the use of drones and foreign …

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Maiduguri, Borno State, ordered the military to eliminate all threats of Boko Haram, declaring that the war against terrorism is “a must win’’. “It is a must win war. I want to encourage our troops not to be distracted by speculations but remain focused and …