Tension In Niger Over Terrorist Attacks As Farmers, Residents Desert Communities Bandits have forced the residents of Bassa, a farming community in Niger State, to abandon their homes following a brutal attack that left 20 people dead. Sani Musa, the senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, disclosed the tragic news on Friday while commenting on…
Again, Inmate Escapes From Correctional Centre The Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS, has threatened to unravel the circumstances leading to the mysterious escape of an inmate from the Sapele Correctional Centre, Delta State, and punish those implicated in the incident. Paul Michael is said to have escaped mysteriously during the weekend, a day after the new…
Presidency Reveals Real Reason For Insecurity In Nigeria Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Presidency Reveals Real Reason For Insecurity In Nigeria The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has said that climate change is one of the major reasons for insecurity in Nigeria. Akume, who said this at the launch…
FG To EU: Nigeria Will End Insecurity If Given 1% Of Support Received By Ukraine The Federal Government of Nigeria has called for more support from the European Union (EU) in tackling the security challenges in the country. While speaking at the event titled “Road to Schuman Forum on Security and Defence” organised by the…
How We Rescued Abducted Students After Heavy Shootout – Army In a daring operation, the Nigerian Army successfully rescued nine abducted students from the Confluence University of Science and Technology in Osara, Kogi State. Working alongside security agencies and local vigilantes, troops engaged in a fierce shootout with kidnappers deployed in the Osara Forest and…
Nigerian Govt Deploys Hunters Into Forests As Bandits Flee With Abducted Students The Kogi State Government on Friday deployed hundreds of local hunters into the bush on the trail of bandits that invaded and abducted university students on Thursday night. The invaders had abducted an unspecified number of students of Confluence University of Science and…
Terrorists Kill Nigerian Soldier, Abduct One; Demand N100Million As Ransom A Nigerian soldier attached to 4SF Command in Baga, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State has been killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Zamfara State. His colleague, who was travelling with him, was spared by the gunmen. Sources said that the soldiers…
BREAKING : Boko Haram Insurgents Burn Down NDLEA, Customs’ Checkpoints A group of suspected repentant Boko Haram insurgents, on Wednesday stormed the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigeria Customs Service checkpoints at Kasuwan Fara, a suburb of Maiduguri metropolis, chasing away the personnel on duty and setting ablaze all structures at the…
Gunmen Kidnap FRSC Officers The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi has confirmed the abduction of two of its personnel by gunmen along the Abakaliki-Enugu federal highway. The road has recently become nightmarish for commuters due to incessant abductions by gunmen. The most affected are the Nkalagu (Ebonyi) and Idodo (Enugu) axes of the…
BREAKING: FG Finally Bows To Pressure, Set To Engage Hunters, Vigilantes To Boost Security The National Coordinator, Financing Safe Schools Initiative, Mrs Halima Iliya, says plans are underway to actively engage hunters and vigilantes on intelligence gathering to curb attacks on schools across the country. The National Coordinator gave this indication in an interview with…
