Nigeria has announced that eight rounds of terrorism-related prosecutions have resulted in 775 convictions, reflecting what officials describe as a strong commitment to justice and regional security. The figure was disclosed in Abuja on Wednesday by Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, head of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), during the opening of a regional conference on…
Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed in different operations across the country have foiled several terror attacks and rescued 14 kidnapped victims within the last 24 hours. A credible source at the Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that troops of 1 Brigade under Operation FANSAN YAMMA successfully rescued nine…
The head of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in the Federal Capital Territory, Christopher Jen, has promised reforms to improve staff welfare and widen rehabilitation opportunities for inmates under his command. Jen gave the assurance during a familiarisation tour of custodial facilities in the FCT, which included Kuje and Suleja Medium Security Centres, the Dukpa…
Authorities in northern Nigeria have rescued 12 women from an alleged human trafficking ring, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) announced on Monday. The women, aged between 15 and 50, were intercepted in Kano while attempting to travel through Ghana en route to Saudi Arabia, where they were reportedly destined…
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has dismissed as false the claim by former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, that the government pays incentives to bandits. El-Rufai had alleged in a television interview on Sunday that the ONSA coordinates a policy of ransom payments and inducements to criminal groups. In a statement…
Authorities in Edo State have begun the process of granting parole to selected inmates following a review of 13 applications at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Benin. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Aminu Suleman, disclosed that five of the applicants had been shortlisted for interviews to determine their…
The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued three kidnapped minors and arrested three suspects linked to the abduction. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna. He said the victims — Aslam Umar Lukman (14), Suleiman Umar Tanko (12), and Aliyu Umar Tanko (10)…
The Federal Government on Tuesday presented 128 men, women, and children rescued from bandits in Zamfara State, with National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, vowing that those terrorising Nigerians would be relentlessly hunted. “Let me be unequivocally clear: there will be no respite for those who hold our citizens hostage,” Ribadu declared in Abuja,…
The Nigerian Army has pledged to maintain security operations in Taraba State after two of its personnel were killed in an ambush during a peacekeeping mission. A senior military source confirmed that troops of the 6 Brigade came under fire from unidentified assailants in Karim-Lamido on 20 August. The attack claimed the lives of two…
President Bola Tinubu will in October officially launch Nigeria’s revised National Counter-Terrorism Strategy following months of consultations aimed at aligning the country’s security framework with modern challenges. Speaking at a quarterly meeting of stakeholders in Abuja, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, National Coordinator of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC), confirmed that the updated strategy had been completed…
