Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have dislodged suspected terrorists in a notorious terrorist hideout in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Makurdi, by Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, the Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters OPWS. Zubairu said the troops recovered a significant cache of…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a China-based Nigerian businessman and two Angolans who excreted a total of 236 wraps of cocaine. This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the suspects were arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) on Sunday denied involvement in banditry, terrorism, kidnapping or cattle rustling, insisting it has never condoned violent activity in Nigeria. National President, Alhaja Baba Ngelzarma, stated this in Abuja while addressing a news conference on ‘H.R. 7457 – Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026′,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has frustrated an attempt by a 44-year-old estate surveyor to export 1.70 kilogrammes of skunk through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the drugs, which…
The eight prosecution witness (PW-8), on Wednesday, gave details of efforts made to apprehend the suspected terrorists who allegedly attacked St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State on June 5, 2022. The PW-8, who was a member of the Amotekun Security Network, told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja while…
The Ministry of Defence says it is coordinating the activities of the Nigerian Legion and working closely with its leadership to reposition military veterans for improved welfare and national relevance. The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, represented by his Special Assistant on Technical Matters, retired Rear Adm. Atiku Abdulkadir, said this on Wednesday…
A witness of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the case against four suspected terrorists behind the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francs Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Tuesday, identified one of the defendants as part of the actual attackers. The witness, who said he is a member of the Ondo Security…
Five suspected drug dealers have been arrested in Benin City following a joint operation by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Army, which led to the recovery of more than 11,000 capsules of tramadol. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the Edo State NDLEA Commander, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the drugs were…
The Police Command in Benue on Monday confirmed the kidnap of nine worshippers at Ojije in Utonkon, Ado Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Edet Udeme, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the telephone in Makurdi that the victims were abducted at a night vigil. Udeme said the victims…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has taken over the investigation into the purported attack and abduction of Dr Pedro Obaseki, cousin to former Gov. Godwin Obaseki. In a state-of-the-case statement issued by the Obaseki’s lead counsel, Femi Falana, in Benin, the DSS headquarters in Abuja is said to have assumed conduct of the investigation…
