The Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) has neutralised several high-ranking commanders and fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in a precision airstrike in the Lake Chad region. This was revealed in a statement on Monday by Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force…
The Ondo State chapter of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has arrested seven suspects involved in various criminal activities and recovered stolen goods worth over N300 million. This was disclosed in a statement released on Sunday in Akure by the State Commander of the Corps, Mr. Adetunji Adeleye. Adeleye said the arrests…
The Kogi Police Command on Wednesday said it has launched a manhunt for a suspected ritual killer of Mr Ayo Aiyepeku, a photo-journalist in the state. Aiyepeku was reportedly gruesomely murdered on Tuesday night in an office located around the Government House/GRA axis of Lokoja, where he and his suspected assailant repotedly worked as photographers…
Nigerian troops have rescued 138 kidnap victims, detained key terrorist collaborators, and intercepted illicit arms and explosives in a wave of security operations across northern Nigeria, military sources confirmed. Operations were conducted in Zamfara, Borno, and Adamawa states as part of the Nigerian Army’s intensified campaign against insurgent and bandit networks. On 20 July, troops…
A major counter-insurgency operation by Nigerian security forces has dealt a significant blow to terrorist groups operating near the Zamfara-Niger State border, with dozens of fighters killed and a planned attack on rural communities foiled. The military offensive, executed under Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY), took place on Tuesday in the Rijau area of Niger State,…
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has announced the arrest of those involved in the abduction of Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro of the State High Court, lauding the efforts of security forces for the safe rescue of the judge. Justice Omukoro was kidnapped in Yenagoa on 21 June and held for nearly two weeks. Following…
Dozens of communities in Gusau Local Government Area of north-west Nigeria’s Zamfara State have united in protest over what they describe as unchecked killings, abductions, and the destruction of livelihoods by armed bandits. In a dramatic demonstration on Wednesday, hundreds of residents flooded the streets of Gusau, paralysing traffic and converging at the Government House…
The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the death of one of its officers, Sergeant Aminu Yusuf, who was fatally shot by gunmen while escorting an expatriate client in Benin City. In a statement released by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Moses Yamu, it was revealed that the officer came under attack on 16 July along…
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians of his administration’s firm commitment to restoring peace, law, and order nationwide, especially in communities hit by insecurity. Tinubu gave this assurance on Tuesday through the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, during the commissioning of new housing units in Kaduna State. The housing project, developed in partnership…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa says it has detained a 15-year-old boy for allegedly beating a 19-year-old with a stick that led to his death in Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of the state. The NSCDC Spokesman in the state, ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday…
