Security & Defence

A police inspector, Yusuf Jafaru, has been killed in a gun duel between police officers and bandits along the Akwanga-Jos Road in Nasarawa state. The incident which also led to the…
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Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command have rescued 15 kidnap victims who were abducted by kidnappers along Gusau-Tsafe road in the state. This was disclosed to newsmen on…
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The Kogi State government has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for arresting the mastermind of the Okene explosion. The Nigerian News reports that an Islamic State West…
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Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has restated his administration’s commitment to the fight against insecurity, describing it as sacrosanct. The governor disclosed this at the 7th…
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The Military Pensions Board has commenced the payment of the owed Security Debarment Allowance to eligible military retirees or Next of Kin of deceased military personnel. The…
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The mastermind of a bomb attack near the palace of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene, Kogi State, Abdulmumin Ibrahim Otaru, aka Abu Mikdad, has been arrested by the Department of State…
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced appointments and redeployment of new Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of Tri-Service and Institutions. Group…
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The Cross State Commissioner of Police, Sule Balarabe, has ordered police personnel in the state to undergo retraining in arms handling. Balarabe gave the order at his office in…
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The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered a regulation of all police investigative processes in a bid to strengthen the criminal justice system and standardise…
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An unspecified number of suspected bandits and kidnappers have been reportedly killed in a fierce gun battle when men of the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with other security…
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