Security & Defence

The Defence Headquarters says over 394 armed bandits and 85 Boko Haram and Islamic terrorists were killed by troops in their various theatres of operations in the last three weeks. It said while the terrorists were neutralised in Borno…

THE Nigerian Army has confirmed an attack on a joint military base in Sokoto State. Gunmen suspected to be bandits in the early hours of Sunday attacked the military base codenamed “Burkusuma camp” in Sabon Birni local…

BANDITS suspected to be armed herdsmen, yesterday, invaded the Evangelical Church of Winning All (ECWA) Gabaciwa, in Kachia Local Government Area, killing one worshipper, and seriously injuring several others. Confirming the attack in a…

THE State Police Command yesterday said it had banned the unauthorised installation of cyber networks as part of efforts to complement the current security measures aimed at tackling banditry and kidnapping in the state. The Commissioner…

GOVERNOR Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has charged security agents to take proactive measures and prevent the Afghanistan situation in Nigeria. Yahaya, who made the call yesterday at a Roundtable Discussion titled: “Security Situation in…

THE Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has ordered troop commanders to attack identified hideouts of Boko Haram insurgents and other criminal elements in the Northern part of the country. Yahaya, who gave directive yesterday…

THE Nigerian Navy has arrested 16 suspected pipeline vandals in Lagos. The Commander of NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Bashir Mohammed, said in a statement yesterday the suspects were arrested by the operatives at the Atlas Cove on Friday.…

TROOPS of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a top Boko Haram member on its wanted list during raids on the terrorists’ hideouts in the North-East. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a…

GOVERNOR Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State says the Federal Government is slowing the efforts of North-West governors to end banditry in the region. Governor el-Rufai, who spoke during a Channels TV programme yesterday, decried that as a…

NIGERIA will take delivery of the final batch of the 12 Embraer A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets next week, Minister of Defense Bashir Magashi has revealed. Addressing state house correspondents after a 3-hour security meeting of security…

THE lawmaker representing Borno South, Senator Ali Ndume, says repentant insurgents will be useful to security agencies. Ndume said this yesterday while responding to questions from State House reporters after a meeting with President…

THE Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria would do all within its reach to ensure peace returned to Plateau state. He disclosed that the Defence Headquarters has activated the early warning and…

THE Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says 5,890 Boko Haram terrorists comprising foot soldiers and their commanders have surrendered with their families to troops in the North-East. The Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Benard…

The Nigerian Army says no fewer than six suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province members have been killed by its troops. It said troops of Operation Hadin Kai neutralised four terrorists on Wednesday, troops of 195…

THE perpetrators of the attack on the Nigeria Defence Academy would be brought to book, notwithstanding how long it takes to get them, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has vowed. This was contained in a statement…

Governor Babagana Zulum has said the alleged killer of the son of Maiduguri-based Pastor, Bitrus Tumba, has been arrested. Tumba’s son was shot dead when violence broke out between a demolition task force of the Borno…

Police operatives in the state have rescued 12 kidnapped victims in the state. The spokesman of the state police command, Mohammed Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday in Gusau, said one of those rescued was the Chief…

CHIEF of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Farouk Yahaya, has called on army veterans to support its effort in tackling the nation's security challenges. Yahaya stated this today in Jos at the opening of the 2021 Second Quarter Veterans Affairs…

President Buhari has scheduled a meeting with Security Chiefs on Thursday. According to a press statement by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, today, the meeting is aimed at taking a holistic assessment of…

PRESIDENT Buhari has said that the Federal Government and security agencies have responded to the current insecurity in the country in a “determined and robust” manner. He stated this yesterday during the graduation ceremony for…

FIVE children were killed today when a disused grenade they were playing with exploded outside Ngala, Borno State, a town that shares the border with Cameroon, militiamen told AFP. “The five children picked up the explosive while herding…

THE Nigerian Navy has described as false reports that two of its personnel were killed by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Nnewi, Anambra State. Some online platforms had reported that two Naval officers…

MINISTER of Defence Maj.-Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (retd) says the Federal Government is leveraging on digital technologies for enhanced national security architecture. A statement by the minister’s media aide, Mohammad Abdulkadri,…

ANOTHER set of 18 terrorists have surrendered to troops in the North-East, the Nigerian Army has said. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement yesterday in Abuja. The latest…

THE Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, yesterday, said that the troops deployed to restore normalcy in Zamfara are winning the war against banditry and kidnapping. The COAS made the disclosure while briefing reporters after his…

THE Nigerian Army says at least 91 members of the Boko Haram sect and their families have surrendered to troops in the North-East. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this yesterday in a…

THE Defence Headquarters (DHQ), today, said troops have killed at least 42 Boko Haram insurgents and bandits in the northern part of the country. The Acting Director of Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, who disclosed…

THE first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano jets arrived in the country today. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, who disclosed this in a statement, said the aircraft arrived the Aminu…

THE State Police Command yesterday evening confirmed the rescue of two of the kidnapped students of Bethel Baptist Secondary school in the Chikun Local Government Area. The students were said to have been rescued by police operatives in…

THE State Police Command says it did not pay bandits any ransom to release 100 children, nursing mothers, and others held hostage for 42 days. The bandits released the kidnap victims at Kabaro forest in Maru Local…

GOVERNOR AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq says that the level of security has improved across the country. The Kwara governor made this known yesterday through his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, in a statement titled, ‘No alternative to…

THE Nigerian Air Force has dismissed reports that one of its aircraft crashed in Kaduna. The fighter jet was said to have left Yola, the Adamawa State capital, yesterday morning for an operation in Kaduna, where the supposed…

GUNMEN have killed a Major General of the Nigerian Army, Hassan Ahmed and abducted his wife in an attack in Abuja. Ahmed, who was recently appointed a Director at the Army Headquarters, was shot dead in Abaji area of the Federal Capital…

THE Nigerian Army has debunked reports that it released captured Boko Haram fighters in Borno State. A statement signed by Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, today, said the freed 1,009 persons are suspects, not Boko…

THE first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets purchased by the Federal Government has left the United States for Nigeria, the Nigerian Air Force has revealed. Director of Public Relations and Information,, Air Commodore Edward…

TWO soldiers were killed yesterday in Enugu when members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) engaged troops in a gun duel, the Nigerian Army said. The incident took place at Adani community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu…

PRESIDENT Buhari, yesterday, admitted that the country has been besieged by insecurity in the last 12 years. The President stated this at the graduation ceremony of participants of Senior Course 43 at the Armed Forces Command…

SUSPECTED Boko Haram terrorists have killed about 24 villagers in Dabna community, Hong Local Council of the state. Scores have reportedly fled their ancestral homes for safety due to the attack. Reports say the outlaws bombarded the…

PRESIDENT Buhari has charged troops of the Nigerian Army to change their strategies to tackle the insurgency and other emerging security threats in the country. The president acknowledged that the army had saved Nigeria from…

THE Chief of Amry Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya, has assured Nigerians that the troops will not relent on the war against insurgency. The COAS, who made this vow at the special interdenominational church service at…

GOVERNOR Babjide Sanwo-Olu has ordered an immediate and thorough investigation into the death of a teenage girl allegedly killed by a stray bullet during the Yoruba nation rally in Ojota area of the state. The girl simply…

Former General Officer Commanding the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Abdul Khalifa Ibrahim has been appointed Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force N'Djamena. This follows the approval by the…

TROOPS of 152 Task Force Battalion yesterday killed 12 Boko Haram fighters in a failed attack in the state. The Director of Army Public Relation, Brig. Gen. Onyeama Nwachukwu, confirmed the development in a statement today, however, said…

TROOPS of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) yesterday foiled a bandit attack on Gidan Zaki town in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement in…

THE Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, yesterday, charged the Armed Forces in Yobe State to destroy all Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in their various enclaves. In a statement by…

THE Nigerian Army has disclosed that its troops of 8 Division have eliminated an unspecified number of bandits in fierce encounters in Talata Marafa Local Government Areas of the state. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen.…

THE Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor has dismissed claims credited to Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on the military's collusion with bandits in the North-West. Irabor, who addressed retired senior military officers in…

By Lawrence Audu The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has urged military veterans to be drivers of peace, unity and progress within their neighbourhood. The CDS made the appeal today 24 June 2021 at a one day…

THE Nigerian Army has warned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, to avoid utterances capable of escalating the current security challenges in the nation. The Army described as ”sad and unfortunate”, the comments made by Gumi…

THE Nigerian Army says its troops operating along Mokwa-Jebba road, intercepted and arrested a fleeing bandit in a vehicle travelling from Zuru to Ibadan during a stop and search operation on Sunday. The Director, Army Public Relations,…