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11 slain soldiers buried in Benue
The Nigerian Army on Monday buried 11 personnel killed in the bloody communal clash between Konshishi and Oju local government areas of Benue.
The victims — one officer and 10 soldiers — were on stabilisation operation in Benue State.…
Two soldiers killed in Borno combat with Boko Haram – Army
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of two soldiers following an attack on Boko Haram fighters in Damasak, headquarters of Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State.
The incursion into Damasak by terrorists was repelled by troops…
Police deploy SWAT officers to state commands
Following the spate of insecurity across the country, police authorities have deployed officers of the new Special Weapons and Tactics Team to state commands.
Dingyadi stated this while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’…
IPOB, OPC similar to Boko Haram — Dambazau
A former Chief of Army Staff, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has lumped the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Oodua People's Congress (OPC) together with Boko Haram terrorist group.
Dambazau said the two regional groups…
IGP approves redeployment of top commanders, retains Mba as PRO
Going by his first official action as acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba may be truly committed to ending insecurity by hitting the ground running.
This is because barely three days in office the acting police boss have…
Gunmen kill 11 soldiers in Benue
The Nigerian Army has announced that ten soldiers and one officer were killed by suspected criminals while on a routine operational task in Konshisha Local Government Area of the state.
According to a statement last night by the Army…
Insecurity: Nigeria at war with bandits – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna State says Nigeria is at war with bandits threatening the nation's sovereignty.
El-rufai stated this during a town hall meeting on national security organised on Thursday by the Ministry of Information…
Offer repentant bandits amnesty like Niger Delta militants, Ango Abdullahi tells FG
Chairman of the Northern Elders' Forum, Ango Abdullahi, has asked the government to be lenient with repentant bandits by integrating them back into society through rehabilitation.
Abdullahi said this at the Northern people’s summit in…
Army confirms rescue of five of abducted Kaduna college students
Troops of I Division FCC Nigerian Army has rescued five of the students of the College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna who were kidnapped by bandits on March 11, Army Headquarters says.
The Director, Army Public Relations,…
6 things to know about new IGP, Usman Alkali
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, appointed Deputy Inspector-General, Usman Alkali Baba as the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP).
He replaces Adamu Mohammed who had his tenure elongated by three months in…