Benue State Governor , Samuel Ortom, on Thursday, said he would use the rule of law to ensure that any Fulani herdsmen who establish a vigilante group in the state are jailed . Fulani organisation , Miyeitti Allah Kauta Hore , had at a press conference in Abuja vowed to establish vigilante groups in all […]
The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has narrated how Boko Haram insurgents killed 75 members of his community in Gwoza local government in one night. Mr Ndume made this disclosure Wednesday in an emotion-laden presentation during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by Senate Committee on Special Duties and the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in […]
No fewer than 410 members of the Darul Salam terrorist group have surrendered to the troops of Operation Whirl Stroke and other security agencies deployed at Uttu in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State . The military said those taken into custody on Tuesday, included women and children . The Coordinator , Defence Media […]
Amnesty International (AI) says bandits have killed at least 1,126 villagers across Nigeria in 2020. A new report released by the human rights watchdog on Monday said the killings were carried out from January to June 2020 during which about 380 people were also abducted by the bandits. Incessant attacks across some northern states which […]
About 40 gunmen on Wednesday night struck at a community in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State where they abducted 3 ladies According to locals, they were armed with AK47 rifles, adding that the village, Damishi, had been under constant attack by gunmen who abduct people for ransom. A local, Abraham, said in an […]
Military authorities disclosed on Thursday that three Soldiers lost their lives while two with serious injuries are receiving medical attention following Boko Haram terrorists’ invasion of Kukawa town in Borno on Tuesday. The military said eight (8) Boko Haram terrorists were killed during the attack even as it described as ‘Futile’, the attack which is […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday summoned the Governor of Taraba State , Darius Ishaku , the nation’s four service chiefs , and heads of other security agencies, among others , over allegations of bias levelled against the governor in setting up a probe panel on the incessant communal clashes between the Jukun […]
Kaduna State Governor , Nasir El- Rufai, says his administration is installing closed – circuit televisions in the southern part of the state as part of efforts to strengthen security forces and restore calm in the crisis – torn communities. The governor made this known in a statement he signed on Monday after meeting with […]
The Military said on Monday that some soldiers deployed for Operation Whirl Punch to fight armed bandits in Niger State were killed while two other sustained injuries during a clearance raid at Tashan Kate. The bandits however suffered heavy consequences as an unspecified number were felled by superior troops during the raid at their camp, […]
Ibe Pascal Arogorn Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has revealed that some leaders in the state want money for peace to reign but his administration won’t appease ‘trouble makers’. Crimefacts earlier reported how the Southern part of the state has experienced the worst form of violence in recent times with hundreds of residents murdered by […]
