Crime Facts

Air Strikes, Floods Displace Terrorists In Northeast

  Hundreds of Boko Haram jihadists have fled a forest enclave in northeast Nigeria, escaping air strikes by the military and floods from torrential rains to seek shelter on Niger’s side of Lake Chad, sources told AFP. Northeast Nigeria is facing a 13-year armed insurgency by jihadist groups which has killed more than 40,000 people […]

Dozens Killed In ISWAP, B/Haram Rival Clash In Borno

  Another fierce rival battle broke out between late Abubakar Shekau Boko Haram faction and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Thursday that led to the killing of a commander simply identified as “Kundu” and dozens of fighters. The fight happened between Dikwa and Bama local government areas. A security source said that Kundu […]

Terrorists storm Katsina, kill businessman, kidnap many

  In a renewed attack on Bakiyawa Community in Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina State, terrorists on Wednesday killed an agricultural products seller, identified as Tukur Makeri and abducted several others from the community. Vanguard also learnt that the assailants also wounded four other locals, broke into houses and looted many shops during the […]

Troops rescue 10 hostages, kill bandits in Kaduna community

  Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have killed many bandits and dislodged camps during clearance operations conducted across some hard-to-reach locations spanning Chikun and Igabi Local Government Areas in Kaduna State. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna State, said 10 hostages were rescued during the operation. The commissioner said: “As […]

Mamu Part Of International Terrorist Network— DSS

  The Department of State Services (DSS) has told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that the detained terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu is part of an international terrorist network using the cover of journalism to commit crime. According to ThisDay, the DSS’ allegation forms part of an affidavit presented before a Federal High Court, Abuja, to […]

Court orders DSS to keep Tukur Mamu for 60 more days

  A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, granted a prayer by the Department of State Services (DSS) to detain the former terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, for 60 more days. Justice Nkeonye Maha, in a short ruling on the ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the DSS, Ahmed Magaji, granted the motion as prayed. […]

Somali forces kill more than 100 al-Shabab militants

  Somali National Army (SNA) backed by local militia dubbed Ma’awisley killed more than 100 al-Shabab militants and liberated over 20 villages during security operations carried out in two regional states on Sunday, the government said. The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism said the operations were conducted in Galmudug, Hirshabelle and South-West States. “The […]