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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 […]

Boko Haram: 98 Chibok Girls Still In Captivity – Military

  Ninety-eight students of Government Girls’ Secondary School Chibok of Borno State out of the 276 abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014, are still in captivity. The head of the Intelligence Unit of the Joint Military Taskforce in the North East Operation Hadinkai, Colonel Obinna Ezuipke, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at […]

Troops kill bandits behind NDA attack in Kaduna

  The Kaduna state government says troops of the Nigerian army have killed bandits who attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna. Two officers were said to have been killed when the bandits attacked the academy in August, 2021. Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna commissioner for internal security, said the troops engaged the bandits at Tollgate […]

79,000 insurgents surrender; 3 Chibok girls rescued

  The Theatre Commander, North East “Operation Hadin Kai”, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, said over 79,000 insurgents comprising combatants and non combatants have so far surrendered. Musa made this known in Maiduguri while briefing newsmen on recent successes of the command. The commander said that the sustained onslaught on the insurgents under the kinetic and non […]

Bandits Release 43 Abducted Zamfara Worshippers, Kill One

  Bandits have reportedly released 43 worshippers they abducted last Friday from a central mosque in Zugu community of Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Daily Trust has learnt that the abductors had earlier subjected the captives to hard labour on their farmlands but later accepted to collect N5 million for their release after […]