Bandits have invaded a low cost project quarters at Dutsen Reme, Bakori LGA of Katsina State and abducted four people. The development, according to the locals, happened at about 10:00 pm on Friday night while it was raining. According one Ahmed Ridwan, a resident of Dutsen Reme low cost housing estate, the assailants took […]
The Nigerian Army has denied claims that its personnel were collaborating with armed herdsmen and bandits to terrorise the Eastern part of the country as well as Benue state. The Army described such claims as spurious and derogatory, aimed at smearing the image of the service. In a statement on Saturday by the Director […]
Nigeria budgeted a total of N11.18tn for security from 2015 to 2022, investigations by The PUNCH have revealed. Despite the high budgetary allocation, however, the country remains the second most attacked country by the Islamic State terrorist group globally, according to the data by Jihad Analytics. Jihad Analytics specialises in global and cyber jihad, […]
Two soldiers were killed while four others sustained injuries on Wednesday, after a gang of terrorists ambushed troops from the 32 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Katsina. A lieutenant is also still missing after the ambush. Military and state authorities did not respond to SMS and calls requesting comments on the attack. However, […]
Police officers in Zamfara have arrested a former soldier and notorious bandit who also supplies arms to terrorists in the northwestern state. The suspect, Sa’idu Lawal, is said to have been terrorising communities in Niger, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, and Kaduna states. Sa’idu Lawal, a native of Zamfara State, voluntarily retired from the Nigerian Army […]
Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has challenged the Federal Government to publicly name terrorism financiers and oil thieves across the country. He said the call had become imperative to ensure there were no ‘sacred cows’ in the fight against terrorism, anti-corruption and economic sabotage across the country. The former Anambra State governor made […]
Terrorists have reportedly killed a soldier and abducted a Zimbabwean farmer in a farm located at Anchau town of Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Police Public Relations Officer ( PPRO) of the Kaduna State Police Command, DSP Mohammed Jalige, promised journalists that he would find out the details. However; a local […]
By Ibe Pascal Arogorn Imo State Police command has bursted camp of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra (iPOB’) in Izombie community, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. The operatives also neutralized five members of the outlawed group. Recall that gunmen on Thursday evening stormed Izombie community and set many houses and shops in […]
Terrorists have blocked Katsina – Jibia highway, killed one passenger and abducted several others in an early evening attack on commuters Wednesday. Sources told PREMIUM TIMES that a corpse was recovered at the scene of the attack around Kadobe village. Katsina – Jibia highway links to Maradi in the Niger Republic and Zamfara State. […]
Troops of the the Nigerian army’s Guards Brigade have raided a suspected terrorists’ hideout at Deidei Abattoir in the Abuja municipal area council, federal capital territory (FCT). Musa Danmadami, the director of defence media operations, during a bi-weekly press briefing on Thursday, said the hideout was raided on August 13. Earlier in July, three […]
