Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have reportedly arrested a suspected Boko Haram leader in Abeokuta, Ogun state. According to Daily Trust, the suspected Boko Haram leader was arrested at Ijaye area of Abeokuta on Sunday. A source reportedly told the newspaper that the suspect initially resisted arrest before he was overpowered. […]
The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) is reportedly behind the attack on a military checkpoint in the Madalla area of Suleja LGA, Niger State. Gunmen had on Friday attacked soldiers of the Guards’ brigade stationed near Zuma rock. Muhammad Abdullahi, the spokesperson to the chairman of Suleja LGA, had said the gunmen […]
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, said terrorists are now in-between Osu forest and Ile Ife, Osun state, fully armed with various ammunition and planning to attack states in the southwest. Gani Adams also said according to information he received, terrorists are also present in the forest between Abeokuta and Ibadan. The […]
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has said that the police and other security agencies are prepared for any planned terrorists’ attack on Lagos. Hundeyin, during a Twitter Space webinar, on Saturday, was responding to questions from our correspondent on reports of a possible planned attack on Lagos by terrorists […]
Security expert and lawyer, Bulama Bukarti, on Friday said terrorist group Boko Haram has established a presence close to Abuja, the nation’s capital. He made the comment while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today. Mr Bukarti said this was the first time the terrorist group was establishing a presence in the nation’s North-Central region. […]
Muyiwa Adekeye, media aide to Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has explained why his principal discussed with President Muhammadu Buhari on a kidnap threat. In a video that surfaced over the weekend, bandits had threatened to abduct the president and the governor. Speaking on the development on Wednesday, el-Rufai had said the president was […]
Suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists have fired shots at Zone 1 Police Headquarters along BUK Road in Kano. According to security sources, the terrorists came in three vehicles around 12:30pm on Friday and fired several shots at the building and then zoomed off. The source said security is being reinforced around the headquarters […]
Gunmen have reportedly attacked a military checkpoint in Madalla area of Suleja LGA, Niger state. Jibril Bisallah, information officer of Suleja LGA, said the gunmen attacked soldiers of the guards brigade under the 102 battalion of Zuma rock. He, however, said there was no confirmation yet on the number of casualties from the attack […]
Renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has condemned the position of the Federal Government regarding media reporting and coverage of the lingering insecurity in the country. He specifically faulted the government’s plan to sanction the BBC Africa Eye and Daily Trust for their recent reports which he said exposed the politics of insecurity, the […]
Borno State Governor Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has expressed fears that dwindling resources and poverty, if not tackled, may force some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to join Boko Haram and its splinter group–the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters. The governor, who made this known yesterday during the closure of the Dalori-1, Dalori-2, […]
