Troops of HADIN KAI have continued to take the battle to Boko Haram Terrorists/Islamic State of West Africa Province enclaves with more coordinated operations leading to the surrendering of six top terrorists Commanders. Spokesman for the Defence Headquarters, Maj-Gen Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this Thursday at the bi-weekly briefing in Abuja. According to him, the […]
The Nigerian Correctional Service has recaptured 421 inmates who fled the its facility in Kuje Abuja, while 454 others are still at large, according to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Correctional Service. This is just as the committee said it had summoned the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; and Comptroller-General of the NCoS, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered members of the Nigerian Armed Forces to confront terrorists and wipe them off the face of the earth. The president gave the order at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State while addressing military officers at the graduation ceremony of 247 students of the Senior Course 44 of the […]
A 28-year-old Kuje Correctional Centre escapee, Yakubu AbdulMumuni, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command. The suspect was arrested in Sango-Ota, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Oyeyemi said AbdulMumuni who […]
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has charged security agencies manning the custodial centres across the country to remain vigilant and continually remain on the watch to be able to defeat criminal elements terrorising the country. Aregbesola gave this charge on Tuesday when he paid a surprise visit to the Kirikiri maximum and medium-security custodial […]
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reports that Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, and a suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala (a.k.a. Wadume), escaped from custody during Friday’s jailbreak at Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja. The Public Relations Officer, FCT Command, NCoS, Mr Chukwuedo Humphrey, told the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zmafara State, on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to extend the retirement age of security personnel in Nigeria to 70 adding that the entry age limit for Direct Short Service should be extended from 30 to 32 years to accommodate more able bodied men and women that are willing to […]
The Members of National Assembly have been told to commence immediate impeachment procedure of President Muhammadu Buhari over the attack on Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja recently. Human Righ,t Liberty Access, and Peace, Defenders’ Foundation (HURIDE) and Campaign for Democracy (CD) in a joint statement said that latest security breaches in the country were clear […]
Former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, Monday, expressed satisfaction with the choice of Bola Tinubu’s running mate in the 2023 presidential race. The presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, nominated the ex-Borno governor, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate. The 55-year-old banker-turned-politician, who is the senator representing Borno Central […]
Two of the inmates who fled Kuje prison during last week’s invasion have been nabbed in Abuja and Suleja, Niger State. Daily Trust had reported how terrorists invaded the prison and released over 800 inmates, including all the Boko Haram suspects. The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) had claimed responsibility for the […]
