Crime Facts

Many civilians feared killed in Zamfara airstrikes

  Scores of people have been feared killed in Kukawa village of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State during airstrikes by the troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Hadarin Daji. This was as the army denied the killing of any civilian in the state saying “the military was fighting bandits and not the […]

Troops nab ‘top ISWAP commander’ in Adamawa

  Troops of the Nigerian Army 144 Battalion, Operation Hadin Kai deployed at Madagali, have reportedly apprehended Saidu Hassan Yellow, a top commander of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) in Adamawa state. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst on the Lake Chad region, said the commander who is also known […]

Army Lieutenant, six others killed on Borno-Yobe road

  Boko Haram sect has ambushed a military vehicle conveying a Lieutenant (names withheld) and other soldiers along the Biu-Buratai-Buni Yadi road. The road that links Borno and Yobe states has remained a death trap, as it has witnessed a series of deadly attacks in the recent past. Reliable sources revealed that the attack which […]

Military releases slain terrorist commanders’ names

  The Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, released the names of terrorist kingpins killed during different operations in the northern part of the country. The DHQ noted that the terrorist commanders were killed in operations between January and March 2024. The names of the terrorist kingpins are Abu Bilal Minuki (aka Abubakar Mainok) – Head of […]

Court orders release of 313 suspected terrorists

  A Federal High Court in Borno has ordered the release of no fewer than 313 suspected terrorists arrested by the military. The court ordered their release for lack of evidence to nail the suspects after the investigation. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, disclosed this during a briefing on military operations […]

NAF destroys several illegal refining sites, berges in Rivers

  The Air Component of Operation Delta Safe has destroyed several illegal refining sites and barges used for illegal oil bunkering activities in Rivers State. Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, said the air strikes are in continuation of offensive against illegal oil refining sites and barges ladened with […]

CONFIRMED: DHQ Declares IPOB’s Simon Ekpa, 96 Others Wanted

  The Defence Headquarters in Abuja have declared one of the leaders of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa wanted. Ekpa’s name was published on the Military’s wanted list alongside 96 others from various parts of the country. In a banner displaying the pictures of the suspects, the Defence Headquarters said it […]