Category: Security
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THREE CONVICTED FOR SUPPLYING ARMS TO TERRORISTS, SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOKOTO
A Sokoto State High Court has sentenced three men, including a citizen of the Republic of Niger, to death by hanging for terrorism-related offences and illegal arms trafficking linked to cross-border criminal activities. The convicts, Yusuf Muhammad, popularly known as Sallau, Jabbi Alhaji Yalle and Kabiru Muhammad, were found guilty after the court upheld evidence…
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NDLEA BUSTS METH LAB IN OYO FOREST, ARRESTS MEXICAN, 4 OTHERS
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have discovered and dismantled a fortified, industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory hidden deep within the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area, Oyo State. Speaking on the development on Wednesday June 24 in Abuja, the NDLEA’s Chairman, retired Brig.Gen. Buba Marwa, represented by its Director of…
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ALLEGED COUP PLOT: COURT ORDERS PROBE OF LEAKED EVIDENCE
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate allegation by the prosecution that part of the evidence it tendered in court and served on lawyers to the defendants were displayed on social media. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik also ordered that if there was any evidence on social…
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STUDENT’S KILLING: KOGI VARSITY NABS 2 MORE SUSPECTED CULTISTS
Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, has intensified its anti-cultism campaign with the arrest of two additional suspected cult members, following the murder of 300-level Biochemistry student, David Solomon on June 11, within the university environment. In a statement on Wednesday in Lokoja, Uredo Omale, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of PAAU, said the arrests were…
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NUT HINGES REOPENING OF SCHOOLS ON GOVT PROVIDING ADEQUATE SECURITY MEASURES
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State Wing, has hinged the reopening of public schools in the state on government putting in place adequate measures to beef up security. The NUT directed teachers in public schools to embark on indefinite strike effective from June 1 following the May 15 abduction of over 40 students…
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NIGERIA, UK TARGET TERRORISM FINANCING, CYBER THREATS, IN RENEWED SECURITY PACT
Nigeria and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation against terrorism financing, cyber threats, disinformation and other emerging security challenges under the renewed UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership. This commitment was made on Tuesday June 23 at the opening of the 4th UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue in Abuja. The National…
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KADUNA MOB KILLING: MUSLIM LAWYERS DEMAND PROBE OF POLICE CUSTODY BREACH
The Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN), Kaduna Branch, has condemned the mob killing of a woman at the Maraban Jos area of Kaduna State. In a statement issued on Tuesday June 23 in Kaduna, the association expressed shock and sadness over reports of the attack, murder, and burning of the woman following allegations of…
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TROOPS RESCUE 47 PEOPLE FROM ISWAP ENCLAVE IN BORNO
Troops of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have rescued 47 persons, mostly women and children, from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) enclave in Kangarwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno. According to a statement issued by the Acting Military Information Officer of OPHK, Capt. Mohammed Goni, on Tuesday June…
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POLICE IN PLATEAU CONFIRM 20 KILLED IN BOKKOS ATTACK
The Police Command in Plateau has confirmed the killing of 20 persons in an attack on Kawel Community in Mushere District, Bokkos Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement on Monday June 22 in Jos. According to him, the Commissioner of Police Bassey…
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TROOPS ARREST 3 WOMEN OVER ALLEGED ISWAP LINKS IN BORNO IDP CAMP
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested three women suspected of collaborating with terrorists in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. The women are Aisha Mustapha, 19, Astakawu Bura, 23, and Zarah Bukar, 50. An operational report made available on Sunday June 21 revealed that the operation…
