Category: Security
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KWARA SKIES ROAR AS TROOPS POUND BANDIT HIDEOUTS
Air strikes above, boots on the ground — the military is turning up the heat on bandits in Kwara. The Nigerian military has launched intense air and ground offensives against armed bandits terrorising parts of Ifelodun, Edu and Patigi LGAs of Kwara State, smashing hideouts and scattering criminal gangs. Security sources say the coordinated operation…
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GAMBARI WARNS: PERSISTENT INSECURITY AND EXCLUSION COULD CRIPPLE NIGERIA
Former Chief of Staff to late President Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has cautioned that ongoing insecurity, inequality, and exclusion in Nigeria could have severe national consequences. Speaking at Al-Qalam University’s 17th Pre-Convocation Lecture in Katsina, Gambari stressed that Nigeria stands at a critical crossroads, tested by demography, climate stress, technology, and geopolitics. “A divided North…
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KADUNA KIDNAPPINGS: CHRISTIAN LEADERS DECLARE 2-DAY FASTING OVER ABDUCTED WORSHIPPERS
After 163 worshippers were kidnapped from churches in Kajuru, Southern Kaduna’s Christian leaders are turning to prayer—and demanding action. Christian leaders in Southern Kaduna have declared a two-day fasting and prayer programme following the abduction of 163 worshippers from three churches in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru LGA, Kaduna State. Chairman of the Southern Kaduna Christian…
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KADUNA ABDUCTION: CAN DEMANDS SWIFT RESCUE, SLAMS EARLY DENIAL
Church leaders say lives were at stake while officials argued facts. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the police and other security agencies to act fast—and speak carefully—after the alleged abduction of worshippers in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru LGA, Kaduna State. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, said the initial public dismissal of the incident…
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TROOPS STRIKE TERRORISTS, FREE 62 HOSTAGES IN KEBBI–ZAMFARA SWEEP
Another big win against banditry in the North-West. Nigerian troops have neutralised two suspected Lakurawa terrorists and rescued 62 kidnapped victims in coordinated operations across Kebbi and Zamfara States. Under Operation FANSAN YAMMA, soldiers of the Joint Task Force North West, working with vigilantes and other security agencies, acted on solid intelligence to hit criminal…
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ILLEGAL MINING CRACKDOWN: KWARA COURT JAILS MAN FOR 5 YEARS
No licence, no mercy. A Kwara State High Court has sentenced 52-year-old Ilori Elicanah to five years in prison for illegally mining and possessing solid minerals, in a landmark conviction secured by the EFCC. Justice Abimbola Awogboro ruled that Elicanah had no lawful authority or mining licence, dismissing claims that he acted on verbal permission…
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NIGERIAN TROOPS RESCUE 8 KIDNAP VICTIMS, ARREST GUNRUNNER IN CROSS RIVER
Swift action on waterways pays off. Nigerian troops under Operation UDO KA have safely received eight rescued kidnap victims handed over by the Cameroonian Armed Forces along the Ikang waterways. The victims had been abducted by suspected sea pirates while traveling from Nigeria to Cameroon but were freed following a gun battle with Cameroonian forces.…
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TROOPS UNCOVER TERRORISTS’ MASS GRAVE IN BORNO
Another grim sign of militants’ losses in the North-East. Nigerian troops have uncovered a mass grave holding about 20 terrorists killed during recent military operations in the notorious Timbuktu Triangle of Borno State. According to the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, the bodies were buried by fleeing terrorists after deadly encounters with…
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TRUMP ON GREENLAND: “WE’LL WORK SOMETHING OUT”
Another Trump comment, another diplomatic ripple. U.S. President Donald Trump says Washington and its NATO allies will “work something out” over the growing dispute surrounding Greenland, a Danish territory he believes is crucial to American security interests. Speaking just hours before leaving for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump doubled down on his long-held…
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COURT ORDERS ARREST OF TURJI-LINKED SUSPECTS
Things took a dramatic turn in Abuja as a Federal High Court issued a bench warrant for the arrest of suspects allegedly linked to notorious terror kingpin Bello Turji—after they failed to show up for trial. Justice Emeka Nwite approved the warrant on Wednesday when four defendants connected to the terrorism case were absent in…
