Category: Security
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CUSTOMS CRACKS OPEN 30-YEAR DRUG VAULT FROM 1980S, PASSES TO NDLEA
Kano Customs uncovered a time-warped narcotics treasure Friday during warehouse revamps—smashing a mystery cabinet passed officer-to-officer since the ’80s, spilling 1986-87 seizures like 16.4kg cannabis blocks/slabs, 52,168 quinalbarbitone capsules (14.6kg), 246g permuline tabs, 220g heroin parcels and 2.4kg mystery white powder that dodged explosives tests but screamed lab time with NDLEA. CG Bashir Adewale-Adeniyi spotlighted…
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DSP SUICIDE SHOCKER: COP BLOWS OWN HEAD OFF AMIDST ARMS THEFT PROBE
Niger Police confirmed Friday a bombshell tragedy: DSP Abdullahi Isah, 12PMF Minna’s armoury boss, shot himself dead Tuesday during a routine gun audit after his Dec 15 arrest for shady ammo deals—right as discrepancies exposed 13 missing AK-47s and 2,000+ rounds fueling bandit sales in Shiroro’s Erena hood. Spokesman SP Abiodun Wasiu detailed the 2:30pm…
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DELTA POLICE BUST MOM FOR STAGING BABY SNATCH AND SELLING INFANT FOR N1.5M
Delta cops cracked a heartless hoax Friday, nabbing Rita Ughale after she faked her two-month-old’s robbery abduction on Ekpan Link Road tricycle ride Monday—confessing under grilling that she hawked the tot to a couple for N1.5 million in Uvwie LGA. Ekpan DPO CSP Labe Joseph launched a rapid hunt post her tearful report, but narrative…
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SENATE GREENLIGHTS SAIDU MOHAMMED, ORITSEMEYIWA EYESAN AS OIL REG WATCHDOG BOSSES
The Senate gave a unanimous thumbs-up Friday to President Tinubu’s picks, confirming Saidu Mohammed as NMDPRA CEO and Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan as NUPRC head—unlocking fresh leadership for Nigeria’s midstream/downstream and upstream petroleum regs under the 2021 PIA for five-year terms packed with promise. Joint Petroleum Committee chair Sen Kawu Sumaila detailed the grilling sessions that vetted…
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ARMY CHIEF PROMISES TOP CARE FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has personally assured soldiers injured on duty that they will receive the best medical treatment available, emphasizing that their sacrifices will never be forgotten. During a visit to the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna, Maj.-Gen. Isah Abdullahi, the Army’s Chief of Administration, delivered this message…
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NSCDC UNVEILS AMOYO HQ UPGRADE TO LOCK DOWN KWARA GRASSROOTS
Kwara’s NSCDC rolled out shiny new digs Thursday at Amoyo Divisional Headquarters in Ifelodun LGA—signposts, guard posts, pro offices, photo stands and revamped blocks—to amp up rural patrols, smash crime and shield communities with sharper coordination and motivated crews. Gov AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s rep Abdullahi Bata hailed security as development’s backbone, backing the Corps’ visibility push;…
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TROOPS ANNIHILATE TERROR INFILTRATION BID IN BITTA, DOWN TOP COMMANDER
Operation Hadin Kai troops turned back a brazen pre-dawn terror thrust from Mandara Mountains into Bitta at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, using cutting-edge surveillance to lure infiltrators into ambush range—then blasting them with tactical fire that neutralized several, including a high-value commander and his propaganda cameraman, in a devastating blow to ISWAP networks. Fleeing remnants got…
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NAF C-130 CREW CLEARS BURKINA BURR, ROCKETS TO PORTUGAL FOR FIXES
Nigeria’s gritty 11-man Air Force C-130 crew turned Thursday’s release in Burkina Faso into instant takeoff, pressing their Portugal maintenance mission after a Dec 8 tech glitch forced a precautionary Bobo-Dioulasso landing—showcasing NAF resilience amid West African junta jitters. Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar’s star-studded squad—packing NIA DG Mohammed Mohammed, AVM Abdullahi (Air Force plans chief),…
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POLICE BUST GLOBAL CYBER GANG TARGETING MICROSOFT USERS
Nigeria’s cyber cops at NPF-NCCC swung into action Thursday, probing a massive international scam ring peddling Raccoon O365 phishing kits to hijack Microsoft 365 logins nabbing three suspects in Lagos and Edo after FBI-Microsoft tips exposed credential thefts, BEC fraud and data dumps costing corps, banks and schools worldwide. Blockchain sleuths traced crypto hauls via…
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TINUBU DECLARES WAR ON BANDITS: NO HIDEOUTS FOR TERROR IN FORESTS OR BEYOND
President Bola Tinubu lit a fire under Nigeria’s security chiefs Wednesday, proclaiming a national emergency to crush non-state actors ravaging the North—yanking VIP guards for forest sweeps, unleashing DSS-trained rangers and greenlighting state police to seal every bandit bolt-hole ahead of a peaceful yuletide. New Defence Minister Gen Christopher Musa—ex-CDS turned bush-war architect—vows checkpoint-to-jungle redeployments,…
