Category: Security
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POLICE ARREST 3 SUSPECTED CULTISTS OVER ABDUCTION, KILLING OF KWARA POLYTECHNIC STUDENT
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested 3 suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity over the alleged abduction and murder of 29-year old Sodiq Durodola Olaniyi, a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, following weeks of investigation into the victim’s disappearance. The suspects, identified as Adeoye Babatunde Alimi, 23, Bernard Kayode, 25, and Owoyemi Bashiru,…
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SECURITY AGENCIES UNITE AGAINST CULTISM, SOCIAL VICES IN KWARA SCHOOLS
The Kwara State Police Command through the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) Security Awareness programme has intensified efforts to curb cultism and other social vices among students. The programme was held at the Police Officers’ Mess in Ilorin, where security agencies, legal practitioners, educators, and community leaders converged to sensitise students on…
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NORTH-EAST: TROOPS NEUTRALISE 485 TERRORIST, RESCUE 595 KIDNAP VICTIMS IN Q2
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Hadin Kai neutralised 485 terrorists, apprehended 370 suspects and rescued 595 kidnapped victims during operations in the North-East in the second quarter, 2026. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-General Michael Onoja, made this known while addressing a news conference on the operational activities of the Armed Forces…
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NGERIA, UK STRENGTHEN COUNTER-TERRORISM PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW TRAINING PROGRAMME
Nigeria and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening counter-terrorism cooperation through enhanced training, intelligence sharing and coordinated emergency response strategies. The commitment was highlighted at the opening of specialised Incident Commanders’ and Advanced Intelligence Analysis courses at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in Abuja. According to the National Coordinator of NCTC,…
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SGF CONDEMNS KILLING OF BENUE MACBAN CHAIRMAN, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ARREST OF SUSPECTS
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has strongly condemned the killing of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Risku Mohammed, and his associate. In a statement on Sunday, Akume described the killings as a setback to ongoing peacebuilding efforts in Benue…
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NIGERIA EYES UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT AFTER WINNING KEY UN ELECTION
Nigeria has set its sights on securing a seat on the United Nations Security Council next year following another diplomatic success at the global body. Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, made the declaration after Nigeria’s candidate, Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, won re-election to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women…
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EXPERT WARNS AGAINST CHARGING PHONES ON BED WHILE SLEEPING
An electrical safety educator, Mr Patrick Okoye, has advised Nigerians to avoid keeping their phones on the bed to charge it while asleep saying that it increases the risk of fire incidents. He gave the advice during an electrical safety awareness programme on Saturday June 27 in Awka, Anambra state. Okoye said placing mobile phones…
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ARMY@163: COAS URGES TROOPS TO REMAIN STEADFAST, COMMITTED TO NATIONAL SERVICE
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has urged soldiers to remain steadfast in their commitment to defending Nigeria. He made the call in a goodwill message to the Nigerian army family during the Juma’at prayers held on Friday June 26 as part of activities marking the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL)…
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LAGOS EXPLOSION CAUSED BY MECHANICAL FAILURE, NOT I.E.D – CP
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, said on Thursday June 25 that comprehensive investigation had revealed that Monday’s explosion in Mushin was not caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), but by mechanical failure. He made this revelation at a news conference held at the command headquarters, Ikeja. Tijani said preliminary…
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ARMY INTERCEPTS TERRORIST LOGISTICS SUPPLIER, RECOVER COMBAT BOOTS, TACTICAL ITEMS IN ZAMFARA
Troops of Sector II of the Operation Fansan Yamma have arrested a suspected logistics supplier to terrorist groups and recovered 150 pairs of combat boots and other tactical items in Zamfara. According to an operational report made available on Thursday June 25, the suspect was apprehended along the Sokoto-Gusau Road during a routine stop-and-search operation…
