Tag: #Terrorism
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NSCDC ARRESTS 20 SUSPECTS IN MAJOR CRACKDOWN ON NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has apprehended 20 individuals involved in serious crimes threatening Nigeria’s national security, the NSCDC National Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, announced during a press briefing in Abuja. Under orders from Commandant General Ahmed Audi, the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’sSIS) carried out the arrests between October…
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NIGERIAN ARMY ARRESTS HIGH-PROFILE TERROR SUSPECT, RECAPTURES ARMS, AND SECURES TERRORIST SURRENDERS
The Nigerian Army has successfully apprehended notorious kidnap kingpin Emmanuel Akpan and an ISWAP courier, recovered weapons, and recorded terrorist surrenders in coordinated operations across the country between October 7 and 9. Akpan was caught in Akwa Ibom during a raid supported by the DSS, while terror suspects and ammunition were seized in Borno and…
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FINNISH COURT SENTENCES BIAFRA LEADER SIMON EKPA TO 6 YEARS FOR TERRORISM
Simon Ekpa, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Government in Exile, has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Finnish District Court on terrorism-related charges. Earlier arrested in November 2024, Ekpa was found guilty of inciting terrorism and promoting violence via social media, actions linked to unrest in southeastern Nigeria. Finnish authorities…
