Security

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have rescued a 28-year-old woman identified as Mrs Member Ityavber at Tse-Ubena village in Yooyo Council Ward of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. This was contained in a statement issued by the Acting Media Information Officer of OPWS, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu, and made available to journalists on Thursday. […]

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK have reportedly killed no fewer than 61 terrorists suspected to be members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP. Popular security expert, Zagazola Makama, who disclosed this in a report he posted on X on Monday, said the operation was carried out in collaboration with the Nigerian […]

Security chiefs have relocated to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to take charge of the security situation following Monday night’s coordinated suicide bombings that killed 23 people and injured 108 others. Three suicide bombers detonated explosives almost simultaneously around 7:02 p.m. at the Maiduguri Monday Market, the Post Office Flyover area, and the security post […]

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the cattle rustling at Ado-Awaye in Iseyin Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement released by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, in Ibadan, the state capital, today. According to Ayanlade, the suspects were Sekooni Wale, […]

Troops of the Joint Task Force, North-East, under Operation HADIN KAI, have successfully repelled coordinated attacks by suspected fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province, killing more than 20 insurgents in Yobe State. The attacks targeted troops stationed in Goniri, under Sector 2 of the operation, from the night of Monday, March 9, through […]

Residents in Borno State have expressed deep concern over a viral video showing underage children, suspected to be terrorist child soldiers, dressed in full camouflage in a deserted forest. The video, obtained by our correspondent on Monday, shows about 18 children fully kitted in military uniforms, assembled in a straight line while jubilating in an […]

Newly sworn-in Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, yesterday inaugurated a committee on the establishment of state police. As part of ongoing discussions on policing reforms, President Bola Tinubu, had, last Wednesday, during the breaking of fast with senators at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, urged the leadership of the 10th Senate to initiate constitutional amendments to […]

The Nigerian Air Force, under the Joint Task Force of Operation Hadin Kai, conducted an intelligence-driven Air Interdiction mission against terrorist elements in the Yuwe general area of the Sambisa axis in Borno State. The early morning operation, according to the service, followed confirmatory Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance that identified structures used as terrorist commanders’ […]

Suspected members of the Lakurawa armed group have reportedly attacked Dadin-Kowa community in Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing several residents and injuring many others during Taraweeh prayers. This was disclosed in a post today by security analyst and crisis journalist, Bakatsine, via his X handle. According to the report, the attackers stormed […]

President Bola Tinubu yesterday charged the newly decorated acting Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to make the Nigeria Police Force better than he met it, as the country grapples with banditry, terrorism, and other criminal activities. The President, who personally decorated Disu with his new rank at the State House, Abuja, said the appointment comes […]