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Ooni wants hunters to fill security roles

1 year ago3684 min

Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, has urged for the constitutional inclusion of the Nigerian Hunter and Forest Security Service in the country’s security framework. The NHFSS Commander General, Joshua Osatimehin, paid the monarch a visit at his palace in Ile Ife, Osun State, the statement from Abuja on Sunday said. The traditional leader said giving constitutional recognition to NHFSS would go a long way in reducing banditry, kidnapping, Boko haram, terrorism, and...

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Insecurity: Anambra vigilance group to seize illicit weapons

1 year ago3324 min

Chief Nweke Nweke, the Anambra Vigilance Group’s Director of Media and Publicity, announced that the organisation would launch a mop-up operation to seize illegal firearms from people or organisations operating without permits in the state. Nweke, who made this announcement during a news conference on Sunday, revealed that the action was a result of their learning that criminal gangs and hoodlums operating in the state have illegally obtained firearms. In order to identify people who...

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Group applauds ex-CNS Gambo for transforming Nigerian Navy

2 years ago754 min

Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo, the former chief of the naval staff, has received praise from a group called Prayer and Support for the Nigerian Armed Forces and other Security Agencies for his tenacity in forging a robust, responsive, and forward-thinking naval force capable of defending the country’s maritime environment. It stated that under Gambo’s leadership, the Nigerian Navy accomplished several laudable milestones in 29 months, including recapitalization and strengthening collaborative efforts with domestic...

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Ogalla assumes role of Chief of Naval Staff, vows to combat oil theft

2 years ago773 min

Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, the newly appointed Chief of Naval Staff, has taken office and pledged to take decisive action against oil thieves undermining the country’s economy. Speaking at the handing-over ceremony on Friday in Abuja, Ogalla said the nation’s economy and maritime security are at risk from piracy and other criminal activity. “We constantly face serious threats,” he said, citing theft of crude oil, the prevalence of illegal refineries, illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing,...

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Boko Haram kills eight youths in Borno

2 years ago733 min

On Thursday, several young people from four different communities in the Mafa and Jere Local Government Areas of Borno State were murdered by individuals believed to be affiliated with the Boko Haram terrorist group. Five of the young people who were reportedly out in the bush gathering firewood were found in Tamsu-Ngamdu, two were found in Baram-Karuwa, and one was found in Shuwari. One of the youths was found dead in Muna, which is located...

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Lagbaja, new COAS, promises to lead disciplined army.

2 years ago683 min

Major General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, the new chief of army staff, has stated that he is prepared to lead an army that will be motivated by professionalism and discipline. Lagbaja said this while addressing a sizable group of senior military officers and heads of various departments within the army on Friday during the handover ceremony at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. He continued by saying that under his predecessor, the Army had experienced previously unheard-of...

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DSS issues warning of planned attack on places of worship, recreation

2 years ago814 min

The Department of State Services has alerted the public to planned attacks on places of worship and entertainment before and during the celebration of Eid Kabir. During combined operations, the service, members of the Nigerian Army, and Nigerian Police recovered improvised explosive devices from terrorists, which, according to the service, gave legitimacy to the planned attack. The Service’s spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, encouraged mall operators among others to exercise caution in a statement on Thursday....

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Terrorists kill 11 Plateau villagers by setting them on fire

2 years ago10112 min

On Tuesday night, suspected terrorists burned 11 people to death in an attack on the Chisu village in the Mangu Local Government of Plateau State. Around 11 o’clock at night, the victims allegedly heard sporadic gunfire in the neighbourhood and fled to a house in the village for safety. However, the attackers followed them there and set the house on fire, killing them. Michael Bulus, a member of the Chisu community who managed to flee...

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I’m prepared to talk to Uzodinma about Imo’s insecurity. — Okorocha

2 years ago10105 min

Rochas Okorocha, a former governor of Imo State, stated on Monday that he is eager to speak with Hope Uzodinma about the state’s security issues. Three days after his convoy was attacked in the state and a cop was killed, Okorocha spoke to journalists at his Spilbat mansion in Owerri, the state’s capital, and claimed that insecurity had risen in Imo state. In order to help find a long-term solution to the problems of...

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Breaking: Terrorist attacks prompt 24-hour LG curfew by Plateau government

2 years ago803 min

A 24-hour curfew was imposed in the council area of the Mangu Local Government Area of the Plateau on Sunday night. In a statement released on Sunday night, Markus Artu, the LGA’s interim management committee chairman, said: “A 24-hour curfew has been declared in the Mangu Local Government Area. As a result, there won’t be any kind of vehicle movement. “In addition, all motorcycle movement has been prohibited indefinitely. Only security personnel and employees performing...

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