At least 100 people have been abducted by gunmen in Nigeria’s northwest, residents have said. Locals said armed men on motorcycles stormed villages in Zamfara state. The residents were kidnapped after the villages failed to pay a “tax” imposed on them by the gunmen, witnesses said. In recent years, kidnapping for ransom has become rife […]
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The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has categorically denied a recent report alleging the passing of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa. The DHQ affirmed that General Musa is alive and well, stressing the importance of relying on credible sources for accurate information. The erroneous report, which circulated earlier this week, caused unnecessary […]
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Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has attributed the rise in kidnapping cases to the decline in armed robbery, stating that criminals have shifted their tactics due to the reduced use of cash. Addressing participants at the All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State (South-South Nigeria), Ribadu highlighted the evolving nature […]
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Nigerian troops have thwarted a planned terrorist attack in the northern state of Kano, arresting two suspects and seizing weapons and explosives. A joint operation by the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services (DSS) raided a terrorist hideout in Gezawa Local Government Area in the early hours of Friday, November 3, 2023. The […]
Read MoreMilitant Islamist group Boko Haram has killed 20 mourners returning from the burial of victims of an earlier attack by the jihadists in north-eastern Nigeria, police say. The mourners died after their vehicle drove over an explosive device planted by the insurgents in Yobe state. On Monday, the militants shot dead 17 people in a […]
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A Nigerian Army special court martial has sentenced a former Group Managing Director, Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Maj. Gen. Umaru Mohammed, to seven years’ imprisonment for corruption. Mohammed was convicted of 14 counts bordering on forgery, misappropriation of funds, and conspiracy, among others. He was ordered to pay back $2,178,900 and N1.65bn to the Army […]
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Two Nigerian groups have called for a national security summit to address the country’s rising insecurity. At a news conference on Friday, the leaders of both groups said the summit is necessary because Nigeria is facing a “serious security challenge” that is threatening the country’s unity and development. The groups said the summit would provide […]
Read MoreTwo individuals linked to a syndicate involved in hacking over 1000 bank accounts in Nigeria have been apprehended by the Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos State in the Southwestern part of the country. The suspects, identified as Yusuf Ademola, aged 40, and Adesina Abiodun, aged 50, were captured at their hideout in Ijebu Ode, […]
Read MoreNigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has called for increased collaboration among the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, Service Chiefs, and the Inspector-General of Police to tackle the issue of insecurity in Nigeria. During a meeting in Abuja on Monday, President Tinubu expressed his full support for the security officials and emphasized the importance of working together […]
Read MoreThree Chinese military ships are in Nigeria on a rare visit which officials say is aimed at improving maritime security. The arrival of the fleet – which is led by a destroyer – comes six months after a new billion-dollar deep sea port was opened in Lagos. It was Chinese-built and China has retained a […]
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