Security

Al Shabaab Founder Killed by U.S. Airstrike in Somalia

The government of Somalia announced over the weekend that Abdullahi Nadir, a Somali Islamist extremist and one of the co-founders of the Al Shabaab terror group, had been killed following a joint operation with international partners. The announcement, made...

Police parade suspected kidnap kingpin, John Lion in Yenagoa

The Bayelsa State Police Command on Monday paraded the suspected kidnap kingpin, John Ikechuwkwu Ewa, alias ‘John Lion’. He was paraded alongside three other members of his kidnapping gang at the Police Officers’ Mess in Yenagoa. Ewa was apprehended...

DSS rescues 27 human trafficking victims in Kano

The Department of State Services (DSS) Kano Command, has rescued and handed over 27 victims of human trafficking to the Joint Border Task Force Kano Command.Abdullahi Babale, Kano Zonal Commander of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in...

Bulletproof Water: Govt orders investigation

The Chairman of Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, Engr. Abdulrazaq Muhammad has ordered security agencies to carry out full investigation into the activities of a self-proclaimed man of God, Peter Michonza, the presiding pastor of “New Jerusalem church” located...

FG Declares NATFORCE Illegal Xecurity Outfit

The National Security Council has declared the National Task Force an illegal security outfit. This is the second time President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration will be declaring the outfit illegal and ordering it to end its operations . This will...

Ongoing efforts in taming banditry excite Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended security agencies on recent feats achieved in taming issues of banditry and kidnapping in the country.The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said the president made the commendation during the National Security Council meeting in...

EndSARS: Abuja panel awards N289m compensation to victims 

The Abuja #EndSARS panel probing allegations of human rights violations committed by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other units of the Nigeria Police, on Wednesday, awarded N289 million to 74 victims of gross human rights violations. The deceased...

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