The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has declared strong support for the establishment of state police, saying decentralized policing is urgently needed to confront Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. He stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, which was monitored by our correspondent. Adams said he “totally agrees” with the position…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has urged Ndigbo in Nigeria and the Diaspora to return home for the Christmas festivities, assuring them of adequate security across the South-East during the Yuletide. The pro-Biafran group said the South-East remains Nigeria’s “most tranquil” zone and claimed that security conditions in the region have improved despite what…
Criminals’ use of foreign internet services makes it difficult for security agents to track bandits in Nigeria, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has said. Dr. Bwala stated this while speaking in an interview with the newsmen, posted on their social media page yesterday. He explained that while security agencies…
Troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade, Sector 4 Operation Hadin Kai,today stopped a major attack by ISWAP/Boko Haram fighters in Chibok, Borno State, before the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) moved in with airstrikes that killed many of the fleeing terrorists. The report was contained in a post shared on social media by security analyst…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has rejected calls for negotiations with bandits, insisting that Nigeria must take decisive action and embrace international assistance to confront escalating insecurity. Chief Obasanjo, who spoke at the Plateau State Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival held in Jos, the state capital, on Friday, asked the Federal Government to stop apologizing…
Bandits have struck the Isapa community of Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting 11 residents. The gunmen, numbering more than 20, stormed the community with a large herd of cattle on Monday, firing shots indiscriminately. An elderly woman was reportedly hit by a stray bullet during the incident. A community leader, who confirmed…
The Owa of Eruku, Oba Olanrewaju Busari, has warned that his community in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State remains vulnerable to repeated attacks. Speaking during an interview on ARISE News Night on Monday, following the rescue of 38 abducted residents, Oba Busari cited the ease with which bandits move through the dense…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has disclosed that security agencies are fully aware of the identities and locations of the bandit groups responsible for recent mass abductions, including the attack on St Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in Niger State. Mr. Onanuga made the disclosure on Monday during…
The United States has condemned the abduction of students and teachers in Niger State, as well as the earlier kidnapping of schoolgirls in Kebbi State. In a statement issued today on it social media handle, the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs described the attacks as acts that must not go unpunished and urged the…
Fifty of the more than 300 children abducted from a Catholic school in Niger state have escaped their captors. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. “We have received some good news as fifty pupils escaped and have reunited with their parents,” said CAN, adding they escaped between Friday…