Gunmen in Daulai village of Safana Local Government Area, Katsina, has killed A 50-year-old man identified as Ashiru Aliyu. Ekohotblog gathered that following his murder, many women were also reportedly abducted by the gunmen who also rustled some domestic animals and looted foodstuff during the attack. Residents said the gunmen who arrived in the village … Read more
Men of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a most-wanted armed robber popularly known as Bobisky on Saturday. Ekohotblog gathered that there was jubilation at the command headquarters in Port Harcourt as the state police were able to lay hold on the kidnapper. Bobisky, whose real name is Honest Digbara, was arrested early Saturday … Read more
Borno State Police Command has said it will not permit any form of protest within the state, following the several protests in diverse state over the increase in fuel hike and electricity tariff. DSP Edet Okon, the command spokesman, gave the warning in a statement on Tuesday in Maiduguri. Okon said that available information indicated … Read more
Unidentified Gunmen have killed a policeman while four others sustained injuries following an attack on them in Ohafia council area of Abia State. Ekohotblog gathered this happened on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Report has it that the gunmen suspected to be about 12 in number attacked five police officers at a bus stop at Okagwe … Read more
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have raided some identified bandits’ camps in parts of Benue and Nasarawa states killing one and arresting four. The Defence Headquarters made this known on Monday through a statement when the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche said the operations were conducted by troops deployed at Guma in Benue … Read more
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, says plans have been concluded for the deployment of a special mission aircraft to Benin to secure the maritime environment. Abubakar made this known during an on-the-spot assessment of the facilities at the Benin Unit of the Nigerian Airforce Base on Saturday. Read Also: Major … Read more
The Nigeria Police, Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, has burst a drug syndicate operating along the Oyo, Ogun and Lagos states axis and arrested a member of the gang, Sunday Ishola. The Zone 2 Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Hawa Adamu, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos, said that operatives of the Zonal … Read more
The Police Command in Enugu State says the screening of candidates for community policing officers in the state will begin on Aug. 26, at the command’s headquarters in Enugu. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu, said that the three days screening would last till Aug. 28, … Read more
The Borno Emirate Concerned Citizens Forum (BRCCF) on Tuesday, described attacks by Boko Haram on innocent civilians in the Northeast as an “Act of Cowardice”. The Chairman of the BECCF, Alhaji Zanna Hassan-Boguma, made this known while addressing a news conference in Maiduguri. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Tuesday, August 25th, 2020 … Read more
The troops of “Operation Sahel Sanity” have neutralised three bandits and arrested over 10 suspected bandits and informants during clearance operations at various bandits’ enclaves in Katsina State and Zamfara. Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, the Acting Director, Defence Media Operations said in a statement on Thursday in Katsina. Read Also: Nigeria To Get 2bn COVID-19 Vaccine … Read more
A Political Scientist, Malam Abdul-Rahoof Bello, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently enlist the spiritual support of African witches and wizards, to combat the endemic challenges of insecurity and corruption, navigating the ship of the Nigerian state towards a huge rock. The former University Lecturer proffered this option in a statement he issued and … Read more
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has rejected the transfer of the state from the Nigeria Police Force Zone 9 Division, Umuahia, Abia to the newly-created Zone 13, Dunukofia, Anambra. Umahi spoke on Thursday in Abakaliki while inaugurating the Ebonyi Policing Advisory Committee and the Ebonyi Community Policing Committee. Read Also: US Visa Ban: We’re Working … Read more
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) says there is need for urgent improvement in the standard of living for the rural populace as a panacea to security challenges in rural communities. Read Also: NBC Slams Lai Mohammed For Amending Broadcasting Code National President of the association, Mr Kolade Alabi, made the remark at … Read more
The Nigerian Air Force is set to deploy air assets as well as Regiment and Special Forces personnel to Gombe State to beef up existing security arrangements in the fight against insurgency and other related crimes in the zone. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, disclosed this while hosting Gombe State … Read more
Niger’s government has extended a state of emergency to the entire region that surrounds the capital Niamey and suspended access to a giraffe reserve where six French aid workers and two Nigeriens were shot dead. Attackers on motorbikes ambushed the group on Sunday while they were driving through the reserve, a popular destination for expatriates … Read more
Alhaji Sani Shinkafi, a member of Zamfara Security Advisory Committee has dismissed as fake, a recent audio trending on social media that members of the committee had resigned. Shinkafi, who was APGA governorship candidate in the 2019 elections in the state, said the recording was the work of mischief makers and anti progressive elements bent … Read more
Chief Adams Makka-Nangba, District Head of Wakama in Nasarawa Egon Local Aovernment Area, has tasked residents in the state to be more security conscious and report to appropriate authorities suspicious movement of persons or groups. Makka-Nangba made the call on Tuesday during a town hall meeting in Wakama, Akun Development Area of the state. Read … Read more
A former Commissioner of Police, Mr Lawrence Alobi has blamed the prevailing security challenges in the country on corruption, inadequate funding and bad governance orchestrated by successive governments. Alobi, who disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, also blamed the security challenges on the insensitivity of political leaders. Read Also: … Read more
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Delta Safe, discovered and deactivated 25 illegal refineries and impounded 342,000 litres of illegally refined AGO in the South-South in the last two weeks. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this while giving updates on military operations across on Thursday in Abuja. Read Also: Breaking!!! … Read more
The United States says the Al-Qaeda insurgent group has started penetrating the north-western part of Nigeria. In recent times, there has been an increase in attacks in Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara and other north-west states. Read Also: Arrested RevolutionNow Protesters in Abuja Released During a media briefing, Dagvin Anderson, commander of the US special operations … Read more