The Nigerian Army has been showered praises for showcasing a high level of human rights compliance in its various operations across the country this year. The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) made the revelation in a special report appraising the performance of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in 2020. In the report signed by the special rapporteur, Dr. Read More
The Nigerian military has been urged to remain focused and not get distracted in its prosecution of the war against terrorism, banditry and other criminal vices in the country. This call came from Dr Thomas Uzah, a security expert and head of mass communication department, Kwararafa University Wukari in reaction to the International Criminal Court’s preliminary report. In a touching message on Read More
As a tenet of its false constituted ideology and business model, the insurgents had taken thousands of young Nigerians, many of whom were raped or conscripted as fighters. Most of these abductions went unnoticed, and it took the security forces unaware. For long, this name has always send shivers down everyone’s spine, whenever Boko haram is being mentioned. Unlike the Read More
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has been found at the centre of a fresh plot to blackmail and undermine President Muhammadu Buhari and the armed forces of Nigeria across the north. According to the Northern Patriots (NP), “In disguise of fighting for the security of the region, the CNG secretly sponsors banditry.” Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday Read More
When General Tukur Yusufu Buratai was appointed as the 20th Chief of Army Staff by the President and Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on July 13th, 2015, the choice was hailed by all and sundry. This was because, in the history of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Buratai remains one of the most decorated officers ever to be elevated Read More
Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan, Northern Governors, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambari, and Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, are in crucial meeting over insecurity in the North and in Nigeria. The meeting, which kicked off at the Council Chambers of Sir Kashim Ibrahim House Kaduna 12pm Read More
CLAIM: A Kaduna-based businessman and indigene of Katsina State, Mahdi Shehu claimed that the Katsina State Government under governor Aminu Bello Masari has spent N52.6 billion under the guise of security in the state. VERDICT: Careful scrutiny of documents show that the claim is unsubstantiated. Documents adduced to support the claim have doubtful authenticity. The claim is therefore largely FALSE. Read More
Exercise Crocodile Smile VI commenced on October 20, 2020, and is scheduled to last to December 31. The exercise has been a huge success in dealing with criminals and scaling down the level of crime in many parts of the country in the past five years in areas like the Southwest, Southsouth and others within its scope. But since the Nigerian Read More
In furtherance of his carrot and stick approach to lasting peace in Zamfara state, Governor Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has facilitated the rescue of 11 kidnap victims from bandits without any ransom. The governor made the disclosure when he summoned a stakeholders’ meeting on Saturday to discuss further avenues of achieving peace without bloodshed in the state. Special Adviser to Read More
The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organizations for Peace (NIFROP), Friday, prophesied years of prosperity ahead for Nigeria at the end of its special thanksgiving, praise and prayer session to mark the country’s diamomd jubilee. At the colourful event held at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, the clerics celebrated the nation’s 60th independence anniversary in grand style, declaring an open heaven upon Nigeria. Read More
There have been insinuations in some quarters discrediting the efforts of the Nigerian government towards addressing the various security challenges in the country. This trend in recent times has assumed a pronounced dimension with an avalanche of reports by various organizations indicating government’s failure towards addressing the various security challenges in the country. Some concerned stakeholders have indeed voiced concern Read More
Some elder statesmen under the aegis of the Patriotic Elders Council (PEC) have declared that President Muhammadu Buhari has surpassed his predecessors in terms of security, contrary to claims by former President, Olusegun Obasanjo. The group made this known in a communique issued on Tuesday and signed by Alhaji Muhammadu Ari Gwaska and Chief Simon Shango, its President and Secretary Read More
Some youth leaders from Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states have commended the Nigerian Army over the killing of militia leader, Terwase Akwaza, popularly known as Gana. The group at a joint press conference at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, on Tuesday, expressed total confidence in the troops to “continue to defend our people from the other Ganas and their political allies that are still Read More
When service chiefs were appointed in July 2015, like many people with keen interest in the polity especially security. I went further to dig into the profile of the newly appointed chiefs. They all seem to be great choices made by Mr President. However one of them exceptionally caught my attention, Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai. With a physically imposing Read More
The Emir of Gusau, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, has promised to give the necessary support to the Nigerian Army under the leadership of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. – Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, in order to combat armed banditry, cattle rustling, kidnapping and other vices in the North-west. He made the pledge on Friday at the Nigeria Army Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has, again, said that security would be restored to Borno state, the North-east region and the nation in general. The president made similar promises in the past but few came to pass. In fact, since the level of insecurity got escalated in the country recently, he always does. But whenever his plans started to unfold, some things Read More
Kaduna state and other North-west and central states like Katsina, Zamfara and Niger have progressively become a playground for terrorists, who strike with such unpredictability that makes anticipation a herculean task. The spatial nature of settlements of most Northern communities makes them easy targets of isolated attacks. Their plight is compounded by the rough terrain that makes access difficult for security agencies, that’s when Read More
Barely two weeks after Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum alleged sabotage in the military’s fight against insurgency, his Zamfara counterpart, Dr. Mohammed Bello Matawallen, has also accused some ‘power-seeking’ politicians of benefitting from the nation’s security challenge, particularly in the northern part of the country. In recent time, the northern part of the country has continued to face one security Read More
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina state Monday said armed banditry and kidnap for ransom in the North-west zone have been sustained by the activities of informants. Addressing a press conference at the Nigerian Army Super Camp in Faskari local government area of the state, the governor cautioned residents of communities troubled by banditry to desist from providing information to Read More
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina state has said the state government will carry out reforms in the local government sector to enable local authorities improve security matters within their communities. He stated this at a press conference at the Nigerian Army Super Camp in Faskari local government area of the state Monday when he inspected the ongoing Operation Sahel Read More
The Ohimege Opanda in Nasarawa state, Alhaji Usman Abdullahi, has urged the federal and state governments to adopt new strategy in tackling banditry and other forms of insecurity. He made the appeal while speaking with newsmen in his palace in Umaisha, Toto local government area of the state on Sunday. He said his call for the government at all levels to Read More
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muhammad Adamu, has stressed the need for traditional leaders in the North-west to support security agencies to enable them to arrest the insecurity in the region. The IGP made the call when he led the director-general, State Security Service, Mohammed Yusuf Bichi Magaji, and the director-general, National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, on a Read More
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai, Wednesday launched the 2020 Nigerian Army Day Celebration at Special Army Super Camp in Faskari local government of Katsina state, vowing not to entertain peace dialogue with bandits who terrorised the North-west states. Buratai stated this while addressing journalists shortly after flagging off of the 2020 Nigerian Army Day celebration. Lt. Read More
First step is to arm the residents of the frontline villages, from Sabuwa to Jibia, where these bandits always harass and pass through into the hinterland. The only reason why these bandits kill our people like chickens is because my people possess nor arm nor any means of defending themselves equivalent to what the bandits carry. If we have close Read More
Troops of Operation Thunder Strike together with troops of 312 Artillery Regiment and local vigilantes have killed 70 bandits during a clearance operation in Kachia forest in Kaduna state. Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, disclosed in a statement on Saturday that the operation was executed on 5 June 2020, after”timely and credible information on the bandits movement Read More
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