Security

Not less than Ten soldiers have been reportedly killed in an ambush laid by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, according to TheCable. The report said the soldiers were reportedly moving in a convoy from Monguno to Maiduguri, Borno state capital, on Thursday, when the insurgents attacked. Stories from Sources claim that the soldiers were from one …

There seems to be no end in sight to the security challenges happening in Kaduna state going by the intels from the Department of State Services which says Boko Haram members are relocating from Sambisa forest in Borno state to Chikun LGA in Kaduna state. In a report monitored from the Punch, the alert was in …

Following the jail-break that happened in Kabba Kogi state on Monday, the prisons spokesman said at least 114 inmates who escaped from from Correctional Centre have been re-arrested. Gunmen attacked Kabba Correctional Centre in the early hours of Monday, freeing 240 out of the 294 inmates and killing two security operatives. According to the Thecable …

Following the dwindling security situation. Nigerian army chief, Faruk Yahaya, has warned army commanders that he will no longer accept excuses in the war against insecurity in the country. The army chief issued this warning on Monday at the opening ceremony of the ‘Combined Second and Third Quarter Chief of Army Staff Conference’ in Abuja. …

Following the jail- break that occurred in Kogi state earlier today, the state government says many of the inmates who escaped during an attack on a correctional center have been re-arrested. Gunmen earlier today attacked the Kabba Correctional Centre in the early hours of Monday, freeing many inmates and killing two soldiers. The incident which has been …

A jail break has occurred in kogi state leading to the death of two soldiers after gunmen attacked the Kabba Correctional Centre in Kogi state. The gunmen attack reportedly left many prisoners freed from the facility. According to eye witness accounts, the attack occurred in the wee hours of Monday, after the gunmen were said …

After 13 days in captivity, the 75 abducted students of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun LGA of Zamfara state have regained their freedom. It would be recalled that on September 1, 73 students were abducted  from the school following an attack by bandits. However, on Monday through its Facebook page, the Nigeria Television …

Just days after the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Imo state, The police say it killed three suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), including the group’s commander in a firefight at Amaifeke, Orlu LGA of Imo state, on Saturday.  This was revealed by Mr Rabiu Hussaini, the state police commissioner, through a statement …

Following the decision of some north-west governors to close markets in the region , reports says bandits are already feeling the heat. Following consistent bandits attack in the region, about three governors ordered the closure of markets in their states to check the activities of bandits that have led to abductions and loss of property. …

In a bid to find lasting solution to the insecurity issues in the south east and the entire country, The federal government has commenced training socially discontented youths and sympathies for the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in various skills. With the unemployment rate going over 30%, the FG is seeing this an alternative to …