Security

Troops of 212 Tank Battalion, 29 Task Force Brigade, early this morning laid an ambush on some Boko Haram elements at a major cattle market in Gwai Mainari around Mainok general area.

The workshop which was organised by the office of the Vice-President, Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with the Munk School of Global Affairs University of Toronto, Canada is aimed at honing the skills of the officers and men of the Complaint Response Unit handling complaints of the members of the public as it affects the actions and inactions of the officers and men of the Force. The IGP urged the participants to identify those areas that usually bring conflicts between the officers and men of the Force and members of the public with a view to resolving them.

At a time when the NAF would have been forced to ground its entire fleet of Alpha Jets due to lack of brake assembly, INNOSON helped to locally modify and overhaul the brake assembly of the MB-339 aircraft for adoption on the Alpha Jets.

Despite these successes of military operation, a crop of black sheep in the army Sapper Eric Nwokorie and Sapper Macauley Fortune were arrested at Yola park with the following unauthorised military items...

A recruiter for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was arrested in Kano. His arrest was sequel to available intelligence which indicated his terrorist antecedents and covert drive to indoctrinate and recruit susceptible youths in the country.

As the military appoints a new spokesperson for the Operation Lafiya Dole, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has debunked a recent claim by Senator Baba Kaka Bashir Garbai that Boko Haram controls substantial parts of the state.

Shortly after the ruling, Dasuki’s lawyer, Ahmed Raji protested that he has no access to his client (Dasuki) since December 29, 2015 because Dasuki is being held by stranger in the case (DSS) which is not in this case. He insisted that EFCC and DSS are working for the same master which is the Federal Government.

The recent unfortunate attacks by Boko Haram terrorists on communities close to Maiduguri, despite our successes calls for concern. To this end the Nigerian Army has already commenced investigation into the attacks. All those found wanting will be dealt with in accordance with the Armed Forces Act.

Dasuki was among the officer who confronted Late Sani Abacha and insisted that MKO Abiola be freed and allowed to become President over the June 12, 1993 President election. This led to the premature retirement of Dasuki and other officers in 1994.

The Rivers State Police Command has successfully rescued Mr. Austin Ajah and Mrs. Winifred Frank few hours after they were kidnapped on 06/02/2016 at about 6:19 pm near Siat Palm farm in Ubima, Ikwerre Local Government. The duo were returning from Owerri to Port Harcourt after attending a wedding.

As far as the military is concerned Boko Haram insurgency is within the ambit of what the Nigerian Armed Forces can handle.

The attention of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has been drawn to some newspaper publication by a group of persons threatened to embark on acts...

A text from a top security source said: “The name of the ship is MT LEON DIAS (9279927). An oil tanker, the ship is presently in Benin waters, about 7.5 nautical miles off Cotonou Port and is under the watch of the Benin Republic Navy.” The officer told PRNigeria that "Benin Republic is in a better position to provide details on the Ship since it is not on Nigerian coastal region"

The Nigerian Air Force Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has destroyed a logistics base used by members of the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) group.

DSS only produced ex-NSA Dasuki in court after Justice Affen had adjourned the case. Ex-NSA lawyer, Mr Daudu had argued in court that the prosecution lacked the right to continue to prosecute Dasuki for flagrant disobedience of bails granted to Dasuki from three courts.

Enjoins participants to use the opportunity to learn more and become better officers of the Force. In furtherance of the Nigeria Police Force efforts at...

A total of 65 persons lost their lives and 136 persons injured following the weekend attacks on Dalori village by insurgents. Dalori, which is less...

Nigerian troops prevent suicide bombers from IDPS as Theater commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Hassan Umaru visit Dalori Village after Boko Haram attacks.

The Nigerian Airforce (NAF) has sustained aerial bombardment of Sambisda Forest with over 280 operational sorties conducted against terrorists targets in the area in the last one month.

The concerned group of the Nigerians in Diaspora on security in the United Kingdom has pledged to work with the Nigerian military through intelligence gathering and development of software needed in its operations in the North East.