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Schools Closed In Niger State Over Planned Attack By Bandits

20Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Security

Schools Closed In Niger State Over Planned Attack By Bandits

All public and private primary, secondary and tertiary schools in Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State have been closed over a planned attack by bandits. According to Daily Trust, Chairman of the council, Danjuma Suleiman Nalango, who ordered the closure, said they got an intelligence report by security agencies that armed bandits were planning to strike at Niger State Polytechnic and Government Girls Day Secondary School, both located in the outskirt of Zungeru town. Nalango said that the decision was taken to avoid a repeat of what happened in Tegina where Islamiyyh pupils were abducted. He said, “The decision to close the schools was as a result of banditry activities in the local government. “The security agencies brought to my notice and even that of the governor ...

Gunmen Abduct DSS Officer, Kill Vigilante Member In Abuja

19Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Gunmen Abduct DSS Officer, Kill Vigilante Member In Abuja

Gunmen have abducted a Department of State Services operative during an attack on residents in Abaji, Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Saturday. The hoodlums also killed a vigilante member during the incident which occurred overnight. The armed men were said to have invaded the community in their numbers and attacked a DSS outpost in the area. During the exchange of gunshots with the DSS operatives, the gunmen successfully kidnapped an operative. The FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said she did not have information on the incident and referred inquiries to the DSS. But spokesperson for the secret police, Peter Afunanya, had yet to respond to inquiries as of the time of filing this report. Source: SaharaReporters

Names Of Sponsors Of Imo Insecurity To Be Named by January – Uzodinma

19Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Names Of Sponsors Of Imo Insecurity To Be Named by January – Uzodinma

The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Saturday said 18 suspects arrested by security agencies have given dependable evidence on the names of sponsors of insecurity in Imo state, adding that their names will be reeled out on 3 January 2022. The governor disclosed this in Owerri while addressing elected officials of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. According to Uzodimma, the names of the sponsors will be made known during his Imo stakeholders meeting in January. According to the governor, “APC is the Party in power in Imo State and remains the Party to beat and as such, his government will not shy away from supporting the Party that created the government. We will grow the Party. The Party will be involved in my government. We will support the Party that created...

Gunmen Kill Vigilante, Abduct DSS Officer In Abuja

19Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Gunmen Kill Vigilante, Abduct DSS Officer In Abuja

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Department of State Services operative during an attack on residents in Abaji, Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Saturday. The hoodlums also reportedly killed a vigilante member during the incident which occurred overnight. The armed men were said to have invaded the community in their numbers and attacked a DSS outpost in the area. During the exchange of gunshots with the DSS operatives, the gunmen successfully kidnapped a DSS operative. Our correspondent could not confirm if the gang had demanded a ransom for the abducted officer. See Also: Army Will Engage In War Against Bandits – Farouk Yahaya The FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said she did not have information on the incident and...

FG Begins Payment Of Increased Police Salary January

16Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Finance, News, Nigeria, Security

FG Begins Payment Of Increased Police Salary January

The Federal Executive Council has approved 20 per cent upward review of the salaries of the Nigeria Police Force personnel with effect from January 2022. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, disclosed this to State House Correspondents at the end of the virtual Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. The minister explained that the increased remuneration was a result of the demands of youths during the #EndSARS protests that rocked the country in October 2020. Part of the demands made by the protesters was the upward review of the salaries and increased welfare for police personnel. Dingyadi added that the approval aligned with the President’s promise to enhance ...

Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Assassinated

10Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Assassinated

Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr Rabe Nasir, has been assassinated. It was gathered that he was gunned down at his residence in Fatima Shema Estate in Katsina metropolis. A source who confirmed to newsmen the incident said, “Late Nasir was shot after Asr prayer in his residence here in Fatima Shema Estate.” Late Nasir was the Special Advisor to Governor Masari on Science and Technology before he was eventually appointed a commissioner. Dr Nasir was educated at the University of Abuja, University of Kansas Lawrence, Bayero University Kano, and Government Secondary School Giwa, Kaduna State. See Also: Kogi State Commissioner for Environment Escapes Kidnap Attempt He worked with the Department of State Security (DSS) and Economic and Financial Crimes Com...

EFCC Charges Kenneth Minimah, Others With ₦13 Billion Fraud

9Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

EFCC Charges Kenneth Minimah, Others With ₦13 Billion Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged Kenneth Minimah, a former Chief of Army Staff, with fraud involving alleged misappropriation of N13 billion meant for arms purchase. Mr Minimah was charged alongside an erstwhile Chief of Accounts and Budget of the Nigerian Army, A. O. Adetayo, a major-general, and the former Director, Finance and Accounts of the Nigerian Army, R. I. Odi, a brigadier-general, at the Federal Capital Territory High in Abuja. It would be recalled that a former Chief of Air Staff, Alex Badeh, a former Chief of Air Staff, who rose to become the Chief of Defence Staff, was charged with money laundering. He was on trial until he was killed in an ambush in December 2018. Report of investigation The EFCC said it had received a report by ...

I’ll No Longer Mediate For Bandits— Sheikh Gumi

9Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

I’ll No Longer Mediate For Bandits— Sheikh Gumi

Controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, says he has quit mediating for armed bandits following their declaration as terrorists by the court. Gumi had visited bandits in the forests in Zamfara and Niger states, taken medical services to them and has been urging the Nigerian government to grant them a general amnesty as was done for militants in the Niger Delta. Before he started his campaign, the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, and his counterparts in Katsina, Aminu Masari, had engaged bandits in their state in dialogue. But after the approach failed to end the menace, the governors endorsed military actions against the bandits. Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and his Niger State counterpart, Abubakar Sani, have consistently opposed negotiating with the outlaws. ...

Nigerian Army Chief Laments That Some ‘Repentant’ Terrorists Have Ulterior Motives

9Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Nigerian Army Chief Laments That Some ‘Repentant’ Terrorists Have Ulterior Motives

The Nigerian Army has said though thousands of terrorists and their families have laid down arms in the North-East, some of them have ulterior motives. The Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, disclosed that 20,000 insurgents and their families had laid down their weapons but some of the ‘repentant’ terrorists are not sincere. The commander, who spoke on the sidelines of the Chief of Army Staff Conference in Abuja, added that another challenge the military has is that the insurgents use civilians as cover, making it more difficult for soldiers to kill them, the Nation reports. He said: “We have over 20,000 combatants and their families surrendered. This tells you there is something we are doing right. What we do with them after surrendering is our ...

Bandits Abduct 36 Residents In Kaduna Community In Fresh Attacks

7Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Bandits Abduct 36 Residents In Kaduna Community In Fresh Attacks

Bandits have again invaded Jangali Bagoma in the Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State and kidnapped 36 persons. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday and yesterday. According to Leadership, Malam Abubakar Mohammed, who is a resident of Birnin Gwari disclosed this to journalists in Kaduna. He said, “The bandits attacked the community yesterday and this morning (Monday) and kidnapped the villagers, including women and children. “They didn’t kill anybody during the attacks. We are still gathering the figures of the people they kidnapped today (Monday)”. Read Also: Gunmen Abduct Two Policemen, Attack Lawmaker In Ebonyi He lamented that the bandits attacked the community twice within 24 hours, a situation he described as heartbreaking. It would be...