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Gov Uzodinma Flags Off ‘Exercise Golden Dawn’ To Tackle IPOB

8Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News, Security

Gov Uzodinma Flags Off ‘Exercise Golden Dawn’ To Tackle IPOB

The Governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma flagged off ‘Golden Dawn’, a military exercise aimed at tackling ipob in the state. “It is a well known fact that security of lives and properties are one of the obligations of the Government while it is an established understanding that security is everyone’s business. It is on the above premise that it becomes pertinent for everyone to join hands with the Government for a secured society where peace reigns.” “This Excercise Golden Dawn which has the Imo State command at Orlu, would be operated across the South Eastern states to forestall breakdown of law and order while ensuring the safety of all especially with the festive seasons approaching.” See Also: Comply With IPOB Sit-At-Home In The North & Lose Your Sh...

Tension Rises in South-East, Military Begins Operation Against Killings, Others

5Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Tension Rises in South-East, Military Begins Operation Against Killings, Others

The military on Monday began an operation in the South-East as part of efforts to address rising insecurity in the region. The Army indicated this at a press conference in Awka, the Anambra State capital as soldiers and policemen paraded the streets of Owerri, the Imo State capital, in a show of force on Monday. In Enugu, the Enugu State capital, hoodlums had a field day as they were on the rampage in the process of enforcing the sit-at-home order which the Indigenous People of Biafra said it had suspended. There has been worsening insecurity in the South-East since the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested in June. Read also: IPOB Urges Yoruba Nation Agitators, Others To Join In One Month Sit-At-Home Last week, nine persons including Dr Chike Akunyili, the widower of the ...

I Didn’t Say Anything About IPOB On Imo, Anambra Killings – Nnia Nwodo

4Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Nigeria, Security

I Didn’t Say Anything About IPOB On Imo, Anambra Killings – Nnia Nwodo

Immediate past President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo has distanced himself from a media publication ascribing to him statements on the killings in Imo and Anambra states. The story, according to Nwodo, had it that he blamed the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, for the killings in the southeast states. But Nwodo in a reaction to the online publication, on Sunday, said it was unfounded, maintaining that he never spoke to anybody on such a controversial issue. He dismissed the story as emanating from mischief makers and urged the general public to ignore it. See Also: IPOB Declares War on Hoodlums Enforcing Sit-at-home on Mondays Nwodo said: "My attention has been drawn to a publication alleging that I made a statement on the recent killings in Imo and Anambr...

Boko Haram Invades Damboa Borno, Many Feared Dead

3Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Boko Haram, News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

Boko Haram Invades Damboa Borno, Many Feared Dead

Suspected armed members of Boko Haram terrorists have invaded the Council headquarters of Damboa in Borno state shooting sporadically as they engaged troops locations. Damboa is about an 85km drive from Maiduguri the state capital located centre of the sambisa forests in the southern Borno Senatorial District. Due to the closing of the Maiduguri-Damboa-Biu 185km road, the resilient people living in the Council area have to spend more than 450km drive before accessing Damboa and Maiduguri. See Also: Gunmen Kidnap 15 Students Of Bakura Agriculture College, Zamfara, 4 Killed Sources told newsmen that the insurgents stormed the community at about 5:30 pm, stressing that, many were feared dead and injured including the terrorists, with properties set ablaze a...

BREAKING: Late Dora Akunyili’s Husband, Chike Shot Dead

29Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

BREAKING: Late Dora Akunyili’s Husband, Chike Shot Dead

Dr Chike Akunyili, the widower of the late Prof. Dora Akunyili’s has been shot dead by unknown gunmen. A family source confirmed to SaharaReporters that "Chike Akunyili was shot on Tuesday night near Onitsha", the commercial hub of Anambra State. "He went for his late wife's memorial lecture in Onitsha and was going back to Enugu, that was when the thing happened. He was shot dead by gunmen. I don't know how it happened," the source added. Chike's brother, Cyril in an Instagram post on Wednesday said, "IPOB killed my senior brother. Why? Husband of Prof Dora Akunyili is dead. IPOB why on a Tuesday?" He later deleted the post. Read also: Anambra 2021: INEC Insists Election Will Hold As Scheduled His wife, a former director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug A...

Bandits Occupy Farms In Katsina, Force Villagers To Supply Fertilisers

25Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Agriculture, News, Nigeria, Security

Bandits Occupy Farms In Katsina, Force Villagers To Supply Fertilisers

Some farmers in Katsina State have lamented the negative impact of banditry on farming activities in the state. According to them, bandits have stopped them from going to their farms to cultivate food items. The farmers, in an interview with Daily Trust, stated that bandits stormed their farms to either abduct them, kill them or tax them before they could even cultivate on their farms. They further said every household in the Batsarin-Alhaji area had to pay N500 to the bandits from the last farming season. Thereafter, the bandits demanded that the villagers supply them with fertilisers. The villagers had to tax themselves to purchase the fertilisers. A 65-year-old farmer, Sa’adu Nuhu Batsari, said he stopped tilling three of his farms of 20 hectares each for over two year...

Insecurity: Sokoto Govt Seeks Shut Down of Telco Services

21Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, News, Nigeria, Security

Insecurity: Sokoto Govt Seeks Shut Down of Telco Services

The government of Sokoto State has the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to direct all telecommunications companies to shut down their services in 14 LGAs in the state. This is coming less than a week after the house of representatives asked the NCC to shut down telecommunication services in three LGAs of Sokoto. In a circular seen by TheCable, the state government had asked Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, to issue a temporary shutdown of telecommunication networks in some LGAs as a measure to bring an end to banditry and other criminal activities in the state. On Monday, Muhammad Bello, spokesperson to Aminu Tambuwal, the governor, said the disruption in the telecommunication network will enable security agencies to deal with the increasing rate...

Nigerian Customs To Deploy Drones At Seme Border

21Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Uncategorized

Nigerian Customs To Deploy Drones At Seme Border

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, says it will soon deploy drones at Seme for effective patrol in checking smuggling activities in the border area. NCS Zone A Coordinator, Modupe Aremu, an Assistant Comptroller General, ACG, of Customs, disclosed this on Monday during a working visit to Seme Border Area Command. According to her, border management surveillance will be done electronically through the use of drones to ensure that there will be an area overview of what is happening. “Seme command visit is the end of my tour in Zone A and I must commend all the commands, they account for over 80 per cent revenue collection by the NCS and so they should keep up the good work. “With the tour of all commands, I have seen that all the officers are doing well but they can still do bette...

Police Stray Bullet Kills Ebonyi Pastor During Morning Devotion

20Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Security

Police Stray Bullet Kills Ebonyi Pastor During Morning Devotion

A pastor of a church, the Glorious Gospel Fire Assembly in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, identified as John Onu, has been killed by a police stray bullet at his house while observing his morning devotion. According to Tribune, the stray bullet from the officer hit the pastor in the heart on Monday and went out through his back. The incident reportedly happened at Nkaliki in the Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state when officers protecting a hotel belonging to one Chukwudi Onyibe, the Special Assistant to the chairman of the local government on Internally Generated Revenue, started to shoot sporadically at rioting youths of the area. It was gathered that youths of the local government had gone on a rampage, burning houses in the area after a man in the Ebyia Upnuhu community was...

10 Bethel Baptist Students Freed, 21 Still In Bandits’ Captive

19Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Security

10 Bethel Baptist Students Freed, 21 Still In Bandits’ Captive

Bandits released ten students of Bethel Baptist School in Kaduna on Saturday with 21 others still being held captive. The Vice President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (19 Northern States and Abuja) and chairman of CAN in Kaduna State, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, confirmed this to Punch on Saturday evening. He said, “10 students were released this (Saturday) evening and have reunited with their parents. We are now hoping that the remaining 21 who are still with the bandits will be released.” Source: SaharaReporters