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Presidency Reaffirms July Delivery of Six Super Tucano

14Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen, News, Nigeria, Terrorism

Presidency Reaffirms July Delivery of Six Super Tucano

The Federal Government has restated its commitment to end insurgency in the country. The Presidency said the fight against insecurity will be revved up soon with the expected arrival of six Super Tucano light attack aircraft from the United States (U.S.) mid-July. Already, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) 14 personnel are in Georgia, U.S. for training on how to deploy the jets. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, disclosed this on his Twitter handle, @GarShehu, on Tuesday. According to him, another batch of six fighter aircraft would be delivered shortly after the mid-July date of the first batch. Shehu also posted a short video of the NAF personnel in test flight operations with the combat jets. He twitted: “Test flight operations ...

Imo CP Failed to Request MOPOL, Military Reinforcement – Source

9Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Interview, News, Security, Terrorism

Imo CP Failed to Request MOPOL, Military Reinforcement – Source

The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Nasiru Mohammed, and his top officers have been booted out following Monday’s attack on the state Police Command headquarters and the Nigerian Custodial Centre which led to the release of 600 suspects and 1,884 inmates from the correctional facility. According to a report by The PUNCH, it was gathered on Thursday that Mohammed was removed alongside the Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Ilyasu Yahaya; and Assistant Commissioner, Operations, James Aikai, by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. Adamu, who was also relieved of his appointment by the Presidency while at the scene of the attack, announced the removal of the three officers while addressing the men of the command. A senior police officer said the CP was found to have neglec...

Military needs Superior Weapons to End Insurgency – Ndume

5Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism

Military needs Superior Weapons to End Insurgency – Ndume

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, has urged the Federal Government to increase the military budget for buying arms to enable them defeat Boko Haram insurgents. He said if the military budget for personnel and overheads dwarfs the amount spent on arms and ammunition, the military would not be able to defeat the insurgents. The senator insisted that the military needs modern and superior weapons to defeat the insurgents. Responding to a question, Ndume said: “We are spending a lot of money on the Armed Forces, but we are not spending enough on the procurement of modern equipment to fight the war. “It is a different thing when we have a high personnel and overhead cost and a different scenario when you’re spending a little to acquire the necessary equipmen...

Nigerian Air Force Reacts to Boko Haram’s Claim of Shooting Down Alpha Jet

3Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Nigerian Air Force Reacts to Boko Haram’s Claim of Shooting Down Alpha Jet

The Nigerian Air Force has debunked claims by Boko Haram terrorists that it shot down the missing NAF 476 Alpha Jet, which remains uncounted for after it went off the radar in Borno State. Reacting to Boko Haram’ claim, the NAF on Saturday stated that the jet had an accident for several reasons, which the military was investigating and was not shot down as shown in the video. It said the video was doctored by the Boko Haram sect. The NAF Alpha Jet – a major asset in the onslaught against the insurgents in the North-East went missing on Wednesday evening with the whereabouts of the two pilots on board not known as of Saturday morning. On Friday, the Abubakar Shekau-led faction of Boko Haram, Jama'atu Ahlussunnah Lidda'awati Wal Jihad, released a video of it shooting down the mis...

Dapchi Schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu Births Second Child as B’Haram Captive – Report

23Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Boko Haram, Education, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism

Dapchi Schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu Births Second Child as B’Haram Captive – Report

A United States-based group, US-Nigeria Law Group, has bemoaned the plight of abandoned Dapchi brave Christian, Leah Sharibu, who is held captive by Boko Haram insurgents for three years and five weeks, reporting she has given birth to a second child in captivity. Leah who was abducted in Dapchi, Yobe State alongside other schoolgirls, was coerced to accept Islam before being given in marriage to a Boko Haram Supremo after she declined to renounce her Christian faith. She was abducted alongside other 109 girls aged between 11 and 19 years, from Government Girls Science and Technical Colege, Dapchi, on February 19, 2018. According to the leader of the US-Nigeria Law Group, Emmanuel Ogebe, in a statement, despite an offer by an American pastor last month to surrender himself in exch...

No Trace of Money or Arms Procured by Ex-Service Chiefs – NSA

13Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Boko Haram, Corruption, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

No Trace of Money or Arms Procured by Ex-Service Chiefs – NSA

National Security Adviser Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd) has disclosed that the federal government is not aware of how monies meant for the purchase of arms were spent under the immediate past Service Chiefs. He also stated that government cannot also trace the arms claimed to have been bought. Monguno, who made the disclosures in an interview with Hausa service of the BBC, explained the new Service Chiefs also said they have not seen the arms bought by their predecessors. According to Monguno, it is still unclear how much President Muhammadu Buhari has spent on arms and other equipment to fight insecurity. He said the government was working hard to address the ongoing security crisis, “which some Nigerians saw as a serious setback.” The NSA said: “No one knows what ha...

11Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism, Violence

Gunmen abduct Teachers, Students in Edo

Gunmen on Wednesday night invaded the National Institute of Construction Technology, Uromi, Esan Northeast Local Government Area of Edo State and abducted yet-to-be-ascertained number of teachers and students. According to a report by The Nation, the kidnappers invaded the institute on Wednesday night, amid sporadic gunshots. The development, it was gathered heightened tension in the area, with parents and guardians storming the institute to ascertain the whereabouts of their children and wards. Edo state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Bello Kontongs, a Superintendent of Police (SP), confirmed the incident, but said he was awaiting the details from the commander of anti-kidnapping unit of the state’s police command.

We won’t Negotiate with Bandits, and Terrorists – FG

11Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism, Violence

We won’t Negotiate with Bandits, and Terrorists – FG

The Federal Government has declared it won’t negotiate with terrorists and bandits. National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), who stated this during the weekly ministerial briefing at the State House in Abuja, said government would rather deploy all necessary forces to eliminate criminals. According to him, negotiating with the criminals would suggest weakness and incapacity on the part of government. He said the government would not succumb to blackmail and the use of criminals by proxies to harass innocent citizens. “While the government is not averse to talking it must apply the necessary force because you can’t trust these people. “Government wants to use military assets to eliminate them but if along the line, the come out, good. It pa...

Presidency says Bandits Carrying AK-47 will be Shot on Sight

4Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen, Nigeria, Terrorism

Presidency says Bandits Carrying AK-47 will be Shot on Sight

Nigerian presidency said on Wednesday that security agents have been given the order to shoot anyone found carrying AK-47 illegally. Helicopters that violate the ‘no fly zone’ slammed on Zamfara State will also be brought down as the government goes tough on banditry and other criminal activities in the country. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu, who stated this on Wednesday, spoke on the Hausa Service of the BBC. National Security Adviser (NSA) Babagana Monguno on Tuesday announced the Presidential directive that Service Chiefs should be hard on criminal elements to secure Nigerians. Asked if the President’s directive to security agencies to go after abductors of the Zamfara schoolgirls and bring them to justice is not too weak...

List of Kagara School Abductees Released

19Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

List of Kagara School Abductees Released

A list of the abductees from the Governmenet Science College, Kagara, Niger State has been released to newsmen. The list is as follows: TEACHERS Hannatu Philip Lawal Abdullahi Dodo Fodio NON-TEACHING STAFF Mohammed Musa Faiza Mohammed family members Christiana Adama Faith Adama Maimuna Suleman] Nura Isah Ahmad Isah Khadizat Isah Mohammed Mohammed Aisha Isah Saratu Isah. PUPILS Jamilu Isah Shem Joshua Abbas Abdullahi Isah Abdullahi Ezekeil Danladi Haliru Shuibu Mamuda Suleman Danzakar Dauda Abdulsamad Sanusi Bashir Abbas. Suleman Lawal Abdullahi Adamu Habakuk Augustine Idris Mohammed Musa Adamu Abdulkarim Abdulrahman Abubakar Danjumma Abdullahi Abubakar Bashir Kamalideen M...