Security

Bandits take over Niger community, displace 2,500 Over 2,500 residents of various communities in the Munya Local Government Area of Niger State have been forced out of their homes as a result of incessant attacks by bandits. The…
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Anti-Boko Haram troops allege neglect, threaten to back out Troops of the 159 Battalion, Geidam Sector 2, Yobe State, have threatened to abandon duties in protest against the treatment meted out to them by the Nigerian Army. The…
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Operation Amotekun: Police, army, NSCDC reject joint patrol with OPC, hunters, others …say they are untrained in security matters …as S’West govs launch regional security outfit Thursday Indications emerged on Saturday that the police,…
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Ondo community rejects 200 armed Fulani herdsmen There was tension in Ajowa Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Sunday, as the residents rejected about 200 Fulani herdsmen, who wanted to settle in the…
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ISWAP threat: Governors want Buhari to suspend troop withdrawal •Don’t withdraw soldiers now, Ortom begs FG •Withdrawal premature, says Ishaku •We want reinforcement in N’East – Fintri •We still need troops in Zamfara – Gov The military…
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FG to withdraw military from volatile spots in 2020 The Federal Government will gradually withdraw military operations in some volatile spots in the country, beginning from the first quarter of 2020. The withdrawal of troops will be…
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Boko Haram attacks another Borno village; burns school, church Mandaragirau, a village in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, was attacked Sunday night by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. The attackers also burnt down the…
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Gunmen attack Edo deputy gov’s house Gunmen on Saturday invaded the family house of the Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. Shaihu from Jattu in Estako West local government area has his country home opposite his family house.…
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A new report into the persecution of Nigeria’s Christian community has found that around 1,000 believers have been killed by Islamic militants over during 2019 alone. The Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART), headed up by a member of the…
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Troops repel Boko Haram terrorists in Damaturu.. See video Nigerian troops fought back Boko Haram insurgents at Gonar Bukar settlement on Gashua Road on the outskirts of Damaturu, the Yobe capital late on Sunday. The spokesman of the…
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