Tag: Nigeria Insecurity

30 killed in fresh attacks on Benue communities

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Benue fresh attack

No fewer than 30 people have been killed in several communities across two local government areas LGAs of Benue State. According to reports, many rural communities of Kastina-Ala and Logo LGAs respectively came under invasion on Sunday, and in the early hours of Monday. Locals said already 10 corpses were recovered in the Kastina-Ala while 20 bodies were picked up in Logo area, bringing the total number of deaths to 30. Commenting on the incident, a community leader in Logo, Chief Joseph Anawah, said, “There was attack on Azege settlement…

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‘Poverty, porous borders fueling terrorism in Nigeria’, Experts warn

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Experts warn

For nearly two decades, Northern Nigeria has faced relentless violence from groups like Boko Haram, bandits, and other insurgents.  Experts attribute the rise of terrorism to factors including poverty, weak governance, and porous borders. Former Director of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, identified Nigeria’s poorly policed borders with Niger, Mali, and Libya as key enablers of extremist movement. He emphasised that socio-economic issues, such as high illiteracy and unemployment, provide fertile ground for radicalization.  Also, Rear-Admiral Babalola (rtd) also cited corruption, inadequate security infrastructure, and cross-border arms smuggling as critical…

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“Make national cohesion, stability your priority” – NSA Ribaɗu to Media

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NSA Ribaɗu to media

National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribaɗu, has urged journalists and the media to prioritise responsible reporting which promotes national cohesion and stability. The NSA made these assertions in his keynote address at the ‘Civic Space Guard High-level Stakeholders’ Meeting on Safety of Journalists’, organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre on Investigative Journalism, on Thursday in Abuja, admitted that a free press is the backbone democracy further noted that the “media and government are working from different directions to advance society”. Ribaɗu, who was represented by the Director of communication, Office…

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Sokoto: ‘Bandit Turji collects N6m ransom from community’ –  Security Consultant

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Sokoto Turji collects

Armed bandit leader, Jiya Turji, has reportedly received a ransom payment of N6 million from residents of Sardauna village in Sabon-Birni local government area of Sokoto State. This was posted by  a security consultant, Zagazola Makama, on his handle, who was giving an update on the activities of Turji. According  to Makama, Intelligence sources disclosed that the payment was made by the villagers to secure the release of five of their community members who had been abducted by the gang led by Turji during an earlier attack. “According to locals,…

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Kaduna: NSCDC repels bandits’ ambush, kills 50 

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Kaduna NSCDC repels

A special squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) neutralised 59 bandits who ambushed them in Kaduna State. The attack occurred shortly after the squad concluded a patrol of the national grid installation in Shiroro local government area of Niger State. It was learnt that the ambush happened at around 3:40 p.m. in the Farin-Kasa area of Chikun local government area. The squad, comprising nine officers and 71 operatives from the Commandant General Special Intelligence Squad (CG SIS), the Federal Capital Territory Command, and the Kaduna State…

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Insecurity: CDS Musa renames North-West task force to ‘Operation Fansan Yamma’ 

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CDS Musa renames

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Christopher Musa has directed the reorganisation of the former ‘Operations Hadarin Daji’, covering Katsina, Kebbi, and Sokoto) and ‘Operation Whirl Punch’, encompassing Kaduna and Niger states into a unified Joint Task Force for the North-West, designated as ‘Operation Fansan Yamma’. This is contained in a statement issued by Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, acting coordinator Joint Media Coordination Centre, ‘Operation Fansan Yamma’ in Gusau, Tuesday. The statement reads in part: “This restructuring aims to better align our military operations with current operational needs”. According…

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Kaduna: Bandits set farms on fire in Birnin-Gwari, destroy harvested maize

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Kaduna bandits set farms on fire

Suspected bandits have set fire to harvested maize on six farms in Kwaga village and Unguwar Zako, in Birnin-Gwari local government area of Kaduna State. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday night, when the bandits stormed the farms and set fire to all the harvested maize. A video clip showed the charred remains of the affected farms, with the owners consoling one another. The affected farm owners include Kabiru Halilu Kwaga, who had harvested over 160 bags of maize last year and was hoping for an even larger harvest this…

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Akpabio raises alarm over increasingly complex national security challenges

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Akpabio raises alarm

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio expressed concern yesterday about the evolving complexities of Nigeria’s national security landscape. Speaking at the 2024 Defence Advisers and Attachés Conference in Abuja, Akpabio, represented by Defence Minister Badaru Abubakar, said, “We have witnessed events that challenge the stability and core of our nationhood”. The Senate President underscored the critical role of intelligence in guiding leadership to protect citizens and advance national interests. “As Defence Attachés, Advisers, and Officers overseeing state security, our internal challenges now require proactive measures. We must leverage experience to anticipate threats…

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Insecurity: Military raises alarm, says terrorists have launched on-line recruitment

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Military raises alarm

The military says it has uncovered a desperate recruitment drive on social media by terrorists, particularly the ISWAP terrorist group, but vowed that troops will sustain the offensives to eliminate all threats by them. Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, affirming that troops operations had severely depleted their ranks and files. Buba also revealed that synchronized air strikes by the Nigeria Air Force, (NAF), as well as ground operations by ground forces had dislodged terrorists from their enclaves killing several of them.…

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“I Inherited Nigeria with damaged security from Buhari” -Tinubu

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Asiwaju on security2

Sixteen months into his administration, President Bola Tinubu says he inherited a country with damaged security from his predecessor, former President Muhammadu Buhari. In his Independence Day speech, Tinubu said he took over the leadership of Africa’s most populous country at a “critical juncture”, saying: “My administration took over the leadership of our country 16 months ago at a critical juncture. The economy faced many headwinds, and our physical security was highly impaired”. The President also said Nigeria was imbalanced when he assumed office on May 29, 2023, noting that…

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