Tag: Security operatives

Insurgency: Boko Haram kills 1,868 security operatives in two years Report

Aminu Imam

It has emerged that no fewer than 1,868 members of security forces may have been killed in the North-East by Boko Haram between 2018 and 2020. This is contained in a report published by UK-based Tony Blair Institute for Global Change,  titled: ‘Violent Extremism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from the Rise of Boko Haram’.  According to the report, the three years were said to be the deadliest for security agents on the frontline of the fight against terrorists. The figure for the three years is said to be almost equal…

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Commercial motorcyclists, security operatives clash in Abuja

Aminu Imam

Some commercial motorcyclists, otherwise known as Okada riders, clashed with security operatives yesterday in Karu, one of the satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Abuja. It was gathered that the crisis erupted when the Okada riders blocked the Nyanya-Karshi Road, leaving motorists stranded. According to reports, the protesters were said to have burnt used tyres on the main road and also attacking security agents drafted to the scene with stones. The development caused panic among residents and passersby who ran to safety. Churches located in the area were…

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