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14Security updatesGunmen Kill 2 Policemen, Injure 3 At Enugu Police Checkpoint
Two policemen have been killed by unknown gunmen who attacked them at a checkpoint at Nachi community in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State on Wednesday, 22nd September 2021, IgbereTV reports. The gunmen attacked the officers at about 9am, leaving three other officers with serious injuries. The officers...
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52Security updatesPolice Arrest Nine Suspects Linked To Kidnapping, Other Crimes In Katsina
The police have arrested nine suspects linked to kidnapping and supplying of fuel and food items to bandits. A 22-year-old disabled man identified as Buhari Haruna of Kankia Local Government Area Katsina State was among the suspects. Haruna was arrested on August 28, 2021, at about 12:00 pm after he...
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53Security updatesKaduna Security: 50 Killed, 254 Houses Razed In Atyap In One Month – Monarch
No fewer than 50 people have been killed and about 254 houses were razed during attacks on Atyap chiefdom in one month in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The paramount ruler of Atyap chiefdom, Dominic Yahaya, who disclosed this on Monday while briefing reporters, said the killings...
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56Security updatesTerrorism: Nigeria Is Not Interested In Naming, Shaming Anybody – Adesina
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says the Nigeria Government is not interested in naming and shaming sponsors of terrorism. Adesina, who made the remark on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, stated that the government would rather prosecute financiers of insurgency in...
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86Security updatesGunmen Kill Police Officer, Two Others In Anambra State
Gunmen have killed a police officer and two civilians in an attack at the Ukaegbu Junction by Ezeiweka Road, Awada Obosi Layout in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra state. The incident, which happened on Sunday, also saw the attackers setting fire on the police patrol van before leaving...
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Gunmen Kill One, Abduct Two Others In Kogi Church Attack
Gunmen have attacked an ECWA Church in Okedayo along the Kabba – Okene road in Kogi State. A source told Channels Television that the gunmen stormed the Church on Sunday morning while the service was ongoing and started shooting sporadically. According to the source, a member of the church was...
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71Security updatesOne Person Allegedly Killed After Delivering ₦1.5m Ransom In Jigawa
One person has been allegedly killed by kidnappers in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa State, after delivering ₦1.5m ransom to them. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Lawal Shisu, confirmed the incident to Channels Television via a statement issued on Friday, identifying the victim as Ahmad Nadabo....
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57Security updatesMany Feared Dead, Others Injured As Jet Reportedly Bombs Yobe Community
Several persons have reportedly been killed and others injured in an aerial bombardment in Buwari community, Yunusari Local Government Area of Yobe State on Wednesday. A source in the community confirmed the incident to Channels Television, explaining that those injured in the incident are receiving treatment at the General Hospitals in...
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142PoliticsCriminals Masquerading As Separatists Not Different From Boko Haram – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says the activities of criminals masquerading as separatists in regions other than the north, are not in any way different from the Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist organizations. Gbajabimila in his welcome speech at Wednesday’s plenary,...
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33Security updates
Police Officer Killed As Bandits Kidnap Zamfara Emir
A police officer has been killed as bandits kidnapped a Zamfara Emir and several others along the Kaduna- Abuja highway. The traditional ruler, who was identified as the Emir of Bungudu in Zamfara State, His Royal Highness (HRH) Alhaji Hassan Atto, and other abductees were whisked away to an unknown...
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40Science & TechGunmen Kidnap Emir Of Bungudu
Gunmen have abducted the paramount ruler of Bungudu Emirate in Zamfara State, Alhaji Hassan Attahiru. The first class emir was kidnapped on Tuesday along the Kaduna-Abuja highway, near Olam Farms in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A security source told Channels Television that the bandits opened fire on...
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64Politics9mobile reacts to reports that its director is on UAE terrorism financiers list
The management of mobile telecommunication firm, 9mobile has reacted to media reports that one of its directors is on the United Arab Emirates (UAE} list of terrorist financiers. In its clarification, 9mobile said that one Abdurrahman Ado Musa, who is on that list is not a director of the mobile telecommunications...
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17Security updatesEFCC Arrests 31 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Edo
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 31 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects were arrested on Sunday, September 12, in two separate locations in Benin City sequel to actionable intelligence. Some of the suspected fraudsters were said to have been spotted in a viral video a...
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117NewsInsecurity: UAE places six Nigerians on terrorist list
The United Arab Emirates has placed six Nigerians previously tried for funding Boko Haram on its terror lists. This was disclosed by The UAE Cabinet on Monday as it issued its Resolution No. 83 of 2021, according to The Guardian. The report revealed a total of 38 individuals and 15 entities...
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Insecurity: Okiro advocates regional policing
A former Inspector-General of Police, Sir Mike Okiro, has advocated for the establishment of regional Police to curb the worsening security situation in the country. The former IGP told Vanguard in an exclusive interview in Abuja, that the security agencies were doing their best but their best was not good...