Category: Security

The Department of State Services (DSS)has called on the electorate and participating political parties in the 3rd February, 2024 re-run and bye-elections to be of good conduct during and after the exercises in the affected States. In this regard, the Service tasks the contending parties to shun all acts capable of causing a breakdown of law and order. Also, politicians and their supporters must strive to adhere to the electoral act and procedure.   Beyond the elections, the DSS enjoined citizens to be patriotic and loyal to the Nigerian nation.…

Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi, Chairman, Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has said security interventions by the FCT Minister, Bar. Nyesom Wike, are reducing kidnappings and other criminal activities in the area.   Abdullahi stated this during a security town hall organised by the Office of the Minister in collaboration with the Abaji Area Council, in Abaji on Friday.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was organised for the minister to interact with residents of the area to find a lasting solution to…

The Nigerian Navy has said allegations against Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla are untenable, baseless, and untrue The Peoples Gazette had accused Ogalla of facilitating an unorganized bunkering of Nigerian crude and a multimillion-naira contract-splitting fraud. Also releasing several oil tankers impounded for transporting stolen crude oil off Nigerian shores after receiving kickbacks in millions of dollars. The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, had said that the allegations would be investigated. However, the Nigerian Navy, in a statement by the Director of Information, Rear Admiral…

The Nigerian Military Authority has said it was conscious of the fact that, the ongoing insurgency has contributed to make life worse for many citizens in several of geo-political zones across the country. The military also said it recognized the apprehension occasioned by kidnappings, particularly with recent events recorded in the FCT and other areas.       Major General Edward Buba,Director Defence Media Operations,made this know at a bi-weekly media briefing on the ongoing military operations held at Defence Headquarters Abuja Thursday 25th January,2024.     General Buba accordingly…

The Nigerian Military has assured residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that the military is working with other security agencies and stakeholders to address incessant kidnapping in the nation capital. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Baba, disclosed this in a weekly report of the operations of the armed forces on Friday at Defence Headquarters Abuja. Buba said the armed forces was not unaware of the impact of kidnappings on the families of those affected and also recognised the fear it had created among residents lately. He said…

The Nigerian military has eliminated the Nigerian leader of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), Ba’a Shuwa, and scores of his fighters in the North East of Borno during a major offensive. Ba’a Shuwa, was the ISWAP Leader of the Nigerian Wylayat, Lake Chad, Kwalfarji, Timbuktu Farouq and Sambisa Mantika of the ISIS affiliated Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP). Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region that the damaging airstrikes carried out on January 2, 2023…

The Army Council has approved the promotion of 122 senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General.   The army said 47 Brigadier Generals were promoted to the rank of major generals, and 75 colonels were elevated to the rank of Brigadier General.   Among the officers promoted to the rank of major general are the army spokesman, Onyema Nwachukwu; commandant of Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management, Brig.-Gen. WB Etuk, and the commandant Nigerian Army School of Finance and Administration, Brig.-Gen. JE Osifo.   Also…