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Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Udo Ka, have discovered and exhumed bodies of kidnap victims from a camp belonging to suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Imo State. The Nigerian army disclosed this in a post on its official Facebook…
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Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has stated that the declaration of eight suspects wanted over the killing of 17 military personnel in Delta State is illegal. Some suspected residents of the Okuama Community, on 14 March, ambushed and murdered the Commanding Officer of 181 Army Amphibious Battalion, two majors, one captain and 13 soldiers. The…
The Nigerian Army has reportedly cleared 200 suspects accused of having links with deadly terrorist group, Bokoharam. According to reports, the detainees who were arrested by the military in the heat of insurgency would be released to the Borno State government today. According to a Daily Trust report, Governor Babagana Zulum’s led government will receive…
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The Defence Headquarters on Friday said it has declared 97 persons wanted for terrorism, violent extremism and secessionist threats against the state. Prominent among the wanted persons is the factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Simon Ekpa. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major Gen Edwaed Buba confirmed the names and pictures…
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In Plateau state Nigeria, not less than 145 persons are reported to have been killed when bandits raided a total of 23 villages. The heavily armed bandits reportedly killed 113 persons in 20 villages in Bokkos Local Government Area and 32 in three villages in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state. Newsmen gathered…
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The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, have eliminated a key Boko Haram terrorist leader, Abu Asad and several others in air strikes on their hideout at Tagoshe on Mandara Mountains in Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Saturday…
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The Defence Headquarters, has warned terrorists and bandits that their days are numbered as the military thwarted the criminals in several operations within the last one week. “The military will continue to deny the terrorists, insurgents and violent extremists the ability to achieve their selfish objectives. “The war is on and their days are numbered,…
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A Joint troops of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Service have successfully averted an imminent attack on Kano by Boko Haram Terrorists. This was disclosed in a statement titled “ARMY DSS TROOPS AVERT BHT PLANNED ATTACK ON KANO IN JOINT RAID OPERATION” and signed by the Director Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has instituted an inquiry into alleged sale of three aircraft in the fleet of Arik Air Limited under the receivership of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). The deal, according to sources, is estimated to be around $40 million. While the management of the airline admitted that it was…
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President gives marching order Ohanaeze, ACF raise dust over killings, kidnapping The Federal Government at the weekend stepped up action against rising insecurity in parts of the country.Last week, security operatives were killed in an ambush by suspected terrorists in Imo State. In Gusau, capital of Zamfara State, bandits invaded the campus of Federal University…
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