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INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police Organization, has elected Nigeria’s Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG GARBA Baba Umar as the Vice President (Africa) and Executive Committee Member of the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) – INTERPOL. Umar was the Head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Nigeria. A statement by …

The Nigerian Army has denied that soldiers burnt down several houses in Awo-Mmamma community in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State. Recall that we had reported the incident on Tuesday. Soldiers had burnt the houses and shops during a reprisal attack after one of them was killed by …

A breakdown of the figures released by SBM Intelligence states that 337 soldiers, 29 cops and civilian JTF members were killed, while 111 others were eliminated by the terrorists. The report added that 92 terrorists were eliminated, while in all, 569 persons were killed in several ambushes within the same …

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao, has assured that terrorists and bandits terrorising Nigerians would soon be wiped out. Amao stated this on Tuesday during 2022 budget defense session, before the Senate Committee on Air Force. He said the terrorists have been devastatingly decimated and degraded …

The Nigerian Army has killed no fewer than 50 members of the Islamic State West Africa Province terrorist group in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State where the sect members killed Brig-Gen Dzarma Zirkusu and three other soldiers in an attack in the same local government on Saturday, November …

The Governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma , has assured indigenes of the state living in the diaspora of guaranteed maximum security ahead of the yuletide. This is contained in a statement released by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku, and made available to newsmen in Owerri on Sunday. …

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of a Brigadier General in a recent attack by Islamic State West Africa Province in the Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday. In a statement signed by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu on Saturday, the …

Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Bassey Ewah, has warned Nigerians against giving their phones to policemen who stop them at checkpoints without a warrant. He said the warrant is needed before any officer can check the phones of Nigerians. Speaking on Wednesday, Nov. 10, while answering questions during a program …

Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi says bandits have refused to end hostilities against the Nigerian government because they were not given land and “enough money”.Mr Gumi said past attempts “to broker peace” with the bandits failed because they were not compensated “with lands or cattle or money big enough to help halt hostilities.” …

Abuja Boko Haram Attack: Security operatives have been stationed to different locations in the Nation’s capital, FCT following reports of a planned attack by Boko Haram insurgents and bandits. Security reports obtained by the Nigerian Army late Tuesday night, November 2, indicated that attackers were planning to enter the FCT …