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A lead investigator with the Kebbi State Police Command has rejected a N1,060,000 bribe offered by three suspected terrorists.   The spokesperson of the command, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.    According to the statement, the suspects offered the officer bride to compromise the investigation and prosecution of a case of banditry …

Troops of the Nigerian Army have dismantled terrorists hideouts, k!lled 25 bandits and rescued kidnapped victims in Zamfara State.      Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, Coordinator Joint Media Coordination Centre, Operation Fansan Yamma, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, January 12, 2025, said some of the camps cleared include that of wanted bandits’ kingpin, Bello Turji.    “Troops …

Terrorists belonging to Lakurawa group have k!lled three staff of a leading telecommunication firm and one other in Kebbi State.   The insurgents were said to have invaded a construction site at Gumki village in Arewa Local Government Area of the state around 8:47 pm on January 10, 2025 barely a week after k!lling two police officers.   It was …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has given the Department of State Service (DSS) the go-ahead to detain 10 suspected terrorists, who had planned to launch a Boko Haram/ISWAP cell in Osun State, for 60 days pending conclusion of investigation.   Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on the ex-parte motion moved by DSS lawyer, Y.I. Umar, held that the …

The Military High Command says the troops deployed to various operations across the country have eliminated 10,937 terrorists, apprehended 12,538  and rescued 7,063 hostages in the last 12 months.  The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military in the year 2024, on Tuesday, Dec. 31, in Abuja.  …

The Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, has revealed that the combined efforts of the military, police and other security forces led to the killing of 8,034 terrorists in 2024.   The ONSA also disclosed that the operations led to the arrest of 11,623 suspected terrorists and the rescue of 7,967 kidnapped victims in the outgoing year.     …

Over 325 terrorists have been prosecuted and convicted by the Federal Government.   A statement from the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser, in a statement on Sunday, December 15, 2024, said the feat was achieved in Phase 5 and Phase 6 trials held at the Kainji Detention Facility.   In the Phase 5 trial, which …

Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralized two terrorists and captured weapons in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.   Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, Coordinator Joint Media Coordination Centre, Operation Fansan Yamma, disclosed this is a statement on 12 December 2024.    “Troops of Forward Operating Base Anka under 1 Brigade in the Joint Task Force North West, Operation …

Troops of the Joint Task Force in the North-West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised scores of terrorists in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.   The Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, who revealed this in a statement on Monday, December 2, 2024, said several other terrorists reportedly escaped with serious wounds.   Abdullahi …

General Christopher Musa, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, has revealed that approximately 200,000 former terrorists have laid down their arms and surrendered to military troops in the North-East region. This achievement, he said, is due to the combined efforts of kinetic and non-kinetic operations implemented by the Nigerian Armed Forces.   Speaking at the Security and Justice Symposium in Abuja, …