By PAULINA NZERUBE Security Response and Crowd Control Focus THE Delta State Police Command has disrupted what it described as a coordinated attempt by hoodlums and criminal elements to hijack New Year Eve celebrations in parts of Asaba metropolis, arresting 43 suspects and recovering multiple vehicles, drugs and dangerous items. According to a statement issued […]
By ALIYU AMINU ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI (A. A. A. A.) SHEHU THE Adamawa State Government has cancelled its 31st December “Cross-Over Night” celebration planned at the Unity Flyover in Jimeta, Jimeta-Yola, citing rising security threats. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s spokesperson, Humwashi Wonosikou, confirmed the decision on Wednesday, explaining that intelligence reports flagged the event as a potential […]
Anti-Drug Raid Ignites Deadly Backlash A routine anti-drug operation turned fatal on Saturday in Katsina metropolis after suspected drug peddlers clashed with security operatives, leaving at least three people dead and public assets destroyed. The confrontation erupted at Koraman Nayalle, Sabuwar Unguwa Quarters, when officers attempted to arrest a suspected dealer identified as Uzairu, popularly […]
Institutional & Legality Focus The Night the Forest Lit Up LATE on Christmas night, rural Sokoto was jolted awake. Between 12:12 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. on Friday, US-operated MQ-9 Reaper drones deployed 16 GPS-guided precision munitions at ISIS enclaves in the Bauni forest axis, Tangaza LGA, in a coordinated Nigeria–US military offensive. The federal government […]
Intelligence Narrative, Public Perception, and Governance Gaps Shock in a Farming Community IN the aftermath of a U.S. airstrike intended for terrorist hideouts, the quiet village of Jabo has become an unexpected epicenter of fear, speculation, and public mistrust. Eyewitnesses described a projectile that flew overhead, exploded in farmland, and shook homes. The lack of […]
Airstrike Fallout Revives Custody Safety Debate A fresh legal alarm has been raised over the detention location of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), after a Christmas Day U.S. airstrike hit terrorist targets in Sokoto State. His counsel, Barr. Aloy Ejimakor, publicly called for his immediate relocation, arguing that the […]
ABUJA has confirmed that coordinated airstrikes hit terrorist targets in Nigeria’s Northwest, formalising a U.S.–Nigeria security partnership that has quietly expanded from training and intelligence sharing into kinetic strike support. Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, validated the operation in a statement released by ministry spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa. According […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE NSCDC Intensifies Festive Security Across Delta State Yuletide Security SurgeAS Christmas and New Year celebrations approach, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Delta State has launched an unprecedented security operation, deploying 1,293 officers across the state. The deployment, directed by Commandant Chinedu Igbo, reflects heightened concerns over public safety […]
Night Ambush in Zak Community GUNMEN have abducted 28 travellers in Zak community, Bashar District of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, in a late-night attack that has heightened fears over worsening insecurity in the area. A youth leader in Wase, Sapi’i Sambo, confirmed the incident on Monday, stating that the victims included men, […]
By HAUWA MAGANA ONE month after the abduction of students and staff from St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, Niger State, the captives have regained their freedom, with security sources confirming the release of 130 persons on Sunday. The victims were freed near the Nigeria–Benin border and transported through Wawa, Mokwa and Bida to Minna. Niger […]