Troops of the 82 Division Garrison, operating under Sector 1 of Operation UDO KA in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), have uncovered a suspected arms cache linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Enugu State. The operation followed intelligence gathered from …
A counter-insurgency and security analyst focused on the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, has identified two men he described as the biological brothers of notorious bandit leader Bello Turji, alleging that they have been actively involved in violent attacks across parts of Sokoto and Zamfara states. Makama made the claim in a post on social …
Residents of Iluke Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State were thrown into mourning on Wednesday after armed bandits stormed a secondary school community, killing three persons, including a vice principal and a six-year-old child. The attack, which occurred at about 10:00 a.m., targeted Government Secondary School, Iluke Bunu, raising fresh concerns over …
A soldier, three kidnapped civilians and a local hunter have been confirmed dead following a deadly attack by armed gunmen on a private dredging site in the Karanla community of Magbon, in the Mowe area of Ogun State. The victims were killed after gunmen ambushed security operatives responding to a distress call over an attempted …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has again intercepted large consignments of opioids concealed in building materials, arrested a 75-year-old suspect in Ebonyi State, and dismantled multiple drug rings across several states. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed the operations in a statement on Sunday, noted that coordinated intelligence-led …
The gruesome beheading of a mathematics teacher abducted during a school attack in Oyo State has triggered a fresh wave of anxiety across Nigeria's South-West, raising fears that terrorism may be spreading beyond its traditional strongholds in the North-East. For years, kidnapping in the South-West was largely seen as a criminal enterprise driven by profit. …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered consignments of illicit drugs concealed inside water purifier machines shipped from the Netherlands to Lagos, as part of a series of operations that led to major drug seizures and arrests across the country. The agency said its operatives intercepted the shipment at a courier company in …
Senior regulators from across Nigeria's financial and telecoms sectors have called for deeper cross-agency collaboration to tackle rising payment fraud and digital exclusion, warning that no single institution can deliver the country's digital economy ambitions alone. Speaking at the launch of the Payment System Vision 2028 (PSV 2028) in Abuja, the Executive Vice Chairman of …
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has arrested 1,691 traffic offenders in a five-day nationwide enforcement exercise aimed at strengthening compliance with road safety regulations and reducing crashes across the country. The operation, codenamed 'Operation Guduma', was carried out simultaneously across key transport corridors in 11 states, targeting dangerous driving practices and vehicle-related infractions. FRSC …
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has disclosed that 140 police officers lost their lives in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) within the last year while on duty. Disu said the fatalities occurred through a combination of violent attacks, road accidents, and other duty-related incidents, underscoring the high-risk nature of policing in the nation’s capital. …
