Security

Governor HYACINTH ALIA of Benue State has identified what he described as a major factor responsible for the persistent insecurity in the country. Speaking at the quarterly lecture series of Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja, Governor ALIA cited illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, inequality, weak institutions, ethno-religious tensions, poor governance and declining social values as the key drivers of the worsening security situation. The governor recalled that Nigeria has witnessed unprecedented levels of […]

The Chief of Army Staff, WAIDI SHAIBU, has appealed to leaders, parents, guardians and elders in the South-East to encourage young men and women in the region to enlist in the Nigerian Army, saying the zone has yet to fully utilise its recruitment quota. SHAIBU made the appeal during the passing-out parade of 90 Regular Recruits and 2,989 newly recruited soldiers at the Nigerian Army Recruit Training Depot in Amasiri-Edda, […]

The former Nigerian Ambassador to the Benin Republic urged the Federal Government to reassess its current security strategy, arguing that criminal groups now possess sophisticated intelligence networks, advanced weaponry and operational capabilities that increasingly challenge state authority.

EJODAME, said the coordinated air operations were conducted between May 20th and 23rd across Rafi and Mariga Local Government areas of the state, targeting suspected terrorist hideouts and movement routes.

The military disclosed that troops of the 135 Special Forces Battalion deployed at Dutse Kura discovered the insurgents forcing civilians and vehicles off the road into nearby bush paths and immediately deployed a Quick Reaction Force, while reinforcement troops from the 27 Task Force Brigade Garrison were mobilised to support the operation.

This comes after he received Plateau State Governor, CALEB MUTFWANG, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he vowed that the perpetrators would not go unpunished.

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