The Nigerian military on Friday said it may intervene in controlling the looting crisis and identify its sponsors in the ongoing nationwide hunger protest, tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said this during a press conference in Abuja on Friday. Musa said, “We are supporting the police all through. We are just on standby. The police …

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), on Monday, said the K9, intelligence and armed squads of the service had been placed on red alert, ahead of the proposed nationwide protests. In October 2020, Nigerians across major cities protested against police brutality under the #EndSARS movement. The protests, which led to the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), were eventually hijacked …

The Police Service Commission (PSC), on Monday, said training would commence for the 10,000 newly recruited constables. Under its former Chairman, Solomon Arase, the PSC recruited 10,000 constables for the Nigeria Police in June. Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, rejected the recruits, citing corruption in the process. The police claimed that some qualified candidates were replaced with unqualified ones, a …

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has decried the extreme poverty in Nigeria and the porous state of the country’s borders, attributing them to the rising incidents of banditry, kidnapping, and other related crimes. Speaking as the Guest Speaker at the Institute of Development Research and Training, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State, on Friday, the …

Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that troops on internal operations neutralised 106 terrorists, arrested 164 others and rescued 103 hostages in one week. DHQ’s Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba told the media on Wednesday that troops arrested 32 suspected oil thieves and recovered stolen products worth N793.5 million only. He said troops recovered 125 assorted weapons …

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has said the recent sponsored attacks on the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle; and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu are targeted on President Bola Tinubu. During his recent appearance on Channels Television, Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu, alleging that he lacks …

The Nigerian Army (NA) has reiterated that the ban on the unauthorised use of military camouflage remains in full effect. The Director of Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Sunday while reacting to a video depicting a soldier molesting a civilian for wearing Army Desert Camouflage uniform. Nwachukwu said the video footage was a …

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, on Friday, said the military was taking steps to crack down on crude oil thieves, affirming that their days were numbered. Christopher also assured Nigerians that the military would play its part to ensure that the country meets its crude oil production target of 2.1 million barrels per day. “For the …

Police personnel from the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Command, on Wednesday, foiled an attempt by bandits to kidnap residents of El-Rufai estate in Bwari Area Council of the FCT. Sources disclosed that during a shootout that ensued when the Police confronted the bandits, one resident of the estate was caught in the crossfire and was injured The kidnappers were said …

The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, is intervening in the ongoing face-off between the Police Service Commission (PSC), and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). After concluding the recruitment exercise, the PSC on 4 June released the list of 10,000 successful applicants for constable and specialist cadre roles in the Nigeria Police Force. Eleven days later, the police rejected …