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By Aviashima Toom, Abuja. The Nigerian Military says that more members of Boko Haram and ISWAP Terrorists have surrendered to the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole at Banki Town in Bama Local Government Area of Borno. This was as it inched closer to the final defeat of insurgency in the North East region. The Military Operations Media Coordinator, DHQ, Maj. Gen. John Enenche disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Enenche said the elements are either being arrested or neutralized and their equipment captured or destroyed while others continue to surrender amidst sustained artillery bombardments and offensive onslaught against their enclaves/hideouts by the  gallant troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE.  According to him On 29 May 2020, another Boko Haram/Islamic State's West Africa Province fighter by name, Muhammadu Abubakar AKA Babagana surrendered to troops of 242 Battalion deployed at Charlie Six Check Point in Mongonu, Borno State. H...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Armed Forces of Nigeria says, it troops of the Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI has destroyed Armed Bandits logistics warehouse near Birnin Kogo in Zamfara State killing four.  The military disclosed this in a statement through the Coordinator Defence Media Operations DHQ, Maj. Gen. John Enenche in Abuja, said. the air strikes were executed yesterday, 30 May 2020, sequel to Human Intelligence (HUMINT) reports, which were later confirmed by series of aerial surveillance missions, indicating that the large structure was being used by the bandits to store their ammunition, raw rations and other logistics items. According to the DMOs, the Air Component dispatched a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) attack aircraft to engage the target scoring accurate hits on the warehouse, which went up in flames as a result of its volatile contents, leading to its complete destruction.  "Four armed bandits guarding the facility were also neutralized as a re...

By Our Reporter    Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has threatened to excommunicate the correspondent of Daily Trust from the state, accusing him of treachery and working for the opposition party. Mohammed was angered by the line of questions posed by Hassan Ibrahim, who wanted the governor to react to allegations by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) that the administration was financially strangulating the State House of Assembly, working with cabals and allegedly awarding contracts without following due process. The incident happened on Saturday, during a media chat organised by the State Commissioner of Information Dahiru Garba in collaboration the Senior Special Assistant Muktaf Gidado, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the administration, held at the Command Guests House, Bauchi. But the occasion was not a good experience for Hassan Ibrahim as the governor, who was elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was visibly anger...

By Doris Nnaji    The Police Command in Jigawa has arrested 11 suspects for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl (name withheld). The Spokesman of the command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the arrest to the Newsmen on Sunday in Dutse. Jinjiri said the suspects (names withheld) were arrested on May 30, in Dutse Local Government Area of the state. He explained that the suspects were apprehended after the police received a complaint that one of the suspects, aged 57 of Ma’ai village was seen at Limawa market in Dutse LGA, trying to lure the victim. “A case of rape is being investigated at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Dutse, sequel to a report received by the Police that a 57-year-old man of Ma’ai village, Dutse LGA was seen at Limawa market trying to lure a 12-year-old girl of the same address, to seclusion to have sexual intercourse with her,” he said. Jinjiri added that in the course of interrogation, the victim listed the names of 11 men who had sexual intercour...

By Doris Nnaji     The Lagos state police command says it arrested an inspector over the death of his colleague. In a statement on Sunday, Bala Elkana, Lagos police public relations officer, said Monday Gabriel, the inspector, went berserk and shot sporadically leading to the death of Felix Okago, a sergeant. He said Gabriel was transferred from Abuja to a federal government facility in Ikoyi, Lagos, on a special duty. The police spokesman said the incident which happened around 4:30am left several other persons wounded. He said the inspector was arrested while trying to escape through the third mainland bridge. Elkana said investigation has commenced into the incident as the police inspector is undergoing medical examination having “presented signs of depression”. “On 31/5/2020 at about 0430 hours, Area A Command received a distress call that one Inspector Monday Gabriel from No 21 Police Mobile Force Squadron Abuja, on Special duty in a Federal Government facility in Ikoyi L...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The Armed Forces of Nigeria says it Troops of Army Super Camp 11 Gambouru under Sector 1 of Operation Lafiya Dole, have rescued  241 kidnapped victims, neutralized several Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in Madu town in Borno state.  In a statement signed by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, DHQ,  Maj. Gen. John Enenche in Abuja, the Armed Forces said while on clearance operation on 24 May 2020 at Mudu Town in Borno State, neutralised 12 Boko Haram Terrorists ( BHTs), while  241 persons in captivity of the terrorists comprising 105 Women and 136 Children where rescued.  The DMOs disclosed that Items recovered include: 4 BHT flags, 1 motorcycle, 2 bicycles, 1 amplifier and 2 sewing machines.  He also disclosed that the rescued persons have been safely evacuated from the village and are currently under medical observation, while the village has been cleared. "There was no loss of life or equipment from own t...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  Ahead of school reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Government has said it is considering sectionalising classes for primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, made this known on Wednesday during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. The minister, who dismissed reports that schools would reopen on June 8, said the government could not afford to take any risk, especially as it regards the safety of pupils and students in the country “Until we are sure these children can go to school, return safely and not bring up with them COVID-19 and infect people who are more susceptible than they are, then we are running a huge risk and God forbid, in our hurry, something happens to our children, I am not sure how anybody will be able to retrieve what has been lost.” Mr Nwajiuba noted the ministry is being guided by the advice of experts as well as those of the World Hea...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  No fewer than 30 Armed bandits killed,  as the Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI destroyed their logistics store in the Doumborou Forest area of Zamfara State. This was contained in a statement on Wednesday by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, DHQ, Major General John Enenche in Abuja. The Armed Forces said The operation was executed based on credible Human Intelligence (HUMINT) reports indicating that a thatched structure within the Forest was being used by the bandits to store their logistics items. "Fortuitously, an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft on patrol spotted some of the armed bandits on motorcycles who were tracked to the storehouse where they lodged some items.  "The Air Component therefore dispatched an attack helicopter to engage the location, scoring accurate hits resulting in the destruction of the store, which was seen engulfed in flames". He stated  The DMOs also said th...

By Doris Nnaji   The Zamfara chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, expressed satisfaction with the efforts of the Federal Government in the fight against banditry and other crimes in the state. This was contained in a statement signed by the party’s State Secretary, Hashimu Modomowa. The party dissociated itself with the recent remarks by the state Commissioner for Rural Development and Cooperative, Abubakar Abdullahi, in which he accused the federal government of paying more attention to COVID-19 than banditry. Modomowa said that the commissioner’s utterances were capable of setting the state and federal government on a collision course. According to him, the federal government has done fairly well in fighting banditry and other crimes in the state. “This includes the establishment of 1 Brigade of Nigeria Army, 207 Quick Response Group of the Nigeria Airforce and Joint Task Force (JTF) under Operation Hadarin Daji”, he said. Modomowa also appreciated the federal g...

By Peter Omale A 22 year old security man identified as Sunday Ezra has been reportedly beaten to death by yet to be identified persons at New Trafford Hotel and Suites located in the Gwallameji area of Bauchi metropolis. Our correspondent learnt that the incident happened in the early hours of Monday when people around the vicinity descended on  Ezra and beat him until he became unconscious. A source confided in this medium that an inexpensive mobile phone got missing within the premises of the hotel and the deceased was accused of the  person who stole it but he vehemently pleaded his innocence to no avail. The source added that the crowd that gathered did not believe him but instead started beating him with the aim of extracting confession from him but he was said to have maintained his innocence In the process of the beating he was said to have slumped and lost consciousness while the missing phone was later found by a corps member who returned it. A neighbor who...

By Kabiru Umoru As a part of Ibadat after completing the 30 days of fasting in the month of Ramadan 1st Shawwal marks the day of eid fitri after the moon has been Sighted. Muslims all over the world are to go to eid Ground and perform two rakaat and the also listen to the hudba by the Imam after the prayer. Despite the Outbreak of coronaviruses in Nigeria state Governors relief citizens to go out and pray as part of celebration of eid mubarak. Many Muslims in Nigeria Spent the day with beloved ones as part of the eid mubarak celebration but some witnesses the day with a great pain and lose of love ones. The People of sabon Birni Local Government in sokoto state experianced the worse eid mubarak After unknown Gun men Attacked the Eid Ground allegedly killing more than 14 people. Investigation revealed that yesterday which marks the day of Eid fitri unknown Gun men attacked eid ground with gun shoot that lead to the death of morethan 14 people and leaving alot injured in Sabo...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja    The Federal government has vowed to deal decisively with any public officer revealing official information to the public without authorization. This was disclosed on Monday in a statement signed by Olawunmi Ogunmosunle, Director of Information, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. According to the statement, “the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, HOS, Dr. Folasade Yemi –Esan has noted with displeasure the recent unfortunate disclosure of unauthorized official documents in the social media. These official documents in some cases are correspondence minuted on.” The statement was contained in a circular issued by the HOS on 22nd May, 2020 and made available to journalists on Monday. Dr. Yemi-Esan while describing “the ugly development as “embarrassing to government,” noted that “such irresponsible and reckless action is an act of serious misconduct with a penalty of dismissal from service as provided in Public Service R...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja      ‌ The Federal Capital Territory Enforcement Team has shut a nightclub and lounge in the Lugbe area of the nation’s capital and arraigned five operators before a Chief Magistrate Court for disobeying the lockdown order. Report says  that the operators of Specific Night Lounge and Mas Chiles Lounge, Lugbe had continued to operate and telling customers that they had bribed the enforcement team. The Chairman of the task team, Ikharo Attah, confirmed the development to journalists on Sunday. He said, “We have been receiving a series of reports that the nightclubs, beer parlours (pubs) and lounges at Federal Housing Estate, Lugbe were operating, even during curfew hours, for over a week now. “The interstates travel ban operation which is very tasking has not allowed us to respond swiftly. Coming here today, we found out that they were fully operating even into the curfew period.” Attah confirmed that five persons were arrested including the ma...