On the 17th of November, 2024, at about 2023hrs. Operatives of the Command received a distress call from the Command’s Control Room indicating that a gang of armed men numbering about four (4) operating in a Black colour Toyota Corolla car shot sporadically and kidnapped one Madabuchi Julius ‘m’ at Sabbath Filling Station, Oyigbo. Operatives…
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed a surprise attack by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists targeting troops engaged in stabilisation operations in Gubio Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State. Major General Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations, in a statement, said five soldiers were killed, ten wounded, and four declared missing during the assault. He,…
Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has urged Nigerians to refrain from using social media to report the conduct of police officers and instead direct such complaints to the Police Complaints Response Unit. Speaking at the PPROs/Police Communication Experts’ Conference in Asaba, Delta State, on Monday, the IG emphasised that the use of social media…
The Rivers State Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in combating crime, neutralizing a notorious cultist and kidnapper, Gbarani Bume, a.k.a. Pelele, a native of Bere Community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. He was a member of the Iceland Cult Group, which has been terrorizing Beree/Tabaa axis of Khana Local Government…
The Commander of the United States Africa Command, General Michael Langley, has visited the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, noted that the AFRICOM Commander was accompanied by the US Ambassador to Nigeria,…
The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has stated that it is aware of the recruitment activities of a newly formed Jihadist group known as ‘Lakurawa’ using the social media and welfare packages. The Jihadist group had reportedly been imposing taxes and levies on communities in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria. According to SaharaReporters, heavily armed Lakurawa Islamic preachers…
The Police Command in Plateau State has dismissed rumour of a bomb explosion on Murtala Way, near Jos Terminus, in the Jos North Local Government of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Alfred Alabo, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Jos. Alabo said that the command had on Tuesday morning received a…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has declared nine suspected members of the Lakurawas terrorist group wanted. They are Abu Khadijah, Abdurrahman, Dadi Gumba a.k.a Abu Muhammed, Usman Shehu, Abu Yusuf, Musa Wa’a, Ibrahim Suyeka, Ba Sulhu and Idris Taklakse. Edward Buba, director of defence media operations, disclosed this while speaking to journalists…
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered police personnel across the country to wear black bands throughout the seven-day mourning period following the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, a lieutenant general. Mr Lagbaja, 56, passed away on Tuesday in Lagos after a brief illness, a statement by presidential…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has announced the death of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Chief of the Army Staff. Lagbaja died at the age of 56. According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, he passed away on Tuesday night in…