Following the infiltration of the South-West region by suspected fleeing Islamic State in West Africa Province, ISWAP, and Boko Haram terrorists from North-West and North-East, there is uneasy calm in the region. Many, especially in the interiors and border communities, are living in fear over the likely activities of the terrorists. Governor Seyi Makinde of…
Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, said on Saturday that it is an offence to refuse officers entry and exit from one’s house. Edafe stated this in a post on X in reaction to a video of a group of young men refusing to open their gate for people dressed like policemen to…
The Kano State Police Command has alerted members of the public on suspected terrorists planning to launch attacks on public gatherings in strategic locations within the state. This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, on Friday. “The Kano State Police Command, in liaison with other security agencies,…
Operatives of the Lagos State CP Special Squad have arrested two suspects involved in the recent abduction of Mrs. Odumosu, the wife of Retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu. The suspects, identified as 27-year-old Agbojule Smart and 30-year-old Keleke Michael, were apprehended early Friday, January 24, 2025, while attempting to flee Lagos State. During…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, made an order proscribing the Lakurawa sect. The court also proscribed other similar groups in parts of Nigeria, especially in the North West and North Central regions of the country. Justice James Omotosho made the declaration while delivering a ruling in a motion…
Aerial assaults from the Nigerian Air Force have killed scores of suspected terrorists hibernating at Alawa Forest in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, the service said on Thursday. It said the airstrikes were executed by the air component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, a special offensive launched to flush terrorists out of the Northwest…
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters is set to have a new building complex in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with state-of-the-art facilities for military operations. Performing the groundbreaking ceremony at Kubwa Expressway, off the Defence Officers Mess, President Bola Tinubu affirmed his administration’s commitment to building and strengthening the country’s defence capabilities. The new Defence Complex…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued the wife of the former Assistant Inspector General, Hakeem Odumosu. The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this on his official X handle on Thursday morning. Adejobi added that the abductors of the former AIG’s wife were killed, and ransom was recovered…
A team of Kogi State security operatives has successfully rescued three pastors and 13 other kidnapped victims from hoodlums in the Ofu Local Government Area. The victims, including the pastors who were guest ministers at a crusade in Ejule, Ofu LGA, were abducted on Monday, January 20, after the second day of the three-day religious…
The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday announced that Aminu Kanawa, the second-in-command to terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, has been killed by troops of Operation Fansan Yamma. The DHQ also stated that troops inflicted serious injuries on some of Turji’s close allies, including his younger brother. This development comes after the DHQ revealed on Monday, that troops…