Ondo records zero kidnapping case as Amotekun, Army, invade hideouts, arrest 37
Following the massive joint patrol embarked upon by the Nigerian Army and men of the Amotekun Corps with other Security agencies, hideouts of kidnappers and other suspected criminal elements in Ondo State have been bursted. During the operations, no fewer than 37 suspected criminals were apprehended across the 18 Local Government Area of the State, thereby making Ondo State to record a zero kidnapping case without any Kidnapped victim in the custody of kidnappers, Starnews Nigeria can report. The patrol which was held simultaneously across the state, was part of efforts put in place by the state government to ensure
Operation Positive Identification: Falana gets order against army
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the Nigerian Army and the Attorney General of the Federation to maintain status quo in respect of their planned Operation Positive Identification. Justice Rilwan Aikawa made the order at the request of human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN). Falana had filed a suit seeking to stop the army’s Operation Positive Identification, which requires that all citizens must carry a means of identification to be able to move. The lawyer argued that such an operation was a violation of constitutional rights to liberty. In a short ruling on Tuesday, Justice Aikawa
Reps Reject Military’s Operation Positive Identification Exercise
Members of House of Representatives have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call off the planned operation positive identification exercise of the military. In a motion raised by the House minority leader, Ndudi Elumelu as a matter of urgent public importance, the lawmaker expressed worry that the exercise will instill fear in the heart of Nigerians. The motion also maintained that the operation will strip Nigerians of their constitutionally guaranteed freedom of movement and instill fear, anxiety, and panic in the entire polity, adding that the nationwide operation would amount to an indirect imposition of a state of emergency across the
Tension In Osogbo As Police And Army Clash, Here’s Why
The Police and Army have clashed in Osogbo, the Osun State capital after some soldiers were said to have invaded the police headquarters. The tension started after the soldiers allegedly invaded the police command headquarters on Monday afternoon following the arrest of one of their colleagues who allegedly stabbed a police officer on Saturday night. But the soldiers were said to have invaded the police premises with the intention of freeing their colleague from detention. Read Also: EFCC Raids Osogbo Nightclub, Arrests 94 Suspected Cyber Fraudsters They were, however, disarmed and arrested by the police, leading to a chaotic situation
APC gave me N13m for 2019 election, Wadume makes startling revelations
•I’m a political thug, not a kidnapper •I made N6m from a sitting governor •How I escaped from soldiers who wanted to kill me •Slain policemen identified themselves before soldiers killed them •Wadume’s uncle, brother, cousin reveal their roles Suspected kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Balla, a.k.a Wadume, who has been in the middle of the raging storm between the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police over the murder of three police operatives and two civilians by soldiers in Ibi town, Taraba state has finally opened up and made startling revelations. In an exclusive interview with Saturday Vanguard, Wadume gave a
Repentant Boko Haram Fighters Can Become President’, Says Army GOC
The General Officer Commanding, 7 Division, Maj. Gen Abdulmalik Biu, says repentant terrorists who lay down their arms stand the chance of becoming great in society and even emerging as the President of Nigeria. Biu said this during an interview with journalists in Borno State while calling on Boko Haram members to lay down their arms. He said, ““Boko Haram should lay down their arms unconditionally and be accepted in their community; opportunities are out there for them. They can be rehabilitated. An ex-Boko Haram member who has laid down his arms and turns away from negativity stands to become
Boko Haram kills colonel, captain, four soldiers in ambush
Boko Haram fighters struck on Maiduguri-Damaturu Road near Jakana community in Borno State, on Wednesday evening, shooting dead a colonel, a captain, four soldiers and a villager. Our correspondent gathered that the terrorists at about 6.30pm, waylaid some commercial vehicles along the road near a military checkpoint and using them as a cover to open fire on the soldiers. A villager was killed in the gunfire while two others were injured; five soldiers said to be at the checkpoint also died while trying to repel the terrorists’ attack. Military sources, who could not yet reveal the names of the captain
Buhari promotes Adeosun Lt.-Gen
President Muhammadu Buhari has promoted Nigerian Army’s Chief of Training and Operations (CTOPs) Maj.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun to Lieutenant General. With the elevation, Adeosun wears the same rank as the Chief of Army Staff (CAOS) Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai. Also promoted was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division Brig.-Gen. Bulama Biu to Maj.Gen. The promotions were contained in a statement on Tuesday evening by army spokesman Sagir Musa, a Colonel. According to Musa, Buhari has continued to demonstrate total and unflinching support to the Armed Forces of Nigeria in a bid to effectively contain the security situation in the country especially
How drones helped us raid 18 kidnappers’ camps –Army
The 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Akure says it has raided no fewer than 18 camps of suspected kidnappers in the last one month with the help of its newly acquired drones. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the brigade launched two drones on June 21 to fight kidnappings and other related crimes in Ondo and Ekiti states. Brig.-Gen. Zakari Abubakar, the Commander of the brigade, made this known while speaking with NAN on Tuesday in Akure. He said: “On my assumption of office on March 28, 2019, I discovered that cases of kidnapping, robbery,
Army deploys drone in Ondo, Ekiti forests to fight insecurity
The 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army (NA) Owena Barracks, Akure, has deployed the use of technology to fight the scourges of kidnapping and banditry within the Ondo and Ekiti States axis. The Brigade Commander, Brig-Gen Zakari Logun Abubakar, disclosed this on saturday during the launching of a high tech drone device in the Osi community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State to combats the criminal activities in the vast forest of the two states which has become a den of kidnappers. Abubakar explained that the drone, a Phantom 5DGI, procured by the Army would assist
