While the activities of the group is clearly restricted to about three states in Northern Nigeria – Adamawa, Borno and Yobe – there are erroneous impression as if the activities of the groups are felt in remaining 33 states and Federal Capital Territory Abuja
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Ibrahim made the commendation in a Valedictory Speech at the Pulling-Out Parade held in his honour in Abuja
Entwistle made the disclosure in Lagos when he visited the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Samuel Alade
However, a thorough reading of the speech, made extempore by Jonathan, clearly indicated the helplessness expressed by Jonathan at the church service
He said that 4,000 youths were trained two years ago by instructors from the Department of State Security, the police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
“I seek the cooperation of your country to confront the security threat from terrorist groups that my country is now facing
The Chairman of the committee, Major General Babatunde Samuel, disclosed this on Thursday while submitting his report to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed
Rear Admiral Babalola Ogunjimi, the Nigerian Navy’s Chief of Training and Operations, who stated this at news conference on Sunday in Abuja, said that the exercise would involve personnel
I am on record as having severally expressed that ‘corruption’ is merely a fancy European qualification for historic lowly crime of stealing. Fela Anikulapo Kuti vocalized this clear point, regarding all these fancy terminologies as pretty tags for the same armed robbery offence. His words, ‘authority stealing pass armed robbery
Nigerians equally woke up within the same period to be greeted with wild claims by the Boko Haram group that its former leader, Abubakar Shekau, who was believed to have been felled by the bullets of operatives of the Joint Task Force sometimes in July, is still alive! Discerning Nigerians, especially those who have come to understand the game plan of the Boko Haram sect and its apologists and local collaborators have since discovered that the video clip released by the group was to divert attention from celebrating the capture of kidnap kingpin, Oniarah, by the DSS. Nigerians are too advanced and knowledgeable a people to fall for dummies as presently bandied around by the terror group
Justice Ahmed Mohammed, who gave ruling, ordered that the suspect should be handed over to the US Government on or before the expiration of 15 days
Maku said: “Following a memorandum presented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olugbenga Ashiru, Council ratified the Arms Trade Treaty adopted by the UN General Assembly on April 2, 2013
In the last two years, the Islamist insurgents, Boko Haram, has claimed responsibility for series of deadly attacks in the northern part of the country and the Federal Capital Territory
While demonstrating the capacity of the robots during a formal presentation of the equipment to the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, a Nigeria Police EOD robot technician stated that the device can locate and defuse suspicious and hazardous explosive items from remote places and is also capable of firing “disrupters” and delivering counter IED charges that can demobilize and render an IED safe
Olukolade said that where there was any case of violation, the DHQ would instantly investigate and punish perpetrators
The accused persons were arrested in connection with large cache of arms discovered at a residence in Kano
The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice filed a six-count charge bordering on terrorism and importation of arms to render support for terrorism acts
The IGP, who was accompanied by the Minister of State for Works, Alhaji Bashir Yuguda said on Thursday that they visited the village on the instructions of President Goodluck Jonathan to sympathise with the people over the sad incident
This development, President Jonathan said is a confirmation of government position that the insurgents were thriving owing to the backing of international terror organizations hell bent on destabilizing the country
The President told the incoming ambassadors that Nigeria would welcome increased cooperation from countries that are more experienced in such matters for its ongoing operations against domestic terrorist groups