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A rumour that swept across Nigerian social media this week pushed the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (retd.), into a rare public rebuttal on Tuesday, as he stepped out of a closed door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja to declare that he had no intention…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday closed one of Nigeria’s most consequential terrorism trials by handing life sentences to two senior commanders of the Ansaru group, only for the Department of State Services to reject the punishment within hours and announce plans to seek a stiffer penalty at the Court of Appeal….
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has drawn a hard line for the country’s security forces, warning that any operative who holds fire while waiting for instructions from above will be treated as a friend of the very criminals he was sent to fight. The minister issued the directive on Wednesday in…
The killing of a retired general in captivity has pushed the Senate to draw a firm line against one of Nigeria’s longest-running counter-insurgency tools, with lawmakers demanding that captured terrorists be prosecuted rather than resettled, even as the Army announced the surrender of two senior Boko Haram commanders barely a day before the resolution….
Two high-ranking Boko Haram commanders have surrendered to the Nigerian Army in Yobe State following sustained operational pressure in the North-East. Security officials confirmed that the insurgent leaders abandoned their forest hideouts to turn themselves over to frontline troops. The identities of the operatives remain withheld while military intelligence personnel conduct preliminary debriefings. This high-profile…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan warned that Nigerians are becoming dangerously desensitised to persistent insecurity and mass murder. Speaking at a book launch in Abuja, the former leader lamented that citizens now treat news of violent deaths as routine daily occurrences. He contrasted this current apathy with the national outrage that followed early insurgent attacks during…
Nigerian troops killed at least 50 Islamic State West Africa Province fighters during a night raid on a military base in Yobe State. The insurgents launched a multi-pronged assault on the 27 Brigade headquarters in Buni Gari at 2 am on Thursday. They moved from the west and south in an attempt to encircle the…
A court in Ivory Coast has handed life sentences to six individuals convicted over a deadly 2020 attack on a military post in Kafolo, underscoring ongoing security concerns along the country’s northern frontier. The ruling, confirmed by lawyer Abdoulaye Ben Meite, forms part of a wider judgment involving 45 defendants linked to the assault,…
Fresh court filings by the Federal Government have brought into focus an alleged network accused of plotting to destabilise Nigeria’s constitutional order, with six individuals set to face a 13-count charge bordering on treason, terrorism, and financial crimes. The defendants—retired Major General Mohammed Gana, retired Naval Captain Erasmus Victor, Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim, Zekeri Umoru,…
Terrorists linked to the Ansaru faction attacked a military camp in Kaiama, Kwara State, early Monday morning. The gunmen killed three soldiers and injured four others, including one local vigilante. They struck Kemanji village around 3 a.m. This site sits near the Kainji National Park. Insurgents often use this park as a base for their…
