NIGERIA MOVES TOWARD TOUGHER ANTI-TERROR MEASURES AS DEFENCE MINISTER REJECTS RANSOM DEALS, LAWMAKERS PUSH DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
Nigeria’s incoming Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, has taken a hard stance on insecurity, insisting that governments must completely abandon ransom payments and any form of negotiation with terrorist groups. During his Senate screening, he warned that these practices only fuel more violence by giving criminal networks the financial room to reorganize and strike […]
GUNMEN ATTACK KEBBI BOARDING SCHOOL, KILL VICE PRINCIPAL, ABDUCT FEMALE STUDENTS
A group of armed men early Monday attacked a government-run boarding school in Kebbi State, killing the vice principal and abducting an undisclosed number of female students, according to security sources and school officials. The attack occurred before dawn as the assailants invaded the school premises, shooting sporadically and forcing students out of their hostels. […]
TINUBU ORDERS MILITARY SHAKE-UP AFTER BORNO ATTACK, MOVES TO CRUSH TERRORISM NATIONWIDE
In the wake of a deadly terrorist attack in Darajamal, Borno State, that claimed the lives of both civilians and soldiers, President Bola Tinubu has ordered a sweeping review of national security operations. The President’s directive includes the deployment of cutting-edge military hardware, surveillance drones, and an overhaul of counter-terrorism strategies to completely eliminate terrorist […]
