The Federal Government has directed traditional rulers in the North to start community policing and establish local security councils in their domains to tackle banditry and other security crises in the region. The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, who met…
Banditry: FG orders northern monarchs to begin community policing (Punch)
The Federal Government has directed traditional rulers in the North to start community policing and establish local security councils in their domains to tackle banditry and other security crises in the region. The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, who met…
Boko Haram received training within, outside Africa – Defence minister (Punch)
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, said on Wednesday that the Boko Haram terrorists had over the years received support and training from larger terror networks within and outside Africa. The minister said although the Boko Haram sect killed many…
Over a million displaced persons reunited with loved ones, rebuilding of destroyed communities underway – VP Osinbajo
Aside from the ongoing military operations that have significantly degraded the Boko Haram insurgents, over a million people displaced by the insurgency have been restored as efforts to rebuild destroyed their homes and communities are underway, according to Vice President…
We informed FG, military of threats, soldiers’ misconduct, says Taraba (Punch)
The Taraba State Government on Tuesday said the Federal Government and the military were aware of security threats, as well as soldiers’ misconduct in the state, but chose to do nothing about them. In a statement by the Senior Special…
