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Plateau Crisis: Army dominates Jos City, arrests 21, rescues 36 victims

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2021 0

By Kingsley Chukwuka The Special Military Task Force in Plateau State has assured citizens of their safety, saying it has dominated the metropolis, arrests 21 suspects and saved 36 persons from irate youths. The taskforce spoke Sunday, in a statement signed by it’s Spokesman, Major Ishaku

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Jos Unrest: Army arrests, detain 12 persons

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2021 0

By Kingsley Chukwuka The crisis that broke out in Jos North in the early hours of Saturday morning, was brought under control by the Special Military Task Force in Plateau State, with 12 persons arrested and detained, Commander of the Force, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Ali, has said. Crisis erupted when families of slain Miango villagers […]

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Crisis merchants ‘ll be dealt with – Plateau Military Commander

Ihesiulo Grace 6 August 2021 0

By Kingsley Chukwuka Those sponsoring and benefiting from criminality will be apprehended and made to face the wrath of the law, Commander Special Military Task Force in Plateau State, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Ali has said. Ali also urged community leaders to support the operation, by identifying criminals in their various communities and report them to […]

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How father of three died in congested task force cell

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2021 0

*Family demands compensation, unbiased investigation *Lawyer, friend alleges plot to attribute Covid-19 as cause of death Joy Joseph, Lagos The family of late David Akpan a laundry man who was unlawfully arrested, kept in a congested detention facility at the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force), Oshodi, are demanding for compensation and […]

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OPSH denies killing of 2 youths in Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe An internal military task force in Plateau State, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has denied the report linking it to the death of two youths in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The military outfit while describing the news as false and malicious insisted that it has nothing to do with the death […]

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Lagos Task Force arraigns 65 offenders for violating COVID-19 curfew

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2021 0

Chioma Joseph, Lagos. At least 65 persons arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) for violating Covid-19 curfew were arraigned at the Special Offences (Mobile) Court on Tuesday. Chairman of the agency, Shola Jejeloye, who disclosed this in a statement, said the 65 offenders were arrested around Lekki, […]

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Lagos taskforce arraigns fake female property agent

Ihesiulo Grace 24 June 2020 0

The Lagos state Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (task force) has arrested and arraigned a fake female property agent, Mrs. Bukola Ayorinde, notorious for defrauding house seekers in Lagos. Ayorinde was arraigned before a Lagos Mobile Court on Tuesday. Speaking on the arraignment, Chairman of the agency, Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that Ayorinde’s

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Ensure compliance to boundary restrictions, Delta SSG charges task force

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2020 0

The Delta state COVID-19 Boundary Enforcement Task Force has been charged to ensure the effective monitoring of the boundaries with other neighboring states to curtail unauthorised movement of persons in and out of the state. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Chiedu Ebie, gave this charge at the weekend when he visited Patani, […]

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Imo COVID-19 task force tightens surveillance at boundary

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2020 0

The Imo State COVID-19 Task Force on Thursday promised to tighten surveillance along the state’s boundary to check illegal movements of people in and out of the state. Dr. Success Prosper, the team leader of the taskforce, made the promise when the taskforce visited officials of the Imo State Marketers and Traders Association (ISMATA) to […]

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COVID-19: C’River urges MDAs to maintain precautionary measures

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2020 0

The Chairman, Cross River state COVID-19 Response Task Force, Dr. Betta Edu, has urged civil servants, who resumed work on Monday, to observe all the precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Edu, who is also the commissioner for health, made the call on Monday in an interview in […]

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Task force advises Bayelsa residents to embrace face masks

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2020 0

The Bayelsa state Task Force on COVID-19 has advised residents of the state to embrace the use of face masks in public places as a means of keeping coronavirus at bay. Dr. Inodu Apoku, permanent secretary in the state’s Ministry of Health and chairman of the Bayelsa state Task Force on COVID-19 Implementation Committee, gave […]

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Police chief confirms killing of Aba tricycle operator

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2020 0

The Abia state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ene Okon on Friday confirmed that a tricycle operator was beaten to death by members of the Abia state COVID-19 task force, enforcing the lockdown directive in Aba. Okon, who disclosed this in Aba, said that he had directed the area commander in -charge of Aba to investigate […]

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Court orders interim forfeiture of ex- JTF commander’s properties

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2020 0

Justice Mohammed Liman of a Federal High Court in Lagos on March 26, ordered the interim forfeiture of N293 million, six parcels of land and 30,000 MTN shares recovered from Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Atewe (rtd), a former commander of the Military Joint Task Force, ‘Operation Pulo Shield’ in the Niger Delta. Atewe is being prosecuted […]

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Border drill: Task force repatriates 697 illegal immigrants

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2020 0

The joint border drill operation has repatriated 697 illegal immigrants during its seven-month operations. The joint-border security exercise, code-named ‘Exercise Swift Response’ was ordered by the federal government and commenced on August 20, 2019, to secure Nigeria’s land and water borders. Spokesman of ‘Operation Swift Response’, Joseph Attah, disclosed the

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Niger set up task force on street begging ban

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2020 0

Irked by the non -compliance of the ban on street begging, the Niger state government has constituted a task force to ensure that the ban is total in all cities across the state. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Muhammad ldris disclosed this when he fielded questions from newsmen on the implementation of the ban […]

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Boko Haram Suffer Devastating Defeat as Army Repels Attack

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

Troops of the 25 Task Force Brigade (Army Supper Camp 2), on Wednesday, repelled an attempt by boko haram criminals to infiltrate their location during which the criminals were crushed beyond their imagination. The marauding criminals mounted on Gun Trucks who tried to attack the trooos formation located in Damboa LGA of Borno State, with […]

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MNJTF force commander visits amphibious units, tasks troops on synergy

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2020 0

Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf has tasked the troops of amphibious units in sub-sector 4 of Sector 1 in Mahada and Blangoua on the shore of Lake Chad on synergy. The Chief of Military Public Information, MNJTF, Col. Timothy Antigha, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. […]

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Boko Haram Criminals Suffer another Debilitating Defeat in the Hands of Resilient Combined Troops

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2019 0

The combined troops of Sector 3 Operation LAFIYA DOLE and Sector 2 of the Multinational Joint Task Force (Chadian Forces) led by Commander Sector 3 Operation LAFIYA DOLE on 28 November 2019, dealt a decisive blow on the criminal ISWAP terrorists at Duguri Island in the extreme Northern Borno area. This was contained in a […]

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Niger commences articulated vehicles movement restriction

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2019 0

The Niger state government task force responsible for the enforcement of order No. 2 of 2019 restricting movement of articulated vehicles in the state has commenced the enforcement of the order. Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Abdullahi Imam, disclosed this during an interview at the weekend in Minna. “We have commenced […]

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Setback for Boko Haram as troops capture more commanders

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2019 0

It is another setback for Boko Haram as combined troops of 26 Task Force Brigade, 21 Special Armoured Brigade and elements of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), while acting on a piece of intelligence, conducted a sting operation against some of the criminals hibernating around Pulka general area of Gwoza LGA, Borno State on 20th […]