Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja Police Command has confirmed that members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) protesting the continued detention of their leader Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaki by the Federal Government, just as it also confirmed the arrest of 60 members of the group during a violent protest in Abuja, on Monday. DAILY TIMES […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ruled that the weapons and other exhibits allegedly found in the house of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki should be displayed in the open court by the Department of State Service (DSS). The court also ruled that the weapons comprising various guns can be […]
A container loaded with military camouflage uniforms and other suspected dangerous weapons has reportedly disappeared from Apapa Port, Lagos. Already, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos Ports Command, Celestine Okoye, yesterday, directed his detectives to trace the location of the missing container and arrest both the importer and others connected with the importation within 24 hours. […]
The Special Task Force in Plateau otherwise known as Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), MONDAY said it has arrested over 80 suspects in connection with different offences within the State and has displayed over 70 (seventy), different types of locally fabricated weapons as well as over 2,000 rounds of ammunitions recovered from hoodlums in various parts […]
There is heightened security presence at Tin-Can Island following the apprehension of containerized weapons. More to follow Update: Operatives of the Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, have smashed a syndicate that specialised in smuggling weapons into the country after the discovery of 1,100 pump action riffles loaded in a 20-foot container. The […]
The British government, Friday, said no weapons from the United Kingdom are being used in the ongoing war in the north east of Nigeria. Deputy High Commissioner at the British High Commission to Nigeria in Abuja Mr. Simon Shercliff said this on Friday at a press conference organized by the West African Action on Small […]