Unscrupulous Personnel in Nigeria Security Services Sell Arms To Criminals, Says DSS

Some bad eggs in the armed forces and security agencies are selling arms and worsening the country’s security challenges, Department of State Services (DSS) Director of Operations Godwin  Eteng has said. 

Vigilantism is Booming in Nigeria – With Official Support

Concerns about safety and security are substantial in Nigeria. Here, crime is high and the police are considered corrupt and inefficient. The structure of law enforcement does not help. Police are run at the federal level despite long-standing calls for state forces. Given that Nigeria has many diverse languages, cultural practices and terrain, the centralised police face many difficulties.

Niger Delta Avengers Extend Ceasefire

Concerned Nigerians can heave a temporary sigh of relief with the decision of the dreaded Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) to suspend its plan to renew attacks on the nation’s oil installations in the oil-rich region.

Six Foreign Crewmen Kidnapped Off Nigeria Coast Freed

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Six crew members of a cargo ship kidnapped last month off the coast of Nigeria’s Port Harcourt have been freed, their German employer said Sunday.

Lagos State Security Trust Fund Seeks Partnership With Private Security Firms

The Lagos State Security Trust Fund has asked private security companies and corporate organisations to partner the government in securing lives and property in the state.

26 Dead Nigerian Women Found In The Mediterranean Sea

Italian prosecutors have commenced investigations into the deaths of 26 Nigerian women whose bodies were recovered at sea, BBC reported on Monday.

Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Madagali, Adamawa Community

Gulak, the headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State came under heavy Boko Haram attacks yesterday. 

BREAKING: Niger Delta Avengers End Ceasefire, Threaten Resumption of Hostilities

Citing alleged unfulfilled promises and insincerity on the part of the Nigerian federal government, the dreaded Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) has called off its unilateral ceasefire.

Over 2,000 Weapons Stolen From South Africa Police Armouries

More than 500 firearms a year have been stolen from SA Police Service armouries over the last four years.

Maritime Crime: Nigeria Awards $195m Maritime Security Contract To Israeli Firm

The Nigerian government has approved a security contract valued at $195 million awarded to an Israeli firm to procure security equipment and assist in training Nigerian security personnel tackle crime along the nation’s waterways.

Fulani Group Warns That Banning Of Open Grazing, An Invitation To Anarchy

The Secretary-General of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN), Alhaji Sale Bayeri, has warned that banning of open grazing in Plateau State will create more problems than it intends to resolve, noting that the Fulanis do not know any other method of grazing their cattle, “and any attempt to confine them to a place was a sure invitation to anarchy.”

ECOWAS Court Orders Nigeria To Pay $244m Damages Over 1967 #Biafra Civil War

Nigeria was ordered to pay 88 billion naira ($244 million) in damages to those affected by a 1967 Nigeria-Biafra civil war after failing to clear landmines and other explosives in the country’s southeast.

Russia Signs Agreement With Nigeria to Build Nuclear Power Plant

Russia has signed agreements with Nigeria to build and operate a nuclear power plant in the oil-rich West African nation that has a deficit of reliable power and faces security challenges by Islamist militants in the far northeast.

United States Pledges $60m To Build New African Counterterrorism Force

The Trump administration said Monday it would contribute an initial $60 million to help five nations in Africa’s Sahel region build a cross-border counterterrorism force but balked at a plan to provide multilateral support through the United Nations.

Recent Herdsmen Attacks Claimed 75, Displaced 13,726 In Plateau State, Nigeria

The Stephanos Foundation says no fewer than 75 people were killed while 23 others were injured following attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen in two communities in Irigwe Kingdom, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.