(CNN) — Nigerian security forces killed 11 suspected Islamic militants Saturday in the northeastern city of Maiduguri. The militants belonging to Boko Haram died in a search operation, police said, a day after the group attacked a Mandawari police station in Kano province. Military forces have since cordoned off the area around the provincial capital […]
A screengrab from YouTube reportedly shows the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, who threatens in an audio message to bomb schools in Nigeria. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images The Islamist group Boko Haram, which has killed almost 1,000 people in Nigeria, will continue its campaign of violence until the country is ruled by sharia law, a senior […]
Islamist sect Boko Haram, whose attacks have killed hundreds in Nigeria, will continue its campaign until the country is ruled by sharia law, a senior member was quoted as saying by a British newspaper on Saturday. “We will consider negotiation only when we have brought the government to their knees,” Boko Haram spokesman Abu Qaqa […]
Mr. Hafiz Ringim’s retirement and his replacement by Mr. Mohammed Abubakar as the acting Inspector-General of Police has opened doors to an imminent shake-up in the police. Ringim and his management team of six Deputy Inspectors-General of Police were sent packing last week, ostensibly due to the inability of the police to curtail […]
By Abdulwahab Abdulah & Bartholomew Madukwe Major Hamza al-Mustapha, former chief security officer to the late General Sani Abacha, and a co-accused to know fate over the killing of the late Kudirat Abiola. Twelve years ago when they were arraigned before a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over alleged complicity in the murder […]
The Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has threatened to adopt a change of tactics in a message posted on YouTube yesterday. The sect also restated that it was behind last week’s attacks in Kano saying bombings and shootings were to avenge the torture of its members. “We were responsible,” a voice identified as that of suspected […]
As he prepares to assume office as the acting Inspector General of Police, 54 year old Mr. Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar’s role during the 2001 Jos, Plateau State, sectarian strife in which several lives were lost has remains a dark spot in his career in the Nigeria Police Force which spanned 33 years. As the Plateau […]
By Hugo Odiogor & Evelyn Usman On November 4, 2010, Mr Hafiz Ringim came on board as the 15th helmsmen of the Nigeria Police Force, having served in acting capacity for two months. Like his predecessors, Ringim highlighted the curbing of violent crime as one major aspect of his five-point agenda. But barely 14 months into […]
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has sued President Goodluck Jonathan and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, for N500m over an alleged violation of his rights by soldiers deployed in Lagos. The soldiers were depolyed in the state to quell protests against the removal of subsidy […]
Mixed reactions on Wednesday greeted the appointment of Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, as the acting Inspector-General of Police. Abubakar replaced Mr. Hafiz Ringim, who retired from service on Wednesday. While the President of the Campaign for Democracy, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, condemned the appointment, the Deputy Minority Leader, House of Representatives, Kawu Sumaila, hailed President […]
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