Tag: Bashir Magashi
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JUST IN: President Buhari visits Kuje prison
President Muhammadu Buhari visited the Kuje Custodial Centre in the federal capital territory (FCT) on Wednesday, following a suspected Boko Haram attack on the correctional facility. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports President Buhari was received by the Inspector General of Police IGP Usman Baba Alkali, paramilitary service chiefs among other top government officials at the facility.
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BREAKING: All Boko Haram suspects in Kuje prison escaped – Defence Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi has said all Boko Haram suspects detained in the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja have escaped. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Magashi made this known on Wednesday while addressing journalists after taking an assessment tour of the facility, following Tuesday night’s attack.
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FG assures adequate logistics, equipment for armed forces
The Federal Government is committed to building a strong Armed Forces. Defence Minister rtd. Maj.- Gen Bashir Magashi gave the assurance during the Armed Forces Special Day at the ongoing 43rd Kaduna International Trade Fair. Magashi, represented by his Special Adviser Technical, Maj.-Gen. Ahmad Jibrin, also reiterated the federal government’s resolve to continue to provide…
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Defence Minister reveals Nigeria facing new security threats
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, says the prevalence of the various security threats in Nigeria has adversely affected food security thereby posing new dimension of threats to the country. Magashi stated this at the opening of a retreat for Defence Advisers/Attaches Conference, organised by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) on Monday in…
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Trending video: Don’t be cowards, stand, fight armed bandits, Buhari’s defence minister tells Nigerians
Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Major General Bashir Magashi (Rtd) has told villagers to stand and fight armed bandits instead of running away. Magashi, in a trending video said he did not know why people should be running away from bandits, who only come with about three rounds of ammunition, only to fire shots and people ran…