Tag: Terrorist Group
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Okpebholo denies paying N6bn to terrorist group in Edo
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has denied authorising payment of N6 billion as compensation to any group in the state. Okpebholo made the clarification in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, on Thursday in
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NAF neutralises over 20 as airstrikes hit terrorists’ camps in Katsina
Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma, has neutralised over 20 terrorists in airstrikes that decimated notorious bandit hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hill-Forest in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.
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KADUNA TRAIN ATTACK: Bandits demand release of 16 top commanders and sponsors in government custody for 100 passengers abducted
The arrest of the suspects had severely hampered the deadly activities of the bandits
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FG obtains court order declaring Shiites terrorist group
The Federal Government has finally obtained a court order declaring the Shiites sect as a terrorist organisation. TNG reports that consequent upon this development, the federal government is now legally empowered to proscribe activities of the Shiites group, also known as the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). Recall that the Federal High Court in Abuja…
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Police react to reports of ‘strange terrorist group’ in Sokoto
The Police Command in Sokoto state on Saturday dispelled rumours of the influx of Jihadists into the state There were reports of the influx of armed men into the state on social media on Friday. The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Cordelia Nwawe, denounced the rumours while addressing newsmen on Saturday in Sokoto.…
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JUST IN: Court affirms declaration of IPOB as terrorist group
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday affirmed that the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) was legally declared a terrorist organisation by the Federal Government on September 20, 2017. Members of the group had approached the court after it made an order proscribing the group as a terror organisation. IPOB had through its…
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Russia says talks with U.S. over Syria “fruitless”
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, on Wednesday blasted the United States for “inefficient” cooperation over Syria, saying talks between the two countries have been “fruitless”. Moscow still maintained contacts with Washington, but every time the two sides meet for agreement, Washington backtracked, Lavrov told a meeting of the Dialogue for the Future program broadcast live…