Awwal Gambo, chief of naval staff, says illegal oil refining sites in the Niger Delta are usually reactivated hours after demolition. The navy chief spoke on efforts to combat illegal oil refining in the region during a media chat on Saturday. Gambo said there are over 3,000 creeks in the Niger Delta, which he says makes it difficult to track activities of all illegal oil refiners. “I have to bring to note: Illegal refining sites as we speak take about seven to eight hours after destruction to be reactivated for illegal operation by those involved,” he said. “We have over…

Kaduna State Government has advised residents to be vigilant as explosive devices have been planted by terrorists in various parts of the state. The government gave the advice on Monday through a statement by the state commissioner for Internal Security and Homeland Affairs, Samuel Aruwan. It said security agencies feared the terrorists may be planning to “discreetly place explosives in public facilities such as schools, hospitals, hotels, bars, entertainment centres, restaurants, parks, major roads and places of worship.” The statement reads: “Kaduna State Government wishes to issue an crucial advisory to citizens across the state, for heightened alertness to the…

Bandits on Monday blocked Minna-Suleja road, around Lambata-Kwakuti, stopping travellers from moving for about two hours. Niger State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident. He said; “armed bandits were reported to be crossing Suleja road at about 1500hrs from Gbajibe village via Lambata, Gurara LGA” Abiodun said a combined team of Police operatives and military personnel from Suleja were mobilized to the scene and engaged the bandits before the hoodlums escaped into the forest. He said the road was immediately cleared and normalcy restored for free flow of traffic It was gathered that bandits in their…

Fifteen persons have been killed in separate attacks on Sabon Gari and Mandaragirau villages in the Damboa and Biu local government areas in the southern part of Borno State. Sources confirmed on Sunday that insurgents, who were on gun trucks and motorcycles, attacked the villages on Saturday and looted foodstuffs and drugs after scaring the villagers with indiscriminate gunshots. The source stated, “Eight persons were slaughtered in two separate attacks by Boko Haram terrorists in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday night. “The Nigerian military troops, in multiple incidents, thwarted attempts by the terrorist group along the…