Military

The Taliban, Boko Haram and what Nigeria must do urgently

The Taliban, Boko Haram and what Nigeria must do urgently

By Theophilus AbbahThe Taliban now holds sway in Afghanistan, a continent apart from Nigeria, but the waves from its activities have always shaken Jihadist enthusiasm in our clime. For the late 1990s to early 2000s, its franchise, Yobe Taliban, who preached the Jihadist brand of Salafi doctrine, created panic in communities. The choice of the name ‘Taliban’ by the strange sect was not accidental. It was imported from Afghanistan where its founder, one Mohammed Ali, had had his fill of the militant Jihadist doctrine, supposedly meant to purge or purify Islam from North to South of the earth. Like the…
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Much ado about National Security Adviser

Much ado about National Security Adviser

By Eric Teniola General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, GCFR, whose tenure was between August 27, 1985 to August 26, 1993, was the first to introduce the office of the National Security Adviser to this country. That was in January 1990 when he made my friend, the 7th Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Gambo Jimeta as the first National Security Adviser. The last time I visited that office in Abuja, the penciled portraits of past and present National Security Advisers were displayed on the stairs leading to the office of the National Security Adviser. In April 1980, President Shehu Usman Aliyu…
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Peace Journalism: A Tool to Fighting Boko Haram Insurgents in the Northeast Nigeria

Peace Journalism: A Tool to Fighting Boko Haram Insurgents in the Northeast Nigeria

By Aondover Eric Msughter There is no doubt that the media have the capacity and moral obligation to create awareness and educate citizen about the counter and prevent act of terrorism by making them approachable enough so that every citizen can approach them with their suggestions about how to create a terrorism-free world. In reporting Boko Haram, the media should give adequate information about activities of Boko Haram. Such reports should be accurate and objective, free from sensationalism or religious bias. It is not enough to report on the surface like reporting that there was bomb blast claiming some innocent…
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Damboa Attack: Zulum Hails Military for Decisive Blow on Boko Haram

Damboa Attack: Zulum Hails Military for Decisive Blow on Boko Haram

 ... Scores of insurgents killed,19 fighter vehicles seized ... 'Taking the war to fleeing insurgents impressive' Borno state Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has applauded the Nigerian military's ground and air components for what he described as "decisive blow against Boko Haram" in the early hours of Wednesday, even when the insurgents ambushed from different directions in attempt to overrun Damboa town in southern part of the state. Zulum said in a statement, he personally signed on Thursday, ‎that he was particularly impressed that a combined team of soldiers of the army fighting on the ground and air, using fighter…
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Insecurity: People must be sacked for failure — Lawan

Insecurity: People must be sacked for failure — Lawan

Senate President Ahmad Lawan says those employed for the nation’s security must be given targets and that they should be sacked if they do not meet the targets. Lawan spoke at plenary yesterday after the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Senator Kashim Shettima (Borno) urging the military authorities to establish a base in Auno community to intensify their efforts in the fight against insurgency in the northeast. Lawan said Nigerians must continue to be focused and united to deal with insecurity. “In a time like this, it’s extremely essential that leaders come together regardless of their…
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How Boko Haram killed 30 in Borno

How Boko Haram killed 30 in Borno

Boko Haram fighters on Sunday killed no fewer than 30 people who were travelers that spent the night in Auno, a community 25km away from Maiduguri. The attack which lasted for four-hours claimed many lives including that of a mother and an infant, who were reportedly burnt beyond recognition. According to multiple reports, 22 people were abducted and about18 vehicles and properties worth millions of naira were set ablaze. Witnesses said that the entire village was almost set ablaze. According to witnesses, the siege started at  around 9.50 pm when hundreds of travelers who were stopped by soldiers manning the…
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Security institute to enhance Counter-Terrorism studies

Security institute to enhance Counter-Terrorism studies

The Federal Government has established the National Institute For Security Studies(NISS) in the wake of growing insecurity in the country to train middle and top level managers of security as part of efforts to advance the best practices in conflict prevention, mitigation and resolution. Speaking to newsmen  at the Directorate of State Security(DSS) headquarters in Abuja, the Spokesperson the DSS, Mr Peter Afunnaya said the NISS establishment Act 2019 has empowered the institute to among other things contribute uniquely and viably, to the promotion of inter-service, inter-agency and international cooperation, collaboration and harmony among intelligence, security and law enforcement agencies…
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