Nigerian Police Confirm Double Explosions In Rivers State During Council Elections, Recover Explosive Device

As tensions heighten in Rivers State over conduct of local government elections, the Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that two explosions rocked the state on Saturday. According to the police, the first explosion took place at the All Progressives Read More …

Nigeria: Militants IED Kills Police officers In Anambra

Two police operatives have been killed by an improvised explosive device detonated by unidentified gunmen in Uruagu, a community in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The attackers were said to have launched a surprise attack on the Read More …

Nigeria: IEDs recovered after two police officers killed in Anambra Police Station attack

An attack by some hoodlums at Umunze Police Station in Anambra State in the early hours of Monday left two policemen dead. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the state police command. According to him, five Read More …

Nigeria: MNJTF trains troops on counter-IED

As part of efforts to enhance Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) capability in the Lake Chad Region, the MultiNational Joint Tasks Force (MNJTF) has organised a 4-week training course for its troops in the various sectors. The training organised in collaboration Read More …

Nigeria: Police foil terrorist plot, uncover large cache of IEDs in Niger

The Niger State Police Command said it has uncovered a large cache of explosive devices including bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices buried in multiple locations in the state. Although an investigation is going on to unravel the sources of the Read More …

Nigeria: Military dismantles terrorists’ IED factory in Borno

The authority of the Nigerian Air Force, yesterday, said the air component of Operation Hadin Kai, discovered and dismantled terrorists’ Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) factory and storage facility, concealed in Grazah, a location deep in the Mandara Hills, in Borno Read More …

Nigeria: Seven persons killed, 681 arrested in nationwide protests

Nigeria Police Force on Saturday released an update on incidents recorded in the nationwide protests against economic hardship in the country. The Police also dismissed a report by Amnesty International that 13 individuals have so far lost their lives in Read More …

Nigeria: Police in Maiduguri recover more explosive devices

The Borno Police Command says it has discovered six projectile grenades allegedly abandoned by terrorists at Ajilari Cross Area in Maiduguri, the state capital. Police Explosive Ordnance Department (EOD), Base 13, deployed to the scene to assess the grenades, discovered Read More …

Nigeria: IED kills one, injures 11 in Maiduguri

The Borno Police Command said an Improvised Explosive Device(IED), explosion resulted in the death of one male victim, while eleven others sustained various degrees of injuries in another attack in Maiduguri. The Police Commissioner (CP), Yusuf Lawal, disclosed this on Read More …

Nigeria: Boko Haram IED Attack Claims 17 Lives, Injures Over 20 in Konduga

At least 17 people have been killed and over 20 injured after a suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber targeted a market in Konduga, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. The incident occurred on Wednesday night in the Kawuri community, located approximately 50 Read More …

Nigeria: IED Kills Borno LG Accountant, Injures Others

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists has killed Shettima Mustapha, a senior accounting officer in the Education Department of Damboa local government area of Borno State. The IED also injured others when the vehicle they Read More …

Nigeria: Police deactivate explosive device in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command’s Anti-Bomb Squad has deactivated an Improvised Explosive Device in the Ikeja area of the state. He said a vigilant police officer reported that a young man had alighted from a car and dropped a bag Read More …

Nigeria: At least seven soldiers killed by landmine

At least seven Nigerian soldiers were killed after a mine exploded on a highway in Borno state, the hotbed of a Boko Haram militant insurgency, two vigilante officers said on Friday. A local vigilante officer helping to combat the insurgents, Read More …

Nigeria: Troops defuse IED planted in Yobe cattle market

Troops of Sector II Joint Task Force in the North-East Operation “Hadin Kai” on Friday, defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted at the Buni Yadi Cattle Market in Yobe. Capt. Mohammed Shehu, Spokesperson of the sector, told the News Read More …

Nigeria: Police Detonate Explosive Device Planted In Borno Metropolis

The IED was discovered by residents around Mala Kachalla General Hospital at the federal low-cost along Baga Road around midnight. According to an eyewitness, the IED did not explode as it was discovered on time. The police anti-bomb squad was Read More …

Nigeria: Army seeks collaboration with north-east stakeholders against IEDs

NAN reports that Abubakar Haruna, acting general officer commanding (GOC) 7 Division, made the call during a counter-IEDs awareness seminar in Maiduguri on Friday. Haruna, who also serves as the commander of sector 1, joint task force Operation Hadin Kai Read More …

Nigerian troops, hunters foil Boko Haram attempt to vandalise power towers

Troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force, North-East Operation Hadin Kai, have foiled an attempt by Boko Haram insurgents to vandalise power towers in Kasesa near Damaturu. “On receipt of credible intelligence of BHT activities, troops swiftly laid a successful Read More …

Nigeria: Multiple suicide bombings kill at least 18 people in northeast of the country

At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in suicide attacks targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, authorities said. In one of three blasts on Saturday in the town of Gwoza, Read More …

Nigeria: IED explosion, Rivers Government confirms detention of suspect

The Rivers Government has confirmed the detention of an unidentified man, suspected of detonating an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, is currently under custody. Earlier, the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Olatunji Read More …

FBI Director Travels to Africa to Meet with Vital Law Enforcement and Intelligence Partners

FBI Director Christopher Wray traveled to Kenya and Nigeria this week and met with senior law enforcement and security officials to demonstrate the FBI’s continued commitment to our strong partnerships in the region and highlight ongoing cooperative efforts to combat Read More …