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MILITARY GOES TOUGH ON TERRORISTS, BANDITS, IPOB, BOKO HARAM, ISWAP, OIL THIEVES, OTHERS

The Military high command in Abuja said it has staged tough operations on the terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a secessionist group, Boko Haram and ISWAP, and a group of oil thieves in the last month with major casualties recorded by the enemies of the country, across the zones. Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this on Thursday, during a media briefing at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja. Giving a report update on the ongoing military operations by the Armed Forces of Nigeria as of...
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NSCDC NABS TWO SUSPECTED OIL THIEVES, CABLE VANDALS IN FCT

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspected oil thieves and two alleged armored cable thieves at separate locations in the FCT. Disclosing this by the Command PRO, ASC1 Comfort Okomanyi, in a statement on Thursday, the Commandant of the NSCDC FCT Command, Mr. Olusola Odumosu, paraded five male suspects between the ages of 25 and 37 in Abuja. Odumosu said that the Command, through credible intelligence reports apprehended two persons illegally in possession of 16 jericans of petroleum...
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AIRSTRIKES IN BORNO, RIVERS STATES YIELD EXPECTED OUTCOMES

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said that air strikes against terrorists, militants, and oil thieves will continue unabated across the nation, which is in an effort to deny criminals the freedom to cause mayhem and havoc against innocent civilians, the environment, and the economy. In a bid to achieve the mandate of the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), air strikes were conducted near Arina Woje earlier today, September 1, 2023, as it was confirmed that terrorists and their injured cohorts have continued to use the location, which is...
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NAF HITS BOATS WITH STOLEN CRUDE OIL

Air Component of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) have vowed to make life difficult for oil thieves and their accomplices in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria as they would continue to strike at the heart of their activities. As a result, a sting operation was carried out on Saturday, August 5, 2023, about 4 Nautical Miles South-East of Bille, a riverine area located West of Bonny Island and South of Port Harcourt, in Rivers State.  They struck three boats after they were sighted tapping crude oil from a pipeline; as...