In spite of the twist that greeted the closure of Nigeria's land borders in August, 2019, the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi - fwc, has revealed that the closure of the nation’s land borders is checkmating the illicit traffic of firearms and the movement of individuals likely to undermine the security of the country.

Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Director of Public Relations and Information, in a statement on Sunday disclosed that NAF has attacked and destroyed insurgents’ hideout in the Northern part of Borno.

Worried by the growing cases of robbery, kidnap and one chance in Abuja the capital city, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi has said that issuing colour codes for taxi cabs operating in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) would address the rising incidents of ‘one chance’ robberies.

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has issued a threat to Miyetti Allah over the recent attack on its members in Ebonyi.

The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai has insisted that Operation Positive Identification (OPI) would not in any way infringe on citizen daily activities.

The Nigerian government has lifted the ban on two International humanitarian bodies, Action Against Hunger and Mercy Corps who were accused of aiding terrorists in the North East.