The Katsina State Government has slammed participating in any peace negotiations with terrorist bandits, following reports of an alleged peace deal stroked involving bandit kingpins at Batsari Local Government Area of the state. Speaking with Daily Trust correspondence, Dr Bala Salisu, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Culture, clarified that the Katsina state government remains firm in its position against negotiating with bandits.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the killing of one of its personnel during a raid in Anambra State, vowing to prosecute the perpetrator.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has deployed a rescue team to Dikko Junction on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Niger State after a deadly tanker explosion. The incident, which occurred on Saturday morning, claimed at least 70 lives and injured 56 people. The explosion happened when a tanker carrying PMS crashed, and an attempt to transfer its contents to another tanker led to a fire after the fuel contacted a generator being used for the transfer. The blaze destroyed nearby shops and property.

Recently, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede dismissed some officers within the agency who were involved in gross misconduct. Activist and human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has called on the Chairman to disclose and prosecute dismissed officers within the agency. He argued that such action would serve as a deterrent to others.

The Defence Headquarters has stated that the sudden increase in terrorist attacks in North-East and North West is hardened by influx of foreign insurgents providing supports to local terror groups.

In a final clearance of remnant of terrorist in Nigeria, the Joint Task Force of Operation Hadin Kai in the North-East has imposed a total ban on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), popularly called drones, across Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states. The Air Component Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Air Commodore U.U. Idris, , gave the directive through a signal dispatched to the all Army formations, citing security risks posed by unauthorized drone operations in the region.