The Nigerian Hunter and Forest Security Service, NHFSS, is collaborating with the Anambra State Government to rescue its forests from unknown gunmen and other criminal elements. The Service has expressed readiness to comb the state forests where innocent citizens are been camp and kidnapped.
The Federal Government announced yesterday that it would conduct a comprehensive investigation into Wednesday’s accidental bombing, which resulted in the deaths of 10 people in Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa villages of Silame Local Government Area, Sokoto State. This assurance coincided with clarifications from the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), which stated that the fatalities were caused by a secondary explosion rather than direct military airstrikes.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday opened applications for 2024/2025 recruitment into several positions in its Superintendent, Inspector, and Customs Assistant cadres and applications would end on January 2, 2025.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reaffirmed its support for Nigeria in the wake of allegations from Niger’s military government, which accused France of collaborating with terrorists in Nigeria to harbour the Lakurawa terrorist group to destabilize Niger. Abdourahamane Tchiani, Niger’s military leader claimed that France is using terrorists in Nigeria as part of a plot to undermine Niger’s stability.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the December 25 accidental bombing by the Nigerian Air Force which reportedly resulted in the death of 10 people in Rumtuwa and Gidan Sama communities of Sokoto State. Yesterday, there was a reported incident that villages, located near the Surame desert — a known hideout for the Lakurawa terror group — suffered significant losses in the airstrike from the military.
The police have confirmed that 22 persons were recorded to have sustained various degrees of injuries on Christmas day afternoon after a car ploughed into a crowd on a Christmas procession in Gombe State.
