The Nigerian Army has deployed 86 personnel to the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau (ESSMGB), reaffirming the country’s commitment to promoting peace, security and stability across West Africa. In a statement issued on Saturday, August 1, the Army said the troops, deployed as Nigerian Company 5 (NIGCOY 5 ESSMGB), departed Abuja aboard a Nigerian…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine concealed inside a local mortar and the false bottom of a backpack, both packaged for shipment to China and Italy through a Lagos logistics company. The seizures were made by officers of the NDLEA’s Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI)…
Gunmen reportedly stormed St. Joseph Catholic Church, Inoyi, in Affa, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, on the morning of Sunday, August 2, abducting a seminarian and several worshippers. According to residents who spoke in a video circulating online, the incident occurred while worshippers were arriving for Mass amid a downpour. They said those…
