Troops of the Northeast Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation HADIN KAI, have arrested a serving Nigerian Army soldier who was declared wanted over his alleged involvement in the illegal supply of military accoutrements to terrorists and other criminal elements operating in the North-East. The suspect, identified as Private Mohammed Yusuf of the Nigerian Army Ordnance Kits Factory, Lagos, was apprehended by troops of the 7 Provost Group at about 6:30 p.m. on July 25 at Jidari Bus Stop in Maiduguri, Borno State, while allegedly attempting to flee to the Republic of Cameroon. Acting Military Information Officer of Operation HADIN KAI, Capt. Muhammed Goni, disclosed in a statement on...

The trial of former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his former Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, over the alleged diversion of ₦5.78 billion in State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) funds was on Monday adjourned after key prosecution witnesses failed to appear in court. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting the duo before the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on allegations bordering on the diversion of SUBEB funds meant for educational infrastructure to the payment of civil servants’ salaries. Both defendants have pleaded not guilty to the charges. At the resumed hearing, the prosecution concluded the cross-examination of its witness, Stanley Ujilibo, an...

Troops of the Northeast Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation HADIN KAI, have arrested a serving Nigerian Army soldier who was declared wanted over his...

The trial of former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his former Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, over the alleged diversion of ₦5.78 billion...