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Dickson vows to crush kidnappers, pipeline vandals

Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has vowed to crush misguided youths involved in kidnapping, sea piracy, pipeline vandalism and other criminal activities in the state. The governor spoke in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Wednesday during the orficial opening of command’s office of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and
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Homegrown Extremists Top Terrorist Threat List, Clapper Says

“Homegrown extremists probably will ‘continue to pose the most significant Sunni terrorist threat to the U.S. homeland in 2016,’ Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said in a summary for Congress of the perils facing the nation globally.” Source: Homegrown Extremists Top Terrorist Threat List, Clapper Says – Bloomberg Business

Boko Haram: Presidency beefs up security in Aso Rock

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Presidency has expressed the fear that with terrorists focusing on high profile targets around the world, they may launch  attacks on the Presidential Villa, Abuja if proper precautionary measures are not put in place. It has therefore ordered that all vehicles, official and others must be subjected to thorough security checks
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DSS arrests ISIS recruiter, other terrorists

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Department of State Service said in Abuja on Tuesday that it had arrested a recruiter for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Mr. Abdussalam Enesi Yinusa.  A statement issued by Tony Opuiyo for the security agency said that the suspect was arrested in Kano. He said the arrest of the suspect
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Clever bank hack allowed crooks to make unlimited ATM withdrawals

“It contains more than 30 separate modules that can be tailored to the computer it’s infecting. One of the most powerful components automatically rolls back ATM transactions shortly after they’re made. As a result, people with payment cards from a compromised bank can withdraw nearly unlimited sums of money from

Boko Haram controls half of Borno, says Senator Garbai

The Senator representing Borno Central, Baba Kaka Garbai has said that the story that the insurgents have been degraded is nothing but a lie as the terror group still hold on strong to about 50 percent of troubled Borno State. Garbai who spoke to journalists on Saturday evening during a condolence visit to Dalori village
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Join us or die: the birth of Boko Haram – The Guardian

The GuardianJoin us or die: the birth of Boko HaramThe Guardian“They did not engage us fully, but tried to provoke us, driving along the side of the compound in a jeep,” Dujana told me. “We waited until we had our chance and then we took it.” When they saw the state’s forces had pulled back and commenced shooting …and more »

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