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The Defence Headquarters has said that military operations arrested at least 450 terrorists and rescued 180 kidnap victims during ongoing internal security operations in September. The Military High Command said 39 terrorists surrendered to the military, while various calibers of weapons and ammunition were recovered from the insurgents last month.

. Eight more bodies have been recovered from last Tuesday’s boat accident at Ibaji, Kogi State. The recovery followed the ongoing search and rescue mounted by personnel of the Kogi State Emergency Management Agency.

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 The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) high command on Saturday confirmed the arrest of 16 military officers for acts of indiscipline and violation of service regulations, following a routine internal exercise aimed at reinforcing professionalism and discipline across the ranks.

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 Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said his comments on the role of President Muhammadu Buhari in the Boko Haram crisis were misrepresented. Jonathan said this while responding to the backlash which trailed his speech at the book launch of former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lucky Irabor.

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 President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, declared that he had a mission to unite Nigerians, assuring Christian communities in northern Nigeria that his administration would ensure fairness among all religions in the country. This was as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar criticised the President for prioritising attending the burial of the mother of Mama Lydia Goshwe, mother of the All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, to visiting victims of terror attacks.

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 The Nigeria Police Force has said it is yet to be served with the order of the Federal High Court stopping the enforcement of tinted-glass permits. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Saturday while reacting to reports that the court had restrained the police from arresting or prosecuting motorists over tinted glasses.

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 Ondo State Police Command on Saturday said it had arrested no fewer than 10 men over the robbery incident which occurred in the Igoba Community in Akure North Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the hoodlums allegedly attacked the community on Thursday and stole some items from the residents at gunpoint. They also allegedly injured some of their victims.

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 Nigeria Police Force says its Border Patrol Unit has intercepted over 100 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, in separate operations aimed at curbing cross-border smuggling. Force spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Saturday, said operatives on stop-and-search duties along the Illela–Sokoto Highway arrested one Yasir Adamu, who was found transporting 80 jerrycans of petrol.

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A truck has crushed five people to death at the Alapoka axis of the Papalanto–Ilaro Road, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was learnt on Saturday from the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, that the accident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. on Friday.

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 Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, assured timely completion of ongoing road projects across the FCT. Wike gave the assurance in Abuja, while inspecting the ongoing constructions of Wuye to Ring Road II Road and the dual carriageway from Airport Road to Kuje.

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