Tag: arms
Thailand arms villagers to quell insurgency
Thai authorities have distributed hundreds of assault rifles to village volunteers in the insurgency-battered south, in a move seemingly at…
South Africa seizes another $5.7mn Nigerian money
Just when controversy is still raging over the $9.3million cash seized from 2 Nigerians and an Israeli in South Africa…
Delta Police rescue 7 kidnap victims, arrest 58
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Over 58 suspects have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for various offences across the state…
French arms export orders up 43% in 2013
Export orders for French weapons rose by 43 percent last year, according to a new report by the defence minister,…
Lagos police arrrests 2, recovers arms, cannabis
The Lagos State Police Command on Monday announced the arrest of two suspected armed robbers in Oke-Ira, Ogba area of…
Shut down funds, arms to Boko Haram – Foreign Ministers
Nigeria and its regional allies on Wednesday called for greater international support to shut down Boko Haram’s weapons and funding…
Putin aide denies Ukraine rebel claims of Russia sending arms
President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman denied Sunday a Ukrainian separatist leader’s claim that the insurgents had just received a large shipment…
JTF raids kidnappers den in Bayelsa creeks, recover arms
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, on Thursday said its troops swooped on hideouts…
Human Heads Found In NURTW Secretary’s House
Policemen in Oyo State, South West Nigeria, have found arms and human skulls in the home of Azeez Ejeoto alias…
Trial Of Suspected Iranian Arms Importer Begins
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos this afternoon commenced the trial of Iranian suspect, Hazim Aghajani and his Nigerian…