Tag Archives: Special Task Force

Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 20 In Plateau Fresh Attack

March 29, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

AS Christians in Nigeria joined their counterparts across the world to celebrate Easter, which marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ, gunmen on Thursday night unleashed violence on the quiet Ganawuri chiefdom of Riyom Council, Plateau State, leaving no fewer than … read more »

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Nigeria: Four Killed, 30 arrested in Boko Haram Police Clash

November 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A FRESH wave of violence has swept through different parts of the country, claiming both security operatives and civilians. In Plateau State, the Special Task Force (STF) Operation Safe Haven said its personnel who were on a routine patrol intercepted … read more »

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Explosion rocks police station in Jos, Nigeria

August 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

One person was injured when an Improvised Explosive Device exploded near the Rikkos Police Post in Jos on Friday. The Spokesman for the Special Task Force in Plateau State, Captain Salisu Mustapha, said in a statement in Jos, that the … read more »

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Nigeria: Jagaba threatens to sue Lawan for blackmail

July 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Drugs/Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Mr. Adams Jagaba, on Thursday threatened to sue Mr. Farouk Lawan for “blackmail” over the raging $620,000 bribery allegation. The lawmaker from Kaduna State addressed journalists shortly after the House … read more »

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Nigeria: Police Fail to Locate U.S.$620,000 Bribe Money

June 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Police Special Task Force investigating the former chairman of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on fuel subsidy probe, Farouk Lawan and the former committee’s secretary Boniface Emenalo on allegation that they received $500,000 and $120,000 in bribes … read more »

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Nigeria $3m Fuel Subsidy Bribery Scandal: Farouk Lawan detained

June 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

LAGOS — Chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on fuel subsidy management, Hon. Farouk Lawan who is at the centre of the $3million bribe to clear indicted oil companies, was detained last night by the police. Rep Lawan who … read more »

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Nigeria: Otedola says I have nothing to hide

June 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

As Police investigations into the $620, 000 bribe money allegedly collected by the Chairman of House of Representative probe committee on oil Subsidy, Hon. Farouk Lawan continues, Vanguard can report authoritatively that Police authorities have tagged Hon. Lawan as the … read more »

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Nigeria: Stop bombing churches

April 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

IT was definitely a Black Sunday, February 26, for the people of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, as a bomb wrecked havoc at the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) Headquarters. According to eye witnesses, the explosive-laden car was said to … read more »

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Policeman dies, several injured in Plateau fracas

April 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A mobile police officer allegedly died on Sunday night and several people injured in Barkin Ladi and Bassa local governments of Plateau State. An eyewitness said problem started at Miango village in Bassa Council in the late hours of Sunday … read more »

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Extra cops sent to quell unrest in Jos, Nigeria

September 19, 2011 by benim

Jos – Nigeria has sent 1 300 additional riot police to the violence-wracked central Plateau state to quell deadly unrest and sectarian violence, an army spokesperson said on Sunday. Extra army, air force and navy troops will also be deployed … read more »

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Bomb rocks bar in Jos, Nigeria

September 12, 2011 by benim

An explosion shook an outdoor bar in the central Nigerian town of Jos on Sunday, a military spokesman said, the latest unrest in a region where religious clashes have killed over 70 people in recent weeks. A popular open air … read more »

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Nigerian army threatens force after clashes

September 2, 2011 by benim

Nigeria – Nigeria’s army said on Friday it would use “all the necessary force within its powers” to stop clashes in the city of Jos after claims of dozens killed in ethnic fighting and by troops who responded. Christian and … read more »

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Nigeria youths kill several Muslims during prayers

August 30, 2011 by benim

Gangs of armed youths in the volatile Nigerian city of Jos attacked Muslims as they gathered to celebrate the last day of Ramadan on Monday, killing a number of them and burning their cars, witnesses and the military said. The … read more »

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Nigeria: Jos, Bauchi mayhem: SSS finds bomb in church

January 30, 2011 by benim

SECTARIAN crisis in the northern part of the country, especially in Plateau and Bauchi States which has claimed hundreds of lives took a dramatic turn, yesterday, as the State Security Service and the police averted a bomb blast in a … read more »

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