Terrorism
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 11:42
Deputy Director of the State Security Service (SSS), Ms. Marilyn Ogar, on Sunday confirmed that 21 persons died during the exchange of gunfire that followed an attempted jailbreak at the Asokoro headquarters of the service in Abuja on Sunday.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 11:39
Security was beefed up around the secret police headquarters in Nigeria's capital city Abuja on Monday, following a jailbreak attempt by suspected members of the Boko Haram, a sect which has proved to be a major security threat in the West African country since 2009.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 11:32
A shootout at Nigeria’s State Security Services headquarters near the presidential villa killed at least 21 people Sunday, a government spokeswoman said of what appears to be an attempted jailbreak by Islamic extremists.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 11:15
While peace talks founder, violence in the north-east gets fiercer than ever.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 10:49
Nigeria's army killed some 600 people after a recent attack by Boko Haram militants on a barracks, Amnesty International has said.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 10:46
President Uhuru Kenyatta has promised far-reaching reform of the country’s security to better protect the public from terrorism, according to the accountability documents he has filed with Parliament.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 10:35
As the UN-authorized African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) continues its military offensive against al-Shabab insurgents in central Somalia, the rainy season approaches.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 10:12
No fewer than 21 Boko Haram detainees have been shot dead in a shootout that ensued this morning at the Department of State Security Service in the Asokoro a district of Abuja. Sunnewsonline.com learnt that the shootout erupted when some of the suspected terrorists attempted to free their members and leave the detention facility, which is by the precincts of the Presidential Villa.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 09:55
Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed on Thursday (March 27th) met with his Ethiopian counterpart Hailemariam Desalegn in Kampala to discuss ongoing military operations against al-Shabaab, the political process in Baidoa and the development of regional infrastructure.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 09:48
Amnesty International said 1,500 people have been killed this year in an escalating armed conflict between Boko Haram insurgents and Nigerian security forces. Amnesty said more than half the victims were civilians.