Explosives destroyed buildings and others property at the Tony Okocha-led secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

The gate of the secretariat and the doors were shattered by the explosion which happened Saturday morning while local government election is taking place in the state.

Gate of the secretariat dropped on the ground by the explosion

Chairman of the faction of APC in Rivers State, Tony Okocha narrated how the incident happened.

“About 3:20am some gun-trotting young men with their explosives and all that, came here and dropped the first explosive, maybe because the one they dropped here did not detonate, they came back the second time to burn the structure – look at the security house is gone.

“Behind me you will see that there was also an attempt, our people came and we were able to quench the fire,” Okocha said.

Windows shattered by the explosives

He alleged that the incident was politically motivated and blamed the governor, Siminalayi Fubara, whom he said had earlier declared war over the local government election.

“Is APC secretariat here any voting unit?

There is no voting unit here.

So, it was deliberate to see how they can annihilate us, it is deliberate to see how they can embarrass us, it is deliberate to see how they can decimate us,” Okocha said.Amid controversies surrounding the Rivers local government poll, accreditation and voting has started in many polling centres around Port Harcourt City.

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The Nigerian Air Force under the aegis of Operation WHIRL PUNCH (OPWP) has destroyed terrorists logistics base at YADI Forest in GIWA LGA of Kaduna State.
In a statement,
Kabiru Ali
Group Captain
Deputy Director Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, disclosed that The operation was executed on Friday, 27 Sept 2024, following credible intelligence reports indicating huge presence of terrorists and their weapons cache in the Yadi Forest.

The statement reads: ” Intensive intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance confirmed the consistent presence of terrorists and their motorcycles at the location.

Additional intelligence revealed that the logistics base belonged to the notorious terrorist kingpin KADADE GURGU, a close ally of DOGO GIDE.

Furthermore, available intelligence at the disposal of the NAF Air Component revealed that KADAGE GURGU has been providing shelter for notorious terrorist kingpins following the aggressive military operations in Sokoto and Zamfara State.

Accordingly, the Air Component dispatched an aircraft, supported by an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform, to attack the target.

The target area initially appeared uninhabited. However, as the aircraft approached, some of the terrorists were seen emerging from under the shrubbery and running away from the area.

Subsequently, the target were engaged recording successful hits on the logistics facility, which was engulfed in flames with thick black smoke seen.

Reports from independent sources, including local informants around the general area, later confirmed that the logistics base was totally destroyed and scores of terrorists were killed as a result of the attack.

The Nigerian Air Force, in collaboration with surface forces, will continue to dominate the battlespace through extensive situational awareness, constant patrols, and targeted interdiction of bandits’ safe havens within its area of responsibility and neighbouring states.

This aims to decimate and flush out terrorism and criminal activities within the Northwest and North Central region.”

Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN, on Monday, arrested five notorious gunrunners and recovered arms and ammunition in Plateau State.

This was disclosed by Stephen NANTIP Zhakom
Major Military Public Information Officer
Operation SAFE HAVEN.
In the statement made available to journalists,  he said: “In an operation that lasted from midnight of 16 Sep 24 to the early hours of 17 Sep 24, Operation SAFE HAVEN DELTA FORCE and Sector 1 troops raided the hideout of a gunrunner identified as Mohammed Sani at Naraguta Mining Area in Bayameni along Bauchi Road in Jos North LGA of Plateau State.

Operation SAFE HAVEN commends the good people of Plateau State for furnishing troops with credible information leading to the arrest of the gunrunners

During the operation, troops arrested the suspected gunrunner and four others as well as recovered weapons and ammunition of different calibres as listed below:

a.   Two AK-47 rifles.

b.   One Fabrique Nationale automatic rifle.

c.   Fourteen AK-47 magazines.

d.  One Fabrique Nationale magazine.

e.   5,316 rounds of 7.62 MM (Special).

f.  Ninety-Eight rounds of 7.62 MM (NATO).

g.   43 rounds of 9 MM.

The suspects are undergoing interrogation for useful intelligence to aid in arresting other members of the syndicate as well as decimating the gunrunning supply chain. 

Operation SAFE HAVEN commends the good people of Plateau State for furnishing troops with credible information leading to the arrest of the gunrunners and recovery of arms and ammunition and urged the populace to continue cooperating with security agencies in ensuring a crime-free environment.