Former Chief of Army Staff reveals reason behind rise of Boko Haram

EditorNovember 5, 202506 mins

Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and ex-Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd), has attributed the rise of the Boko Haram insurgency to a critical policing error made in 2009. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja during the 7th Annual Lecture of the Just Friends Club of Nigeria (JFCN), themed “Nigeria’s Security Challenges and…

COAS relocates to Benue, vows to end daily massacres by herdsmen

EditorJune 4, 202503 mins

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to Makurdi, the Benue state capital, in a decisive move to end the bloodshed by armed herdsmen. The COAS, accompanied by top officials from Army Headquarters, arrived from Abuja on Tuesday to assess the deteriorating security situation firsthand. His visit comes in response…