We got the following report from the British High Commission in Lagos SECURITY INCIDENT REPORT APRIL � JULY 2006 This report has been compiled using information received from the diplomatic communities, security consultants and expatriates within Nigeria. In addition some … read more
MILITARY crackdown on hostage takers in the Niger Delta region may have begun. Yesterday, a group of soldiers and policemen were deployed to a Rivers State suburb, Diobu, in an operation believed to be to ferret some militant youths whose … read more
We are still trying to confirm this report but wanted to make you aware incase contingency plans are necessary. A dawn fire broke out at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Friday, forcing its closure till December. The Director of … read more
DELTA State House of Assembly yesterday passed a resolution ordering the management of Chevron/Texaco company to pay �reasonable compensation� to the victims of Ugborodo community in which four persons were shot dead and 25 others wounded at the company�s Tank … read more
A German oil worker kidnapped by an armed gang in southern Nigeria earlier this month has been released. Guido Schiffarth was one of 15 people kidnapped by armed groups in the last two weeks. Five remain unaccounted for. News of … read more
The U.S. Consulate has received credible reports of increased law enforcement activity in Port Harcourt the evening of August 18. We are trying to ascertain if this activity will continue. In the meantime, the Consulate advises all American citizens to … read more
An unknown caller demanded a 50 mln naira (around 384,600 usd) ransom for the release of a Lebanese worker abducted the day before by gunmen near Nigeria’s oil city of Port Harcourt, a senior company official said. “This afternoon, an … read more
THREE policemen lay dead, yesterday, at Ahoada near Port Harcourt after an attack on a police station by a gang of gunmen. The attack came barely 48 hours after President Olusegun Obasanjo directed the security agencies to go after militants … read more
Barely 24 hours after President Olusegun Obasanjo read a riot act to security forces in the country to tackle hostage takers, unknown militants yesterday abducted Mr. Daniel Cowry, a Lebanese along Mbiama-East West road in Ahoada Local Government area of … read more
THE Rivers State House of Assembly yesterday resolved to summon the management of Total Fina Elf to explain why indigenes of the state who allegedly passed their recruitment examination last year were not employed. Moving the motion yesterday, the member … read more