SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Insecurity: Terrorists’ kingpin, 18 others eliminated in Kaduna air strikes The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladaya Amao says air strikes have succeeded in killing one of the terrorists’ kingpins, Alhaji Shanono. ADVERTISEMENT This was contained in a statement on Thursday, by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet. ADVERTISEMENT He promised that the operatives would not rest until bandits terrorising innocent people across the country were eliminated ADVERTISEMENT The Air Chief ordered that air operations should be intensified in the entire military theatres of operation. ADVERTISEMENT CLICK TO EXPLORE THE LATEST CONTENTS ON SGT, ALSO SCROLL DOWN BELOW TO SEE SGT POPULAR POST AFTER CONTENTS ADVERTISEMENT According to h

SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Nigeria’s fragile security architecture is collapsing - By Cheta Nwanze Three separate attacks that rocked Nigeria on July 5 clearly demonstrated that the country’s security forces are no longer able to protect themselves let alone the public. ADVERTISEMENT Earlier this month, attacks that took place within minutes of each other in different parts of Nigeria, and the apparent failure of the security forces to respond to them efficiently and in a timely manner, exposed how big of a threat lawlessness and impunity currently poses to the country and its people. ADVERTISEMENT Late on July 5, heavily armed men on motorcycles raided the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre on the outskirts of Abuja and released more than 900 inmates, including more than 60 Boko Haram members in detention. The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) – an off