Hassan Faruk

I am a curious being *Advocate of free market* Classical Liberal*

[Hassan Faruk @hassan_f_jay]

A restless soul. I don’t know how to be anything else

[Hassan Faruk @hassan_f_jay]

Why in the video you are writing Nigeria in Russian language?

[Nigerian Army @HQNigerianArmy]

TROOPS OF OPERATION KO SALO NEUTRALIZE KIDNAPPER, RESCUE ABDUCTED FARMER IN EDO

Troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, under the 2 Division, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, have successfully rescued a kidnapped victim during a coordinated operation in Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State.

The operation followed credible intelligence on the abduction of Mr Lucky Egbiki, aged 50, who was kidnapped at his farm in Okehussan, Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State.

The rescue operation was conducted at about 1800 hours on 6 August 2026 by troops, in conjunction with personnel of the Nigeria Police. The security forces exploited ransom negotiations to lure the kidnappers to a predetermined location at Onogholo, within Esan South East Local Government Area, where they engaged the criminal elements.

During the encounter, one of the kidnappers who arrived at the location to collect the ransom was neutralized by the troops, forcing the other members of the gang to abandon the victim and flee into the surrounding forest, with some believed to have sustained gunshot wounds.

The troops subsequently rescued the victim unhurt and recovered the sum of ₦1.5 million intended as ransom payment. The rescued victim was handed over to his family after preliminary debriefing and medical assessment, and was confirmed to be in stable condition.

In a follow-up clearance operation conducted on 7 and 8 August 2026, troops aggressively combed the surrounding forest in an effort to track the fleeing kidnappers. However, no further contact was made with the criminal elements.

The successful operation further demonstrates the Nigerian Army’s operational readiness, intelligence-driven approach and unwavering commitment to combating kidnapping and other forms of violent crime in Edo State. It also underscores the importance of inter-agency collaboration in enhancing the effectiveness of security operations.

The people of Edo State are therefore encouraged to continue providing timely, credible and actionable information to security agencies, as such support remains vital to sustaining operational successes and enhancing security across the state.

Meanwhile, the Commander, 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Ahmed Balogun, commended the troops for their proactiveness, courage and professionalism displayed during the operation. He reassured the people of Edo State that the Brigade would continue to apply sustained pressure on kidnappers and other criminal elements operating within its area of responsibility.

The Commander further affirmed that troops would sustain aggressive and intelligence-led operations aimed at denying criminal elements safe havens, protecting lives and property, and creating a secure environment for farming and other legitimate economic activities across Edo State.

KENNEDY ANYANWU
Captain
Assistant Director Army Public Relations
4 Brigade Nigerian Army
Benin City
8 August 2026

[-valar morghulis- @eldivine]

Australia, U.S., Canada and Russia all have more uranium reserves than almost all of Africa.

USA, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran all produce more oil than most African countries.

There's really not much of anything we have in resources that others don't have.

Most people come to Africa for resources because Extracting from Africa is the cheapest because our leaders don't care, and they are easily bought.

African resource narrative needs to die a quick death.

[Uncle Ruckus @Emarged]

They called me a madman….

[Kgoshigadi TT 🇿🇦 @Kgoshigadi_TT]

When we say this is out of order we get insulted.
These are the seeds planted by Jacinta

[Bloomberg @business]

Dangote Cement prefers to list its cement business in London because it will be quicker to sell shares on the exchange in the UK than in Dubai, according to Mariya Dangote, a board member in the cement business. https://t.co/nuHu2toxL1

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

In my article about rape of Palestinians in Israeli prisons, one person who spoke on the record about having been raped was Sami al-Sai, a freelance journalist in the West Bank. He now reports that Israeli authorities recently delivered a warning to him through a relative: Drop media interviews or wind up back in prison. I wish Prime Minister Netanyahu would investigate these sexual assault allegations from the UN, from Israeli and foreign human rights groups, from journalists, rather than just denounce them, and I likewise suggest that if he thinks there's nothing to them he should allow Red Cross visits to imprisoned Palestinians.

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Lionel Messi is, and forever will be, inevitable 🐐

Thank you Leo 🇦🇷

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

Game recognizes game

[Hassan Faruk @hassan_f_jay]

Let’s experience greatness #Messi

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

Magical photo by the @FundacioFCB 💙❤️

The story behind this photo 👉 https://t.co/Nzm1L6Ou3h

📸 Joan Monfort (Diari Sport)

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Mic drop 😮‍💨

[Hassan Faruk @hassan_f_jay]

A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims but accomplices

[Antonia Juelich @AntoniaJuelich]

In a hotel room in northeast Nigeria, I opened a leading AI chatbot, turned my laptop toward a former Boko Haram commander, and asked if he'd used it. He nodded.

"You type in the question… like 'How can I build a bomb?', and then it tells you how. It is like a human robot. We used it a lot."

My new study on how the jihadist terrorist group Boko Haram uses frontier AI with @CamAISciPolicy, covered today in @nytimes 🧵/9

[Bloomberg @business]

Nigerian stocks have overtaken South Korea’s Kospi index to hand the most total returns this year https://t.co/bc0yuIvK4D

[Hassan Faruk @hassan_f_jay]

He did not disappoint me

[Hassan Faruk @hassan_f_jay]

My goat is out

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

⚠️The Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza had been organizing public screenings of World Cup matches for displaced families across the Strip. About an hour before today’s Egypt-Argentina match, Israel killed the committee’s public relations director in a strike on his vehicle. Two others, including a child, were also killed.

[Hassan Faruk @hassan_f_jay]

My goat is out

[Hassan Faruk @hassan_f_jay]

Today CR7 will go home

[Alice Zhuravel @AliceZhuravel]

Nnani died today. Russia killed both girls.
Thank you all who joined fundraising.

[Hassan Faruk @hassan_f_jay]

My city is under attack from russia #SlavaUkraïni