Defence/Security
EndSARS: Cleric urges mental evaluation of policemen
Pastor Olayide Babatunde of the Glorious and Divine Calling Ministry in Ayobo, Lagos has stressed the need for mental evaluation of policemen.
Babatunde made the call in an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday in Lagos.
According to him, the government should take drastic steps in establishing centres where policemen can check their mental health before discharging their duties.
“Some police officers and men have tattoos all over their bodies and they carry POS machines around arresting young men they see on dreads or driving cars with tinted glasses.
“Most of them are already high on heroin and Marijuana before going about discharging their duties and it has really dented the image of the good ones among them.
“The government should also carryout blood test on every policeman and whoever fails the test should be dismissed from the force.
“There are lots of jobless responsible graduates out there who are sane and willing to work for this country,’’ he said.
Speaking on the EndSARS protest in 2020, Babatunde said that it dampened the morale of the police.
According to him, the police became scared of the society and did not want to be identified with the profession.
“For instance, if you go to a police station to report a case, the police will tell you to go home and settle it among yourself amicably.
“They ask those who come to lodge complaints that are you not the ones who said you don’t want the police anymore?
“The security operatives are scared for their lives that such occurrence will happen again and in the process, neglected their lawful duties.’’
The pastor appealed to the government to continually sanitise the police and take into consideration what the protesters were agitating for.
“The government should work on what the protesters agitated for in terms of unlawful extortion by the police and the likes.
He urged the police to be more professional in discharging their duties.
Defence/Security
Again 30 villagers abducted in Zamfara.

Armed bandits have abducted 30 people during an attack on Zamfarawa village in Zugu District, Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Zagazola Makama report that the attack occurred on Oct. 7 at about 2:20 p.m., when a large number of bandits stormed the community, shooting sporadically to scare residents.
The hoodlums were said to have whisked away 30 villagers to an unknown destination.
Following the incident, security forces have intensified efforts to trace and rescue the abducted victims.
Defence/Security
2 bandits meet Waterloo in Zamfara ambush.

The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two armed bandits during an exchange of fire with security operatives in Mada District, Gusau Local Government Area.
According to sources, the operation followed credible intelligence about an imminent bandit attack on villages within the Mada area.
The sources stated that at about 3:10 a.m. on Oct. 7, a joint team of police tactical operatives, community protection guards (CPG), and local hunters were deployed to Fegin Mahe village, where they laid an ambush along the suspected route of the bandits.
Three bandits were said to have approached the location and were immediately engaged in a gun battle by the security team.
Two of the bandits were killed during the encounter, while the third escaped with possible gunshot injuries.
The police said efforts were ongoing to track down and arrest the fleeing suspect.
Defence/Security
3 suspected kidnappers lynched by mob in Edo.

Three suspected kidnappers have been killed by a mob in Emu Orakwan community, Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State.
Sources said that the incident occurred at about 5 p.m. on Oct. 6, when hunters and farmers in the area sighted the suspects at Akabueze camp.
The suspects were said to be among those who allegedly murdered a woman identified as Mrs. Ogbona on Oct. 1.
It was gathered that upon receiving the information, villagers and farmers mobilised and descended on the suspects, inflicting severe injuries on them before the arrival of security operatives.
Army troops accompanied by police personnel, moved swiftly to the scene and met the suspects at the point of death.
They were immediately taken to the General Hospital, where they were confirmed dead.
Their remains have been deposited at Imiuwuguina Mortuary, while investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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