Category: Defence/Security
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Insecurity: Reps Urge COAS, IGP, NSCDC to Redeploy Personel to Oke-Ako in Ekiti State
From Lateef Taiwo The House of Representative has called on the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Koyode Egbetokun among other security agencies to immediately deploy it’ personnel to Oke-Ako area of Ekiti state in order to forestall incessant security challenges in the state Lawmakers in the House said…
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UNILORIN debunks abduction story of its student
* Management says varsity is safe Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The management of the University of Ilorin has expressed grave concern about a purported kidnap story of one of its students, Moyosore Bright. A statement by the Director, Corporate Affairs of the University, Kunle Akogun, said: “The said student is hale and hearty, and her…
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Obaseki Orders Reaccreditation Of Over 6,500 Vigilante Personnel, Moves To Boost Security
From our Correspondent The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the reaccreditation of all operatives of the State’s Security Vigilante Network, numbering over 6,500, in a renewed effort to strengthen the State’s security architecture to combat crime and ensure the security of lives and property of residents. Obaseki gave the order during a…
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Taskforce Uncovers Pickpockets Hotspots Under Abuja Bridges, Subways
From Lateef Taiwo The FCT Joint Taskforce on City Sanitation has uncovered pickpockets hotspots under some bridges and subways within Central Business District (CBD), Maitama and Wise Districts of the nation’s capital. The team stormed and raided subways and bridges around the three Arms zone, especially roads connecting Women Affairs Ministry, Police headquarters, Court of…
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Bandits, Kidnappers And Their Informants Days Are Numbered – Wike Vows
From Lateef Taiwo Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Nyesom Wike has sent a strong warning to criminal elements most especially those who serves as informants of bandits and kidnappers that the government is fully ready to get all of them eliminated, if they fail to desist from such act. Wike gave the warning…
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Governor Radda Urges Robust Vigilance Against Bandit Attacks, Inaugurates 3 Islamiyya Schools
From Lateef Taiwo The Katsina State Governor, Mallam Dikko Umaru Radda, has again stressed the importance of continued vigilance against bandits and criminal elements. He made the call yesterday while inaugurating three Islamiyya schools generously constructed by philanthropist Alhaji Abubakar Dardisu Wambam Mani. The schools, located in Yammama, Malumfashi, Mani Town, and Muduru, Mani Local…
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Troops clear ESN camp at Okigwe, neutralise kidnapper in Owerri
By our Correspondent Joint troops have cleared several camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and it’s Eastern Security Network (ESN) along Umulolo-Umukele- Amousu and Agbobu in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo state. The joint troops are made-up of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force in conjunction with…
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Police arrest ‘kidnap, killer’- suspect of lawyer’s daughter Nabeeha in Abuja
Police in Abuja have apprehended Bello Mohammed, 28, the alleged ‘kidnap and killer’ suspect connected to the abduction of Nabeeha, the daughter of a staff member of the National Population Commission (NPC), and Michelle, the teenage daughter of lawyer Oladosu Folorunso Ariyo. The arrest took place on January 20, executed by the Tafa Divisional Police…
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“North-East Rebuilding Movement Commends Nigerian Military’s Non-Kinetic Approach to Counterterrorism”
By Milcah Tanimu The North-East Rebuilding Movement has applauded the Armed Forces of Nigeria for adopting a non-kinetic approach in addressing the security challenges in the region. In a press release, the group welcomed the reported release of repentant Boko Haram terrorists, highlighting the Chief of Defence Staff’s disclosure that a significant number of surrendering…
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Troops clear ESN camp at Okigwe, neutralise kidnapper in Owerri
By our Correspondent Joint troops have cleared several camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and it’s Eastern Security Network (ESN) along Umulolo-Umukele- Amousu and Agbobu in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo state. The joint troops are made-up of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force in conjunction with…