•Shehu Mohammed Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has said arming personnel may be the only way to effectively enforce traffic regulations on Nigerian highways. Speaking on ARISE TV today, Mohammed described the enormous risks road safety operatives face, especially when confronting heavy-duty vehicles. He ...
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has raised the alarm over the trending activities of ‘courier operators’ ferrying dangerous weapons and illicit drugs in the country. The service also expressed concerns over the proliferation and infiltration of illegal courier operators and logistics companies across the major cities of the nation, report...
•Troops are seen on motorcycles during a coordinated operation in Taraba State Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have announced the arrest of 18 serving soldiers and 15 police officers for allegedly selling arms to terrorists and other criminal elements. Addressing journalists in Maiduguri on the activities of troops in the North-East, the ...
•General TY Danjuma (retrd) A chieftain of the Labour Party and governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, Keftin Amuga, has expressed support on call by General TY Danjuma (retrd) on communities to stand up and defend themselves against terrorists and land grabbers. Keftin Amuga, in a statement made available to the press, explaine...
A security operative who sells state’s arms and ammunition to bandits has been arrested by Directorate of State Services (DSS). The operative (yet-to-be named) was arrested with a cache of arms which he planned to sell to criminal elements for N4 million, reports The Nation. He was arrested alongside 53 others by the Kaduna Command […]...
Palpable tension has been ignited in Oba community, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State since the state’s newly unveiled security outfit uncovered over 30 graves and shrine in a popular hotel located in the area. The property, officially registered as Udoka Golden Point Hotel and Suites, but popularly known as La Cruise Hotel,...
•Pope Francis waves from the main balcony of St. Peter’s square in the Vatican today as thousands of faithful gather Pope Francis called today for “arms to be silenced” around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the “extremely grave” humanitarian situation in […]...
•Senator Ned Nwoko The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Senator Ned Nwoko, has defended his proposed bill that will allow Nigerians to bear arms for self-defence stating that it could serve as a deterrent against criminal activities, particularly kidnappings. When asked if Nigerians carrying arms will solve the nation’s s...
•FRSC personnel on duty A bill for an Act to amend the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Act, 2007 to make officers bear arms has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Abiodun Adesida (APC-Ondo) and Rep. Olaide Muhammed (APC-Oyo) at plenary today, reports Vanguard. The bill seeks […]
•Gunmen Security experts, including serving and ex-military chiefs, yesterday attributed the soaring violent conflicts and crimes to the proliferation of arms by non-state actors. The experts under the aegis of the National Centre for Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons ( NCCSALW) said the dangerous arms in the hands of unscrupulous elemen...
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