•Security agencies On April 13, 2024, a group of masked individuals identifying themselves as Yoruba Nation agitators stormed the Oyo State Secretariat and House of Assembly in Agodi, Ibadan. They lowered the Nigerian flag and raised what they called the Yoruba Democratic Republic flag, attempting to assert secession from Nigeria, reports Dail...
•Policemen The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Police Force said it has, in collaboration with other security agencies, led by the AIG Zone 14 Katsina, deployed adequate security measures in Daura town and across the command for the burial of late former president Muhammadu Buhari to ensure a hitch-free burial. The Command, headed by [&he...
•IPOB Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) across the South-East region of Nigeria have accused security agencies of operating with a bias, alleging that while Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) activists are routinely targeted with swift and forceful action, armed herdsmen responsible for violent attacks on communities are ignored. In a joint s...
•Tinubu The presidency has directed security agencies in Nigeria to crack down on any websites, platforms, or individuals who spread fake news without confirming the story’s authenticity. This follows a viral report on social media that the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has sacked some ministers in his cabinet, reports Nigerian Tribune. Quotin...
•Ishaq Akintola The Yoruba’s socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has warned all groups and interests against making incendiary statements or introducing practices that can endanger peaceful coexistence among the residents of Ekiti and other South-West states. The organisation also called on intelligence agencies, especially the Force Intel...
•Ehie Edison, the chief of staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has issued a restraining order barring the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS), and five other defendants from summoning or taking any action against Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to the suspended Governor [&hel...
•Security agencies Ahead of a planned nationwide protest by women under the aegis of the Purple Women Foundation, allegedly being sponsored by some aggrieved persons, the Niger Delta Youth Leaders Association has called on security agencies to take a proactive, decisive action against the sponsors. The group, in a statement signed by Comrade U...
•Major General Emekah and Governor Eno Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has been applauded for his continuous support for the Nigerian Army and other security agencies in the state. The new General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division of the Army, Major General Eric Emekah, made the commendation during a courtesy visit to the [&hellip...
The United Action Front of the Civil Society, UAFCS, has condemned the “invasion” of the Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday by armed security operatives purportedly in a bid to halt the proceedings of the Assembly. In a press statement issued last night and made available to The Frontier, the group said, “it’s a ta...
•Seme border In a move to address alleged extortion and restore order along the Seme border corridor, security stakeholders, yesterday, approved the establishment of four checkpoints. The decision was reached during a high-level security meeting held at the Zone 2 Command Headquarters in Onikan, Lagos, reports Vanguard. The meeting, chaired by...
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