•Dikko Radda The Katsina State governor, Dikko Radda, has accused some security personnel and government officials of aiding banditry which he says has now turned into a “business venture”. “Now it has turned out to be a business venture. A business venture for the criminals, some people who are in government; and some people who […]...
•Alia Benue State Governor Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has announced the launch of a state-owned security outfit consisting of 10,000 youths before the end of May 2024. The outfit will complement existing security agencies in tackling the state’s security challenges, reports Daily Sun. Governor Alia made the announcement during an All Progressives C...
•Security operatives Governments and security agencies in the South-West states have beefed up security around government structures and institutions, with machinery put in place to forestall the breakdown of law and order by any group forcing an agenda on the states. Also, security agencies have warned that they would curtail any form of inse...
Nigeria Police, Anambra State Command, alongside operatives of other security agencies have combed a forest in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state, in an attempt to dislodge criminals locally referred to as gunmen. A press release by the State Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, which revealed this, said the incident happe...
•Bandits Tragedy has struck in the Dogon-Dawa community in the Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State as suspected bandits have reportedly killed no fewer than thirty members of a local Security outfit called Yan Sa Kai in the area. Some casualties were also said to have been recorded on the side of the bandits […]
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, AIG Olatoye A. Durosinmi, says he has directed the Commissioners of Police in charge of Lagos and Ogun states to beef up security around worship centres, shopping malls and key public installations during and after the Easter celebration. The AIG said criminals might [&hell...
•Bulama Bukarti Bulama Bukarti, a security analyst, has said that the best way to rescue the abducted schoolchildren in Kaduna and Sokoto states is to deploy ground troops. On March 8, bandits invaded the LEA Primary and Junior Secondary School, Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and abducted at least 312 students […...
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) auditors yesterday commenced the 2024 ICAO Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) through Continuous Monitoring Approach (CMA) for Lagos and Abuja airports. A statement by Michael Achimugu, Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), sa...
Police in Plateau State, yesterday, cordoned off the road leading to the state House of Assembly within the Jos metropolis. This came as supporters of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and their rivals from the All Progressives Congress kept vigil in front of the Assembly complex yesterday, reports The PUNCH. The Spokesman for the police [&h...
•Britain’s Prince Harry Prince Harry will find out today whether he has won his case against the UK government after his taxpayer-funded protection was removed when he quit royal duties. The youngest son of King Charles III sensationally left Britain in 2020 with his wife Meghan, eventually settling in California in the United States, reports ...