Category: Security
-
OSUN POLICE DEBUNK VIRAL VIDEO CLAIMING OFFICERS FLED DRONE
The Osun State Police Command has debunked claims circulating online that some of its officers fled from an unverified drone, describing the reports as misleading and damaging to the reputation of the Nigeria Police Force. The Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, said the footage was actually taken from a Yoruba film production titled “Omine…
-
GUARDS BRIGADE RESCUES RETIRED GENERAL’S WIFE, ARRESTS TWO SUSPECTS IN ABUJA
Troops of the Guards Brigade, Nigerian Army, have rescued Mrs Adonkie, wife of retired Brig.-Gen. Basil Adonkie, hours after she was abducted from her residence in Abuja. The Army said the abduction occurred at about 10:30 p.m. on September 1, prompting a coordinated pursuit by troops from the Guards Brigade and Army Headquarters Garrison. The…
-
RIVERS POLICE DISMISS FOUR OFFICERS OVER FATAL SHOOTING OF STUDENT
The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed four officers over the fatal shooting of a student, Anthony Obodo, in Port Harcourt, following an altercation between the victim and a police officer on August 27. Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, said the officers were tried through orderly room proceedings and found culpable in the incident.…
-
POLICE ARREST MAN OVER ALLEGED DIVERSION OF 1,500 THERAPEUTIC FOOD SACHETS IN KATSINA
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a man over the alleged diversion of 1,500 sachets of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) meant for malnourished children. Police spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, said the suspect was arrested on August 26 after surveillance officers attached to Batagarawa Division intercepted him with three sacks containing the therapeutic food. The…
-
POLICE, NYSC STRENGHTEN SECURITY PARTNERSHIP FOR CORPS MEMBERS IN LAGOS
The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has reaffirmed its commitment to working with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to ensure the safety and welfare of corps members serving across the state. The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, gave the assurance when the NYSC Lagos State Coordinator, Christiana Salmwang, paid a familiarisation…
-
NEW ECOWAS PRESIDENT PLEDGES COOPERATION WITH MALI, BURKINA FASO, NIGER
New ECOWAS Commission President, Birame Diop, has pledged to deepen cooperation with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, despite their withdrawal from the regional bloc and formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Diop made the commitment on Monday during his formal inauguration in Abuja. Diop said ECOWAS must strengthen internal cohesion while maintaining engagement…
-
NDLEA INTERCEPTS 6.2 BILLION NAIRA DRUG CONSIGNMENTS, RECOVERS COCAINE, HEROIN IN RIVERS
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted illicit drug consignments worth more than N6.2 billion in street value, including 47,200 pills of captagon and millions of opioid tablets. According to NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi, the captagon consignment was seized at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Aug. 22 following the…
-
NIGERIA URGES A.U. TO STRENGHTEN FUNDING FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Nigeria has urged the African Union (AU) to develop innovative and sustainable financing mechanisms to strengthen the continent’s ability to prevent and resolve conflicts. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made the call at the 26th Extraordinary Session of the AU Executive Council in Luanda, Angola, stressing that African-led peace operations require predictable and…
-
TROOPS RESCUE ABDUCTED KWARA KING, NEUTRALISE TERRORISTS IN NATIONWIDE OPERATIONS
Nigerian troops have rescued the abducted king of Igbesi Kingdom in Kwara State and neutralised several terrorists in coordinated operations conducted across the country between Aug. 27 and Aug. 28. According to an operational report released on Saturday, troops of Operation Savanna Shield, working with the police, forest guards and hunters, rescued the monarch and…
-
TROOPS FOIL TERRORIST ATTACK ON KUKAWA, NEUTRALISE 26
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have foiled a terrorist attack on Kukawa in Borno State, with about 26 terrorists reportedly neutralised and 10 motorcycles destroyed during coordinated ground and air operations. The terrorists attacked troops of 101 Special Forces Battalion around 10:50 p.m. on Aug. 28 but were repelled and forced to withdraw towards the…
