Category: Security
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ANAMBRA POLICE PROMISE PEACE AND ORDER AMID ONITSHA MARKET CLOSURE
Security beefed up as authorities enforce lawful directives in Onitsha. The Anambra Police Command has pledged to maintain public order and enforce lawful directives across the state, especially following Governor Soludo’s indefinite closure of Onitsha markets. Police spokesman SP Tochukwu Ikenga said CP Ikioye Orutugu visited Onitsha to oversee security deployments and reassure residents, traders,…
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STATE POLICE WON’T FIX INSECURITY — GOOD GOVERNANCE WILL
As calls for state police grow louder, experts warn: without strong laws, accountability and better governance, it could create more problems than it solves. Renowned criminologist Prof. Etannibi Alemika says state police is not a magic fix for Nigeria’s insecurity. According to him, crime thrives more because of poor governance, weak institutions, poverty and injustice,…
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STOP-AND-SEARCH SCORES BIG IN ONDO
A routine police check turns into a major bust as suspected kidnappers are taken off the streets. Police in Ondo State have arrested three suspected kidnappers and recovered weapons during a stop-and-search operation along Ilara Road, Ifedore LGA. The suspects—Umar, Muhammadu and Saibu—were intercepted by the Rapid Response Team at Ibule Junction. A search turned…
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KWARA SKIES ROAR AS TROOPS POUND BANDIT HIDEOUTS
Air strikes above, boots on the ground — the military is turning up the heat on bandits in Kwara. The Nigerian military has launched intense air and ground offensives against armed bandits terrorising parts of Ifelodun, Edu and Patigi LGAs of Kwara State, smashing hideouts and scattering criminal gangs. Security sources say the coordinated operation…
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GAMBARI WARNS: PERSISTENT INSECURITY AND EXCLUSION COULD CRIPPLE NIGERIA
Former Chief of Staff to late President Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has cautioned that ongoing insecurity, inequality, and exclusion in Nigeria could have severe national consequences. Speaking at Al-Qalam University’s 17th Pre-Convocation Lecture in Katsina, Gambari stressed that Nigeria stands at a critical crossroads, tested by demography, climate stress, technology, and geopolitics. “A divided North…
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KADUNA KIDNAPPINGS: CHRISTIAN LEADERS DECLARE 2-DAY FASTING OVER ABDUCTED WORSHIPPERS
After 163 worshippers were kidnapped from churches in Kajuru, Southern Kaduna’s Christian leaders are turning to prayer—and demanding action. Christian leaders in Southern Kaduna have declared a two-day fasting and prayer programme following the abduction of 163 worshippers from three churches in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru LGA, Kaduna State. Chairman of the Southern Kaduna Christian…
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KADUNA ABDUCTION: CAN DEMANDS SWIFT RESCUE, SLAMS EARLY DENIAL
Church leaders say lives were at stake while officials argued facts. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the police and other security agencies to act fast—and speak carefully—after the alleged abduction of worshippers in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru LGA, Kaduna State. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, said the initial public dismissal of the incident…
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TROOPS STRIKE TERRORISTS, FREE 62 HOSTAGES IN KEBBI–ZAMFARA SWEEP
Another big win against banditry in the North-West. Nigerian troops have neutralised two suspected Lakurawa terrorists and rescued 62 kidnapped victims in coordinated operations across Kebbi and Zamfara States. Under Operation FANSAN YAMMA, soldiers of the Joint Task Force North West, working with vigilantes and other security agencies, acted on solid intelligence to hit criminal…
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ILLEGAL MINING CRACKDOWN: KWARA COURT JAILS MAN FOR 5 YEARS
No licence, no mercy. A Kwara State High Court has sentenced 52-year-old Ilori Elicanah to five years in prison for illegally mining and possessing solid minerals, in a landmark conviction secured by the EFCC. Justice Abimbola Awogboro ruled that Elicanah had no lawful authority or mining licence, dismissing claims that he acted on verbal permission…
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NIGERIAN TROOPS RESCUE 8 KIDNAP VICTIMS, ARREST GUNRUNNER IN CROSS RIVER
Swift action on waterways pays off. Nigerian troops under Operation UDO KA have safely received eight rescued kidnap victims handed over by the Cameroonian Armed Forces along the Ikang waterways. The victims had been abducted by suspected sea pirates while traveling from Nigeria to Cameroon but were freed following a gun battle with Cameroonian forces.…
