Tag: #NigeriaSecurity
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893 PRIVATE SECURITY FIRMS STILL AWAIT LICENCES — NSCDC
Nearly 900 registered guard companies are yet to receive operational approval, even as the corps reels out major enforcement statistics. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says 893 registered Private Guard Companies (PGCs) are still waiting for their operational licences. Outgoing Commandant General Ahmed Audi disclosed this at the 2026 World Civil Defence…
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NSCDC BUSTS ILLEGAL GUN FACTORY IN KATSINA, ARRESTS FOUR
Security operatives say a covert arms workshop was dismantled following credible intelligence. The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered and dismantled a suspected local gun manufacturing factory in Kore Village along Batsari Road, Batagarawa Local Government Area. Command spokesperson SC Buhari Hamisu said the Special Rapid Response…
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POLICE ARREST 2 ALLEGED GUN RUNNERS, SEIZE 2,625 CARTRIDGES IN OYO
Security operatives say the ammunition was smuggled from Benin Republic through illegal border routes. The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspected gun runners and recovered 2,625 cartridges allegedly smuggled into Nigeria from the Republic of Benin. Police spokesman DSP Ayanlade Olayinka said the suspects, aged 35 and 33, were apprehended by operatives of…
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MARWA: NEW DRUG MASTER PLAN WILL BOOST NIGERIA’S FIGHT AGAINST NARCOTICS
NDLEA boss says the 2026–2030 strategy will deliver stronger public health and security outcomes. Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says the upcoming National Drug Control Master Plan (2026–2030) will significantly strengthen Nigeria’s anti-drug campaign. Speaking in Abuja while receiving the final evaluation report of the 2021–2025 plan,…
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REPRISAL HORROR: LAKURAWA GUNMEN KILL 5 WORSHIPPERS IN KEBBI MOSQUE
Attack follows failed ambush on senior Nigerian Army officer’s convoy. Suspected Lakurawa terrorists have killed five worshippers and injured three others in a mosque attack in Dadinkowa community, Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State. According to the Kebbi Police Command spokesperson, SP Bashir Usman, the gunmen stormed the mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday,…
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GERMANY CALLS FOR UNITED FRONT AGAINST NIGERIA’S INSECURITY
German envoy says no single group can solve Nigeria’s complex security crisis alone. The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annett Günther, has urged stronger collaboration among government, civil society, security agencies and the media to tackle Nigeria’s persistent security challenges. Speaking at the inaugural Abuja Policy Lab organised by the German Embassy Abuja, Günther stressed that…
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CBCN URGES GOVT: USE AI, DRONES TO FIGHT TERROR, END DELAYS IN PROSECUTION
Catholic bishops warn rising insecurity threatens lives and democracy. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to adopt modern surveillance technology, including drones and AI, and speed up the prosecution of terrorists. The appeal came during the closing mass of their First Plenary Meeting for 2026 in Abuja.…
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TINUBU URGES SENATE TO AMEND CONSTITUTION FOR STATE POLICE
President Bola Tinubu calls for State Police to tackle Nigeria’s security challenges, from terrorism to banditry. During an interfaith breakfast with senators at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Tinubu urged the 10th Senate to begin constitutional amendments to allow for State Police. He stressed that decentralised policing would strengthen local security, enable faster responses to threats,…
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KWARA NORTH YOUTHS STORM GOVERNMENT HOUSE OVER KILLINGS, KIDNAPPINGS
Angry youths take protest to Ilorin, warning that communities in Kwara North are under siege and demanding urgent government action. Hundreds of youths and members of the Take It Back Movement on Thursday marched to the Kwara State Government House in Ilorin, protesting the rising wave of killings and kidnappings across parts of Kwara North…
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NSCDC ARRESTS 12 SUSPECTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN ILORIN CRACKDOWN
A late-night security operation in Ilorin has led to the arrest of 12 suspected illegal immigrants, raising fresh concerns about undocumented residents and potential security threats. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested twelve suspected illegal immigrants believed to be from Mali during a targeted raid in the Akerebiata…
