Tag: #Security
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NAVY INTERCEPTS 22,870 LITRES OF ILLEGAL DIESEL IN RIVERS OPERATION
The Nigerian Navy under its operation Delta Sentinel has intercepted illegally refined petroleum products in Rivers. This was revealed in an operational report issued by the Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, on Sunday June 28 in Abuja. Folorunsho said the operation was carried out by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship Soroh deployed to…
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LAGOS, OGUN POLICE RESCUE 5 KIDNAP VICTIMS, KILL KIDNAPPERS IN OPERATION “KOSAYE”
A joint security operation between the Ogun and Lagos State Police Commands has resulted in the rescue of five kidnapped victims, the killing of four suspected kidnappers, and the arrest of 4 others in Ogun state. The rescue took place in a forest around Ogbere, along the J4 corridor of the Sagamu-Benin Expressway. The Commissioners…
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NSCDC UNCOVERS CROSS-STATE ROBBERY SYNDICATE, RECOVERS STOLEN ITEMS
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara State has busted an inter-state robbery syndicate allegedly responsible for a series of burglary and robbery operations across Kwara and other parts of the country. The breakthrough followed months of intelligence gathering, surveillance and coordinated tracking operations by the Command’s Tracking Unit, after receiving multiple…
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ALLEGED COUP PLOT: COURT ORDERS PROBE OF LEAKED EVIDENCE
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate allegation by the prosecution that part of the evidence it tendered in court and served on lawyers to the defendants were displayed on social media. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik also ordered that if there was any evidence on social…
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NUT HINGES REOPENING OF SCHOOLS ON GOVT PROVIDING ADEQUATE SECURITY MEASURES
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State Wing, has hinged the reopening of public schools in the state on government putting in place adequate measures to beef up security. The NUT directed teachers in public schools to embark on indefinite strike effective from June 1 following the May 15 abduction of over 40 students…
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NIGERIA, UK TARGET TERRORISM FINANCING, CYBER THREATS, IN RENEWED SECURITY PACT
Nigeria and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation against terrorism financing, cyber threats, disinformation and other emerging security challenges under the renewed UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership. This commitment was made on Tuesday June 23 at the opening of the 4th UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue in Abuja. The National…
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NSCDC TRAINS 106 PERSONNEL ON WEAPONS HANDLING
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), FCT Command, has trained 106 personnel on proper handling of the pistol. This was revealed in a statement by the NSCDC FCT Spokesperson, Monica Ojobi, on Monday June 22 in Abuja. According to Monica, Monday marked the end of a two-week Intensive Pistol Management Training Course for…
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BOMB BLAST IN LAGOS COMMERCIAL AREA, CP ASSURES RESIDENTS OF SAFETY
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, has assured residents that a commercial area in Lagos, remains safe following a bomb explosion suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which triggered brief panic in the area. Tijani gave the assurance on Monday June 22 while addressing journalists at the scene of…
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8 SUSPECTED CULTISTS NABBED IN ILORIN, FIREARMS RECOVERED
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested eight suspected cultists and recovered firearms and other dangerous weapons. This was revealed on Friday June 19 in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi. The suspects were apprehended during a targeted raid carried out by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Cultism Unit in…
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TROOPS RESCUE KIDNAPPED VICTIMS, RECOVER RUSTLED LIVESTOCK
Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma rescued kidnapped victims, apprehended a suspected terrorist collaborator and recovered 318 rustled livestock during operations in Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara. According to an operational report made available on Friday June 19, troops deployed at Forward Operating Base Kadage rescued two women and a toddler abandoned by bandits in Igabi Local…
