Tag: #SecurityReform
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NYCN DEMANDS RANSOM BAN: CRIMINALIZE PAYMENTS TO CRUSH KIDNAPPINGS
Kidnappers thriving on your cash? Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) says enough urging security bosses to make ransom payments illegal, enforceable, and the end of bandit bucks. In an open letter from Prez Isah Abubakar (Jan 3, Kaduna), copied to NSA, Defence Minister, Service Chiefs, and IG: Ransoms are bandit “oxygen,” funding guns, goons,…
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FG SAYS TERRORISM TARGETS ALL RELIGIONS, REJECTS US CLAIMS OF ANTI-CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN NIGERIA
The Federal Government has declared that all religions and ethnic groups in Nigeria have been victims of terrorism, rejecting allegations of targeted attacks on Christians. Minister of Information Alhaji Mohammed Idris stressed in Abuja that terrorism in Nigeria is a universal threat with no religious or ethnic bias. Since President Bola Tinubu took office in…
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NIGERIA’S NEW SERVICE CHIEFS PLEDGE TO SECURE NATION AND TACKLE CRIMINALITY
The newly appointed Nigerian Service Chiefs have vowed to safeguard the country’s territorial integrity and combat multiple security threats like insurgency, banditry, and kidnapping. They shared their commitment during a presentation before the House of Representatives military joint committee. Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, the Chief of Defence Staff designate, highlighted that his decades of military service…
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PLATEAU GOV MUTFWANG CALLS FOR STATE POLICE, ENHANCES LOCAL SECURITY
Local threats demand localised policing—central command can’t cover it all. Gov. Caleb Mutfwang urges the creation of state police to better tackle regional violence, as Abuja’s centralised control falls short. Plateau’s Operation Rainbow, with 1,450 new recruits, and drone surveillance boost grassroots security, while the state also seeks increased federal support to protect communities.
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PLATEAU’S PATH TO PEACE: GOV MUTFWANG’S VISION FOR SECURITY AND TRANSFORMATION
Plateau State has faced relentless security challenges for decades, but Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang is on a mission to change the narrative—with bold new strategies in security, infrastructure, and community empowerment shaping a hopeful future. Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang of Plateau State recently opened up about his determined quest to bring safety and transformation to…
