Security Report

By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto Feb. 6, 2023 Police in Sokoto State say they are prosecuting at least 10 persons suspected to be political thugs. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Sanusi Abubakar stated in Sokoto on Monday, stressing that the arrest and prosecution of the suspects were in line with …

By Sixtus Uket (Calabar) The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC), in Cross River State, has called for the immediate redeployment of the State Commissioner of Police, CP Balarabe Sule and the DCP Operations from the State IPAC made the call at a World Press Conference held at the Ernest Etim …

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has advised officers and men of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt to be apolitical throughout the 2023 general election. The governor stressed that in the interest of the country’s democratisation process, the military must adhere to President Muhammadu Buhari, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack on vigilantes at Yargoje forest in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, where about 41 lives were lost. The insurgents ambushed a convoy of vigilantes in the forest as they went to recover stolen cows leading to the killings. The President, according …

By Monday Ijeh Abuja, Feb. 5, 2023 The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of three Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) to the rank of Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs). A statement by Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC on …

By Ehigimetor Igbaugba Calabar, Feb. 4, 2023 Usani Usani, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and Governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Cross River, narrowly escaped being killed by suspected kidnappers along the Calabar-Ikom highway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that two unidentified persons were, …

By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Feb. 4, 2023 The Police Command in Enugu State has nabbed two male suspects possessing, transacting and selling counterfeited redesigned N1,000 notes within a council area in Enugu State. The suspects were in possession of counterfeited 180 pieces of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) newly- …

By Habibu Harisu Sokoto, Feb. 2, 2023 The Sokoto State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned the recent resurgence of political thuggery at political campaigns and rallies in the state. The NUJ made the condemnation in a statement jointly signed by the Council’s Chairman, Malam Dalhatu …

Abuja, Feb. 2, 2023 The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg in partnership with that country’s Police have effected the arrest of four policemen for allegedly beating a Nigerian into coma. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the policemen were arrested on Wednesday at the Boksburg North Police Station by …

By George Odok Calabar, Feb. 2, 2023 The Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River, Mrs. Gertrude Njar, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Wednesday in Calabar. An eye witness, Mr Samuel Okon, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that she was forcefully taken out of her official …

  Troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Lake Chad Basin   By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Feb. 1, 2023 Troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have killed dozens of terrorists and captured more than 40 in recent operations in the Lake Chad Basin. The Chief of Military Public …

By Yahaya Isah Abuja, Jan. 31, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to enhance border surveillance and control ahead of the forthcoming general election. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by Mr. Sola Fasure, the Media Adviser to Minister of Interior, …

Angry youths in Kano yesterday (Monday) staged protests following President Muhammadu Buhari’s official visit to the state to commission some projects of the Federal Government, the state government and the private sector. The youths who were wielding sticks and other cudgels and throwing stones at the President’s helicopter, were however …

The Federal Government has launched another Passport Front Desk Office in Lagos State, as part of its strategy to make passport administration a seamless exercise for Nigerians. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who spoke at the commissioning of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Front Desk Office in Alimosho, …

The Commander, 16 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 2, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), Brigadier General Sadisu Yakasai says the joint military force is winning the war against crude oil theft and militancy in the Niger Delta. Yakasai spoke on Sunday during the end of the year 2022 West African Social Activities (WASA) …

  The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has effectively concluded the training of its officers attached to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Unit. The training, which discussed established protocols for safe explosives disposal and preventive measures ahead of the 2023 General Elections was approved by …

By Christian Ogbonna Abakaliki, Jan. 29, 2023 Gunmen shot three policemen to death in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on Saturday. Police spokesman in Ebonyi, SP Chris Anyanwu, stated on Sunday in Abakaliki that the police operatives were killed at a border community between Ebonyi and Enugu State. “The hoodlums operated in …

  By Yakubu Uba, Maiduguri, Jan. 28, 2023 Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Ali, the newly appointed Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai, has assumed duty in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Speaking shortly after taking over on Saturday in Maiduguri, Ali expressed gratitude to the Chief of Army …

By Yahaya Isah Abuja, Jan. 27, 2023 The Federal Government has promised to provide adequate security before, during and after the upcoming general elections. Mr. Sola Fasure, Media Adviser to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The minister made the …

By Chinyere Omeire Lagos, Jan. 26, 2023 The widower of allegedly slain lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, on Thursday told a Lagos High Court that she was shot dead in a car given to her two days earlier. Gbenga Raheem testified at the trial of ASP Darambi Vandi who allegedly shot …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Jan. 26, 2023 Defence Headquarters says the military has in the last two weeks eliminated more than 84 terrorists and rescued 122 abducted victims in North East and North Western parts of Nigeria. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at a …

By Yakubu Uba Maiduguri, Jan. 26, 2023 A 13-year-old girl who went missing two weeks ago in Kaduna but ended up in Borno, has been reunited with her family. The girl was found wandering at the Borno Express Corporation terminus in Maiduguri and handed over to the Police. According to …

By Kingsley Okoye Abuja, Jan 25, 2023 The Senate on Wednesday at plenary, confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Mr. Solomon Arase as Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC). Arase’s confirmation was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Committee on Police Affairs. Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Jika …

Zambina, Jan. 25, 2023 Gunmen have abducted Chief Joshua Ahmadu, the District Head of Chawai in Kauru Local Government of Kaduna State. Ahmadu’s abduction was confirmed on Wednesday by Mr Abel Adamu, President, Chawai Development Association (CDA). Adamu, in a statement signed by Mr Raphael Joshua, Public Relations Officer of …

By Mohammed Tijjani Kaduna, Jan. 24, 2022 Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have rescued 16 citizens in operations spanning Birnin Gwari-Kaduna Road and a location in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the development in a …