Security Report

…. Warns against involvement in land matters, debt collection The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), retired Inspector General of Police, Dr. Solomon Arase, has said that for the Police to excel in its day-to-day operations, there must be consequences for misconduct and benefits for exemplary behaviour for personnel. …

Good governance group, Govindex Leadership Empowerment and Leadership Foundation, has dragged former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, Lagos Garages Manager, Musliu Akinsanyo a.k.a MC Olumo, former Managing Director of New Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Bayo Onanuga, and two others before the before Department of State Service (DSS) for hate speech …

… Targets May for resettlement Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday paid an assessment visit to Malam-Fatori, a former Boko Haram stronghold on the shores of the Lake Chad. Malam-Fatori is headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area (LGA) in northern Borno and is yet to be fully reoccupied …

Pledges commitment to better working relationship The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, on Monday, April 3, 2023, paid a historic courtesy visit to the newly sworn-in Chairman of the Police Service Commission, IGP Solomon E. Arase, (Rtd.), at his office, Federal Secretariat Complex, Central Business District, Abuja. The …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, April 4, 2023 The Defence Headquarters has clarified that the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping fighting vehicles and equipment sighted recently in Benin, Edo were meant for deployment for peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, made this known in a …

Apex pan Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Yakub Yahaya, to order over his “selective threat” to, and profiling of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and Eastern Security Network, ESN. Ohanaeze Ndigbo, which made the call …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, April 4, 2023 The Defence Headquarters has clarified that the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping fighting vehicles and equipment sighted recently in Benin, Edo were meant for deployment for peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, made this known in a …

Pledges commitment to better working relationship The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, on Monday, April 3, 2023, paid a historic courtesy visit to the newly sworn-in Chairman of the Police Service Commission, IGP Solomon E. Arase, (Rtd.), at his office, Federal Secretariat Complex, Central Business District, Abuja. The …

By Ijendu Iheaka Aba (Abia) April 1, 2023 The Police in Abia Command have alleged that an attack on their men by some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) resulted in the death of five members of the proscribed group. The claim is contained in a statement by …

Nigerian military troops have intercepted over 2,000 cows after a fierce gun battle with armed bandits in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, PRNigeria reports. Before the interception, the bandits numbering over 500 from the Birnin-Gwari axis in Kaduna State in a convoy of about 100 motorcycles had raided …

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023, general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has congratulated the new Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Mr. Solomon Arase, on his swearing in by President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday. Mr. Arase, a former Inspector General of Police (IGP), was …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, March 29, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in former Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, as new chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Arase’s swearing-in preceded the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), came two …

Nigerian policemen and women can be more dangerous than armed robbers and bandits any day of the week for sure. The latest charge is that some of the police blokes are deeply engaged in the sordid business of organ harvesting. People get arrested by the police and the arrested ones …

By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, March 28, 2023 Police in Nsukka, Enugu State, rescued an abducted 10-year-old at Enugu-Ezike community on Monday. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, stated in Enugu on Tuesday that the minor was rescued at about 11 p.m. He explained that the abductors abandoned their …

In a major shake-up, the Nigerian Army has redeployed 75 of its senior officers, but the redeployment will take effect from April 3, 2023, PRNigeria can authoritatively report. Among those affected are Maj. Gen. Abdul Khalifa Ibrahim of the Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF in the Lake Chad and the …

 By Victor Nwachukwu Owerri, March 27, 2023 Unidentified Gunmen have killed two personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Imo and two persons working on a telecommunications mast. Commandant of the NSCDC in Imo, Mr. Matthew Ovye who confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri on Monday …

A 29-year-old commercial motorcycle (keke) rider in Akwa Ibom State, Ephraim Udo, who was arrested and incarcerated in the Uyo Correctional facility on the orders of a Policewoman (names withheld) for attempting to marry her daughter, has regained his freedom after four years in prison. Udo, a native of Ikono …

By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, March 23, 2023 Mr. Festus Keyamo, has petitioned the State Security Services (SSS), demanding the arrest and prosecution of Mr. Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed for making incendiary comments on television. Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment and also a spokesman of the …

By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, March 22, 2023 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed an application filed by suspended DCP Abba Kyari seeking an order dismissing the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)’s charge against him. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that the court had the exclusive …

By Muftau Ogunyemi Akure, March 21, 2023 The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the abduction of a 19-year-old girl, Adetutu Okinbaloye by gunmen from her home in Imoru community, Ose Local Government Area of the state. SP Olufumilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the command’s spokesman confirmed the incident to newsmen on …

By Ramatu Garba The police command in Kano State has arrested 161 persons including a member state House of Assembly for alleged electoral offences during Saturday’s Governorship and States Houses of Assembly elections. Mr. Mohammed Usaini-Gumel, the state Commissioner of Police said this when he addressed newsmen at the command’s …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has alerted the public of the existence of identity cards for security personnel bearing the name and logo of the Commission, warning that any such cards are fake and that anyone with such should be reported to the security agencies. A statement by Barr. Fesus Okoye, …

By Victor Nwachukwu  Owerri, March 16, 2023 Imo chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has decried what it describes as the “wanton” arrest of the Party’s Chieftains ahead of the March 18 House of Assembly elections. This is contained in a statement signed by the Party’s Publicity Secretary in …

By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, March 16, 2023 The National Peace Committee (NPC) has called for calm as Nigerians go to the polls for the governorship and state assembly elections on March 18. Retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, the Chairman of NPC, in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, said that …

Sogakope (Ghana), March 16, 2023 The United States military has organised the first-ever maritime exercise to bolster the skills of West African forces. The drill which was held in Ghana’s Volta river on Saturday was carried out under the U.S.’ long-running Flintlock programme. The sea-based training in the first half …