CRIME
Okpebholo Hosts Security Talks Amid Surge In Kidnappings In Edo
Less than 24 hours after suspending a traditional ruler over alleged involvement in kidnapping, Governor Monday Okpebholo on Monday convened a security meeting in Iyamho, Etsako West Local Government Area. The meeting brought together prominent political, religious, and traditional leaders, along with heads of security agencies and other key stakeholders, to deliberate on strategies to tackle the unique security...
Insecurity: Gov Bago Restricts Night Operations Of Commercial Motorcycles, Tricycles
Governor Umaru Bago has taken a firm step to stop the increasing insecurity in Niger State by enforcing a ban on the movement of tricycles (Keke Napep) and commercial motorcycles (Okada) in the state capital of Minna between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. The directive, which may be extended to other local government areas, was announced during a critical stakeholders’...
IG Deploys Specialized Anti-bandit Squad Nationwide
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, deployed a special squad to arrest the rising violence across the country. He ordered all Police Mobile Force squadrons to maintain at least one fully equipped, combat-ready unit on constant standby, effective immediately. He gave the directive during a meeting with Squadron Commanders in Abuja on Tuesday, as bandits struck in Kwara, Benue...
Insecurity Crisis: Enough Is Enough, Tinubu Tells Security Chiefs, NSA
On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu told Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Advisor, and other security chiefs that "enough is enough" and voiced his deep concern over the nation's deteriorating security situation. But the National Security Adviser said that the heads of the security apparatus have taken the directives from the President and are acting accordingly. Mallam Ribadu also said that...
Tinubu Demands Fresh Security Blueprint From Intelligence Chiefs
President Bola Tinubu has directed a security outreach to Plateau, Benue, and Borno, the sites of recent killings to bring peace to regions plagued by bombings and mass murders. National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, revealed this to State House correspondents after a four-hour security briefing with the President at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. “We listened and we took...
Insecurity: Governors Form Subcommittee To Collaborate With Security Chiefs
Alarmed by the escalating insecurity marked by rampant crime, banditry, kidnappings, and widespread destruction of property across the country, the 36 state governors, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), have formed a subcommittee to partner with security agency heads in crafting a coordinated and urgent response to the nation’s security crisis. In response, the 36 state governors...
Borno Gov Raises Alarm As Boko Haram Regroups
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has raised the alarm over the regrouping of Boko Haram insurgents in the Tumbus areas of Lake Chad and the Mandara Hills within the Sambisa Forest in the state. Zulum lamented what he called a setback in military operations in the state, saying Boko Haram terrorists were freely breeding in Tumbus water areas on the...
Hunters Seek FG Support To Combat Banditry
Hunters and farmers have urged the federal government to give them official authority to expel bandits, Boko Haram insurgents, and other criminal elements that hide in forests in the face of growing insecurity throughout the nation. The groups, including the Nigerian Forest Security Service, Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria, Agbekoya Farmers’ Society of Nigeria, and the Oodua Peoples Congress, insisted...
Delta: Police Kill Five Suspected Kidnappers, Recovers AK-47 Rifles.
Delta State Police Command operations have killed five suspected kidnappers who were causing terror in Delta State's Ubulu-Uku, Issele-Uku, Issele-Asagba, and surrounding areas. The police public relations officer in the state Command, SP Bright Edafe stated this in a statement on Sunday in Asaba, the Delta State capital. According to Edafe, acting on intelligence, the operatives stormed one of their hideouts...
COAS Urges Nigerian Army To Innovate Against Emerging Threats
Location: Bauchi State 🗣️ Speaker: Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Army Staff 🏷️ Event: Combat Arms Training (CAT) Week 2025 🛡️ Theme: “Strengthening Combat Arms Cooperation in a Joint Environment: A Prerequisite for Success in Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency Operations” 🔑 Key Highlights: COAS called on all arms of the Nigerian Army to think beyond doctrine and adopt innovative, resource-efficient strategies...
