CRIME
IG Names Special Squad To Protect Schools In Nasarawa
Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police, established the Schools Protection Squad in Nasarawa State to improve security in educational facilities throughout the 13 local government districts of the state. Egbetokun, who was represented by AIG Zachariah Achinyan of Zone 4, Makurdi, inaugurated the squad on Monday during a stakeholders’ forum on school safety. He said the initiative aims to...
“Terrorists Waging War Against Nigeria, Not Armed Forces” – Theatre Commander
The Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, says the Boko Haram/Islamic States West African Province terrorists are not waging war against the armed forces but against Nigeria. Abubakar stated this while speaking with defence correspondents who are on a media tour of the theatre of operation on Tuesday in Maiduguri. He said the war against insurgency was an asymmetric...
Multiple Terrorists Killed In Borno Following NAF Airstrikes
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced a significant operational success after airstrikes conducted by its operatives under Operation Hadin Kai killed scores of Boko Haram terrorists and destroyed their stronghold in Borno State. The precision air mission took place in the early hours of Friday, targeting fleeing insurgents in Bita, a known Boko Haram enclave in the North-East region. In...
Army Chief Oluyede Relocates To Benue With PSOs Amid Herdsmen Attacks
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, in response to the frequent killings of innocent villagers by herders and militia groups. These attacks, which have become almost daily occurrences, have resulted in many deaths, numerous injuries and maimings, and the destruction of several homes, leaving many people...
U.S. Vetoes Security Council Resolution Call For Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza
A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Wednesday after the U.S. cast its veto. The text was co-sponsored by Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Somalia, collectively known as the E-10. The text received 14 votes in favour, with...
Lagos Police Assure Residents Of Enhanced Security Measures Amid Eid-el-Kabir Celebrations
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr. Olohundare Jimoh, has assured Lagos residents of strong and coordinated security arrangements ahead of the Eid Kabir festivities and beyond. The reassurance was conveyed in a statement released on Thursday in Lagos by the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin. According to CP Jimoh, officers have been strategically deployed across the state,...
Edo Government Restructures Security Corps, 1,472 Passed Out
On Thursday, Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo announced that 1,472 Edo State Security Corps members had finished their demanding two-week training at the orientation camp. The governor stated that the training is in line with his administration’s resolve to reorganise and restructure the corps to embrace professionalism and collaborate with security agencies to fight criminality in the state. The governor made...
Nigeria Special Forces Trained To Boost National Security
The Nigerian Army's flagship programme, Exercise Restore Hope, has successfully trained 604 Special Forces in its eighth session, with the goal of improving national security. The six-month specialist training, which took place at the Nigerian Army Military Training Centre in Kachia, Kaduna State, covered both kinetic and non-kinetic aspects of modern warfare. It was designed to prepare the troops to confront...
German Chancellor Merz Advice Israel, Iran To Avert War Escalation
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday urged both Israel and Iran to avoid any “further escalation” after Israel launched a wave of strikes on the Islamic Republic. Both sides should refrain from steps that could “destabilise the entire region,” said Merz, adding that he had been briefed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the raids and had convened a...
FG Warn Public Against Civil Defence, Immigration Recruitment Racketeers
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians about the activities of recruitment racketeers while assuring that it would advertise available vacancies in the services under the Ministry of Interior whenever approval is obtained. The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), in a statement by its Secretary, Maj. Gen. Abdulmalik Jibril (Rtd), on Tuesday, said its attention had been...
