One Policeman Does Two Men’s job, IG Laments
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has reiterated the need to double the manpower strength of the Nigeria Police Force in the country. Egbetokun said while addressing men and officers of the Kwara State Police Command in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Friday, that his administration would also look into the welfare of police officers in the country. The...
Don’t Try It, Navy Warns Militants Threatening To Resume Hostilities
The Nigerian Navy has warned Niger Delta militants, who last week threatened to resume attacks on oil facilities over alleged Federal Government lackadaisical attitude to the development of the zone to have a rethink and toe the path of dialogue or be dealt with decisively. This came as South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, asked the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs,...
Kaduna State Government Salutes Air Force For Rescuing Seven Chinese Nationals
The Kaduna State Government has commended the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for a clinical operation which resulted in the rescue of seven Chinese who were kidnapped in June by terrorists in a neighbouring state. According to a report from the Nigerian Air Force, Special Forces under the 271 NAF detachments conducted the operation in Kampanin Doka and Gwaska areas of...
Bandits Attack Zamfara Community For Defaulting In Levy Payment
Bandits on Sunday night carried out a punitive attack on Kwarin Mai Saje community in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State over the failure of the residents to pay a N3 million levy. During the attack, the bandits raped women and abducted six people after looting the village of valuables, according to a resident. The brutal outlaws had initially imposed...
Gov. Fubara Donates 100 Operational Vehicles To Police
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has advised police officers in the state against abandoning their professional responsibilities to take advantage of the political crisis in the state to pursue vested political interests The governor urged them to know that the enmity they fuel and eventually create will hurt them in the long run. He gave the advise at the inauguration and...
Ikpeazu Spits Fire As Gunmen Attack Abia Police Station, Burn Vehicles, Others
Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has expressed anger over an attack on Mike Okiro Police Station located along Umuahia-Uzoakoli Road, close to Ubani market, insisting that perpetrators will not go unpunished, ABN TV report. In a statement on Sunday, the governor through the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu announced that the attack which occurred around 9:45 am...
Building Capacity: IGP Mandates Reorientation Program, Arms Drill For Police Officers
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered regular and continuous reorientation courses, arms drills, and Baton and Rifle Exercises (BARE) for all police personnel across the country. The IGP reaffirmed his commitment to reposition the NPF through modern global practices through training and retraining of police officers and men. He stated this at the passing out parade of personnel...
34,587 Police Personnel Mobilised For Anambra Governorship Election
The Nigeria Police Force is set to deploy over 34,000 personnel to Anambra State, ahead of the November 6 polls. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba disclosed this while meeting with various state police commissioners and heads of formations in Abuja. According to him, three helicopters will also be deployed for surveillance during the poll in addition to...
Ondo Amotekun Deploys Personnel To Ekiti, Apprehends 31 Suspects
Ondo State Security Network, Amotekun Corps said it has deployed its personnel to neighbouring Ekiti State to help secure release of the kidnapped pupils and arrest the kidnappers. It said some arrest has been made in pursuit of the abductors. Commander of the Ondo Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adeleye Adetunji, said Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa ordered deployment of the personnel to Ekiti State. Akogun Adeleye said...
After Aba Police Station Invasion, Ikpeazu Places N1m Bounty On Attackers, Bans Keke NAPEP
Abia state governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has placed a bounty of one million Naira on hoodlums who attacked Abayi police station in Aba in the early hours of Tuesday. The governor while expressing regret that the arms carted away by the hoodlums will be used on innocent citizens of the state vowed that the state government will not cede any...
