No Going Back On Community Policing, IGP Vows
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Thursday, said the force would not discard community policing system arrangements already put in place to checkmate various crimes at local levels. Baba also disclosed that the force had upgraded its Police Training curriculum to cater for knowledge that will be practically used in carrying out responsibilities in line with the principle of...
South East Group Condemns Killing Of Soldiers In Anambra By Gunmen
The Igbo People of Nigeria (IPN) has condemned the ambush and subsequent murder of soldiers on a routine patrol at Umunze in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. A statement by Anayo Mbakwe on Wednesday night described the incident as a national tragedy, barbaric and unacceptable. Mbakwe said the people of the southeast are known to be loving, welcoming...
No Place For Fraudsters In The Kingdom Of God – EFCC Boss Bawa
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa has appealed to Nigerians to shun fraud and the likes. The senior police officer counselled youths in particular to avoid internet fraud and join the EFCC to combat monetary crimes. Bawa gave the advise in his speech on “Inherent risks on Cyber/Internet fraud” at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles...
2023: We’re Committed To Peaceful Election, Police Assure Nigerians
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, says the police and other security agencies will ensure that the 2023 general elections are peaceful. He spoke in Abuja on Wednesday at a security policy dialogue entitled: ‘2022 General Election: Insecurity as a Threat to Constitutional Succession.’ The dialogue was organised by CLEEN Foundation, in partnership with Ford Foundation. The IGP, represented by DCP Basil...
Two Feared Dead As Gunmen Attack Army Checkpoint In Enugu
There was tension in Enugu as gunmen, yesterday, attacked an Army checkpoint at Obeagu-Amodu Road in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State. It was gathered that the hoodlums stormed the checkpoint in two Lexus SUVs and one Toyota Sienna around 7:25 a.m., and reportedly opened fire on the combined team of Police and military. A source confirmed that there...
We’ll Arm Amotekun With Sophisticated Weapons — Akeredolu
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, yesterday, insisted that state security outfits in the country, backed by law must have access to sophisticated weapons to combat insecurity. Akeredolu said this during the Passing-Out Parade of Courses 3 and 4 of the State Amotekun Corps in Akure. His words: “State Security outfits backed by law whether in Western Nigeria, Katsina, Borno, Benue...
Police Vow To Get Rid Of Unrepentant Criminals In Enugu
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Ahmed Ammani, on Sunday vowed to rid the state of unrepentant criminals disturbing its peace. Ammani said this after he embarked on a visibility patrol of some major highways and locations in the state, which included: Ugwuogo-Nike-Opi-Nsukka and Enugu-Onitsha Highways, as well as Oji-River and Inyi communities in Oji River Local Government...
Buhari Vows To End Insecurity Before 2022 Runs Out
Insecurity will be brought to an end before the end of the year, President Muhammadu Buhari assured in Ile-Ife, Osun, on Saturday. The country is currently battling insecurity on many fronts, ranging from the activities of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), Boko Haram terrorists and bandits in the North to separatists group in the East, oil thieves in...
Our Investment In Security Yielding Positive Results To Nigerians — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday expressed delight that investments in improving security are yielding good dividends, lauding the Nigeria military for making significant progress in the fight against insecurity and building the momentum in reducing challenges to its barest minimum. Speaking at the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum held on the margins of the 77th UN General Assembly in New...
Police Begin Documentation Of Successful Candidates For Recruitment Exercise
The Niger State Police Command has urged successful candidates in the ongoing ninth regular course intake to the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil Kano, to prepare for screenings. The command said in a statement issued in Minna on Thursday that physical and credential screening would begin from September 26 to October 1 at Police Secondary School, Minna by 8 a.m daily. The...
