Insecurity: Abia Govt Rejected My Offer Of Free Equipment, Software — Sir Chikwe Udensi
Renowned Interpol Systems Consultant in Nigeria, Sir Chikwe Udensi has said the government of Abia, his state rejected his free donation of equipment and software to tackle insecurity. Speaking on Love FM's Open Parliament in Umuahia on Wednesday monitored by ABN TV, he remarked that several calls placed to the Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu in this regard was not answered. He...
Gunmen Impose Over N1m Levy In Zamfara Communities
Gunmen have demanded over N1 million as levies from different communities in the Zurmi, Kaura Namoda and Birnin-Magaji local government areas of Zamfara State. The communities are Birnin Tsaba, Gabaken Mesa, Gabaken Dan-Maliki, Turawa, Askawa and Yanbuki Speaking to Channels Television on Sunday, a resident, Aliyu Abdul said the people of Askawa have paid N5 million for 18 abducted persons and...
We Require Smarter Means To End Insecurity, Local Manufacturing Of Weapons Necessary Says VP Osinbajo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, said the nation’s security challenge demand that leaders device smarter means of curbing the menace. He added that the country must begin to manufacture its own weapon if it must quell insurgency as the sale of weapon to tackle terrorism has been politicised. Speaking at the grand finale of Obafemi Awolowo University’s 45th...
How Bandits Bowed To Superior Firepower Of Soldiers In Kaduna, Abandon Kidnap Mission
Bandits who stormed Sabon Tasha GRA in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the wee hours of Saturday fled when soldiers responded to a distress call. The armed gang had initially set a house on fire after failing in its mission to abduct the owner. Daily Trust gathered that the bandits invaded the community around 12:30 am Saturday but...
Security: Amotekun Impounds 50 Unregistered Vehicles In Ondo
As part of government’s efforts in beefing up security in Ondo State, especially during the yuletide season, the South-West Security Network Agency, the Amotekun Corps has impounded about 50 vehicles with unauthorised tinted glasses. In a chat with journalists at the headquarters of Amotekun corps in Ondo, Commander of the Corps in the state, Adetunji Adeleye disclosed that the government...
Troops Rescue 20 Policemen After Their Abduction By Terrorists
Twenty policemen abducted by terrorists during an attack on a police division at Buni Yadi have been rescued by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, the Defence Headquarters has said. Acting Director Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, while briefing reporters on ongoing military operations in the last two weeks, said the troops’ kinetic and non-kinetic operations have driven the...
Buhari Reiterates Support For Navy As He Inaugurates Made-In-Nigeria Vessel
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated a locally-built Seaward Defence Boat (SDB) 111 in Lagos State. The vessel was inaugurated on Thursday and built by NNS Oji, is the third of its series to be built by the Nigerian Navy, according to a statement by a presidential aide, Femi Adesina. He quoted his principal as saying during the event that the new...
Escaped Prison Inmates Increasing Insecurity In Imo, Gov. Uzodimma Weeps
Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, yesterday lamented that the inmates that escaped from the Owerri Correctional Center some months ago as a result of jail break, were on rampage, compounding the security challenges in the state. Consequently, the governor pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to come to the aid of the state by providing funds for him to tackle...
DSS Advises FG On How To Tackle Insecurity In Nigeria
The Department of State Security (DSS) has offered the Federal Government an advice on how to bring about peace, harmony and social order in several localities. The Director-General of the secret police, Yusuf Bichi, who spoke in Abuja at the grand finale of the 2021 Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge, specifically said engaging youths meaningfully and address the issues of discrimination against...
How We Thwarted ESN’s Plans To Attack Imo Communities For Disobeying Sit-At-Home, Recovered IEDs — Army
The Nigerian Army on Monday said troops conducting Exercise Golden Dawn Sector 3 in Imo State thwarted an attempt by members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network, to unleash mayhem on residents of Mgbidi and Awo Mmamma communities in the Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State. Director Army Public Relations,...
