The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ekiti Command, has paraded 12 suspected criminals for conspiracy, cultism and illicit drug deals. The State Commandant, Mr John Fayemi, paraded the suspects at the counter-terrorism base in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday. The NewsZenith reports that the ages of the suspects (names withheld) range between 17 years and 39 […]
By Our Correspondent The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, pledged to foster a strong relationship with retired officers of the Nigeria Police Force. TheNewsZenith reports that the retired officers came under the banner of Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria (ARPON). The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 19-year-old student, Nnamani Daberechi for being in possession of 7.2 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine. The suspect allegedly concealed the substance in a crayfish sack in an attempt to export it. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, announced the arrest in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi […]
From Our Correspondent in Ilorin The Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, on Saturday, personally led a special operation to rescue kidnapped victims in Isin forests in Isanlu-Isin. Spokesman of the command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, announced the operation in a statement on Saturday in Ilorin. Ajayi said in another kidnapping incident in Isanlu-Isin […]
From Our Correspondent in Abuja The Ministry of Defence says the implementation of Nigeria’s defence policy is critical to the security and well-being of the country. The Permanent Secretary, Dr Ibrahim Kana, made these remarks in a lecture at the National Defence College, Abuja. In a statement, Mrs Victoria Agba-Attah, the ministry’s Director of Press […]
By Our Correspondent Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has instructed all commands of the Agency to immediately clamp down on illegal sale and use of nitrous oxide. In a statement on Tuesday, Marwa said the order on nitrous oxide (aka Laughing Gas) is a sequel to its […]
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State says he will foster collaboration between the Northern Governors’ Forum and the Federal Government in solving the security challenges in the Northeast. Yahaya spoke with State House correspondents after a private meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, in Abuja. The governor attributed sustained peace in Gombe to […]
The Federal Government has recorded a boost in its fight against illegal oil bunkering as the Nigerian Army (NA) say they have arrested 12 persons over alleged bunkering. Brig-Gen. Edi Effiong, the Garrison Commander, announced the arrest while parading the suspects before newsmen on Tuesday, in Port Harcourt. Effiong said that the Army also arrested […]
BY Abdulfatah Babatunde Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun has disbanded the team responsible for running over a citizen at Ekpoma, Edo State forthwith. CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Adejobi said the step aims to standardise police operations in Edo state and […]
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has appealed for continuous support for the Nigerian Army to protect territorial integrity of the country. Lagbaja made the call in his goodwill message at an Interdenominational Church Service at Mogadishu Military Cantonment, on Sunday in Abuja. The interdenominational service held to mark the 2023 Nigerian Army […]