President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held an emergency meeting with Security Chief. After the over two hours meeting, the service chiefs refused to comment on what the president and his vice discussed with them. But President Buhari has disclosed that he urged the security chiefs to step up “intelligence gathering and sharing” to help them […]
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In an interview with NAN on Sunday, Mike Okiro said the number of police officers in the country is grossly inadequate for the population. He requested for the recruitment of more personnel. The issue of paucity of funds, he said, had been one of the problems hindering the recruitment of more police officers for enhanced […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the release, through negotiations, of three University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) lecturers abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Magumeri, Borno. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this known in a statement in Abuja on […]
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The Vice-President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, while attending a National Security Summit organized by the National Assembly in Abuja, said: “state police is the way to go because having a centralized system cannot effectively secure the nation.” He said every Nigerian was entitled to adequate security by government and that the security failures of the government were not […]
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The Senate has summoned the Minister of Defence, Brig–Gen. Mansur Dan–Ali (retd), to brief it on why Cameroonian soldiers were able to enter Nigeria and arrested some citizens. The upper chamber also urged the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, to urgently liaise with his Cameroonian counterpart to secure the release of the Nigerians. […]
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During his one-day visit to Nasarawa State on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari his administration would not tolerate further attacks by suspected herdsmen and other bandits. While urging all Nigerians to refrain from attacks, he said security agencies have standing instructions to arrest and prosecute anybody found with illegal arms. A copy of the speech was […]
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The inspector-general of police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, who appeared before the Senate committee on Friday over killings in the country, said anti-grazing law should be put on hold until ranches are established. Although the law which is in effect in Ekiti and Benue states was meant to check clashes between farmers and herdsmen, it has […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is to start “Operation Speak-Out’’ for passengers in motor parks to caution drivers against speed and other forms of reckless driving. Mr Philip Ozonnandi, the FRSC Commander in Ore, Ondo State, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ore on Thursday that the move was meant to create […]
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The National Youth Service Corps on Tuesday said the scheme will redeploy corps members who feel unsafe in states where the activities of Fulani herdsmen have led to loss of lives. Suleiman Kazaure, the director general of the NYSC, said this on Tuesday during the inspection of the NYSC Orientation Camp in Ede, Osun State. […]
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The Bayelsa State Government said on Monday that it had secured no fewer than 100 patrol vehicles and 16 gunboats from 2012 to date to ensure maximum security in the state. Boma Sparo-Jack, Special Adviser to Governor Seriake Dickson on Security Matter, said this at the ongoing Inter-Ministerial and Agencies’ briefing in Yenagoa, the state […]
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