By: Yetunde Oke A Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Benjamin Akande (Retired) says insecurity is still prevalent in the country, due to inadequate personnel. CSP Akande, who made this known while featuring on Pensioners FM weekly Current Affairs Programme, “Searchlight”, noted that the country needs about two hundred thousand personnel to tackle the level of…
The Nigerian Air Force says its air strikes have killed several terrorists on the fringes of Lake Tchad in Borno State. According to the Nigerian Air Force, Boko Haram and Islamic States of West Africa Province, terrorists were neutralised after air strikes destroyed their hideouts and destroyed their structures and strategic logistics base in the…
The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Saturday said that it had intercepted 105 wild birds being smuggled through Seme-Badagry Expressway. The Controller of the Command, Comptroller Timi Bomodi, in a statement, said that the Duty Paid Value (DPV) of the birds was worth N24,912,928 Bomodi said officers of the command ,while…
The federal government said yesterday it didn’t mandate anyone to negotiate with bandits on its behalf. Recall that the governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, had in a statement by his spokesman, Sulaiman Bala Idris, alleged on Monday that some federal agencies were secretly negotiating with bandits terrorising the State without his knowledge. The statement…
Residents and business owners in Ibafo community of Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have been plagued by a recent surge in burglary in the area. The development, it was learnt, had left residents anxious and demanding stronger security measures. Reports of burglaries and thefts have become increasingly common, prompting concerned citizens and…
By : Anuoluwapo Fasoyin The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has sought the collaboration of media practitioners in combating the myriad of security challenges confronting the country. Lieutenant General Lagbaja who was represented by the General Officer Commanding 2 division Nigeria Army, Major General, Bamidele Alabi stated this during the Nigeria…
By Adebayo Yusuf Assistant Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Oyo State Command, Kabiru Toriola has called for peaceful coexistence among Nigerians to foster peace in the country. ACC Toriola made this known while featuring on Pensioners FM current affairs programme, Trending, against the backdrop of this year’s International Peace Day slated…
A commuter vehicle encountered a roadside improvised explosive device ambush on KARETO Road in the Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State, Northeast Nigeria. The suspected IED is believed to have been laid for troops by the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), to be followed by a gun attack. One passenger was killed,…
Oyo State Government has said it remained committed to winning the war against insecurity in Oke-Ogun Zone. Oyo State Deputy Governor, Barr. Bayo Lawal said this on Thursday, during a Stakeholders meeting ahead of the 2024 fiscal year, held at Kisi for all the local governments in Oke-Ogun Zone II. The Deputy Governor added that…
A Royal Navy warship, HMS Trent, arrived in Lagos on Sunday to aid the fight against illegal activities including piracy and illicit trafficking in the sub-region. This is Trent’s second visit to Nigeria, the British High Commission said in a statement. “The visit will help deliver capacity training and support maritime security in the region,”…