The Lagos State Police Command has clarified that the recent withdrawal of police officers assigned to lawmakers, VIPs, and private individuals is part of a personnel audit. The move aims to curb unauthorized deployments and ensure adequate security for the general public. Commissioner of Police, CP in Lagos State, Mr Jimoh Moshood explained that the…
The Western Nigeria Security Network, code-named, Amotekun in Oyo State has rescued four kidnapped persons, including the two wives of Baale of Alagbede. According to State Commandant, Olayanju Olayinka, the rescue operation was a collaborative effort between Amotekun officers and local hunters in Ojutaye, along Oretu Road. The victims were kidnapped from their residence in Alagbede…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun today expressed worries over what he termed the “unwarranted and unethical” practice of transferring ongoing cases and the misuse of public offices by certain officers. The IGP warned that any officer found engaging in the indiscriminate transfer of case files or misusing their office will henceforth “face…
By Michael Adeyemo The Oyo State Police Command has begun enforcement of Third-Party Insurance Policy for vehicles in the state. While monitoring the exercise, Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Sonubi Ayodele, said the enforcement was in line with the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun’s directive. CP Ayodele said that the enforcement, which began…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Oyo state government has reconstructed Maku Police Station Area Command in Egbeda Local government in tackling insecurity in the local government communities. This was inaugurated by Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Sonubi Ayodele, represented by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ekanem Usen. Egbeda LG’s Head of Information Unit, Alhaja Sherifat Carew made…
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ahmed Audi, has charged officers of the agency to put into use principles and techniques acquired during their Pistol Management Course, PMC 002, for enhanced service delivery. The CG made this known in a statement issued by National PRO, NSCDC National Headquarters, Abuja,…
The Ondo State Police Command has announced the restriction of vehicular and motorcycle movement from 6am to 4pm on Saturday for the local government election. The State’s Police Commissioner, Mr Wilfred Afolabi, in a statement made today in Akure, the state capital, by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Funmilayo Odunlami, said the directive was for security…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has declared 2025 as a year for Nigeria’s military to decisively tackle and eradicate banditry, terrorism, and other security threats across the country. General Musa made this pronouncement during a visit to troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State,…
Ogun State House of Assembly has called on relevant agencies and stakeholders in charge of palliative and other public spirited individuals interested in giving back to the people to always take preventive measures in controlling crowd to avert the recent stampede incidents that occurred in Oyo and Anambra States as well as Abuja. The Speaker,…
National Bureau of Statistics said that Nigerians paid a total of N2.2 trillion as ransom between May 2023 and April 2024 amid worsening insecurity across the country. This is according to NBS’s latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report. The report showed that this was paid by households affected by kidnapping incidents, highlighting the…