Category: Security

YULETIDE SEASON: DSS sues for Peace, assures hitch-free celebrations

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As the yuletide season approach, the Department of State Services (DSS)has called on citizens and residents alike to be of good conduct for public peace and order. The Service pledged to collaborate with all stakeholders to maintain law and order across the country. The service in a release signed by its Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, charged Community, Religious and Political bodies/leaders to preach peaceful coexistence, tolerance and unity as well as enlighten their members on safety measures during and after the season. “This becomes necessary as criminal elements may…

2023 ELECTIONS: IGP strategizes for better Security …. As Police PRO’s Design Strategic Communication Action Plan for Seamless Elections

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba in line with the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari, to leaving a legacy of a deepened democratic system and credible electoral process in the nation, has engaged in tactical meetings and conferences with various stakeholders to build solid Standard Operating Procedure and strategic communication action plan geared towards having a seamless electoral process for the 2023 General Elections. In furtherance of the IGP’s critical plans in actualizing free, fair, and credible elections in Nigeria, a strategic meeting with all heads of operations…

We are winning war against terrorism – CAS

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The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has stated that the magnanimity of President Muhammadu Buhari in providing the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) with new and modern platforms and NAF’s ability to effectively operationalize their usage in the battlefield has been instrumental to the level of successes been recorded against terrorists and insurgents. He stated this earlier today while on operation tour of 205 Combat Search and Rescue Group, Kerang Plateau State and 22 Quick Response Wing, Lafia in Nasarawa State. According to the CAS, there was…

National Defence College Course 31 visits 2 Division

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The participants of Team 5 of the National Defence College (NDC) course 31 on National Study tour of Oyo State, led by Air Commodore SA Madaki Monday 5 December 2022 visited Headquarters 2 Division Nigerian Army.     In his address to the participants the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division Nigerian Army Major General AS Chinade described the theme of the study tour “Building Socio-Economic Resilience in the Contemporary Security Environment: The Oyo State in Perspective” as very apt considering the contemporary security challenges of insurgency, kidnapping and banditry…

No Curfew imposed in Kagara, Rafi LGA – Police

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Niger State Police Command debunks a report circulating in some social media which indicated that bandits attacked military check point at Zuma Rock and that there was massive influx of bandits into Niger State via Birnin-Gwari area, the said report further stated that DPO/DSS Rafi LGA affirmed such massive movement of bandits into the State.     The Command in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer,DSP Wasiu Abiodun described the report as false, untrue and which he said only existed in the figment of the imagination of…

NAF Safety Review Board meeting begins in Lagos

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In what has become a yearly routine in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), the NAF Safety Review Board (SRB) is currently sitting in Lagos with the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao as the Chairman. The meeting is usually held primarily to review safety issues in the NAF with the aim of appraising the progress made so far in furtherance of efforts to enhance safety practices. In declaring the meeting open, Air Marshal Amao stated that, bearing in mind that safety is at the core of…

Nigerian military declares Bello Turji, 18 other terror suspects wanted

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The Nigerian military has declared 19 suspected terrorists wanted and placed a N5 million bounty on each of them.   The details of the 19 terrorists are contained in a poster released by the Director of Defence Information at the Defence Headquarters, Jimmy Akpor.   The information on the poster revealed that the N5 million cash reward is for anyone who could provide information that could lead to the arrest of any of the wanted terrorists.   The wanted persons are notorious bandits/terrorists that have been terrorising Katsina, Sokoto and…

COAS donates block of classrooms to Okene Community

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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya CFR, has constructed and donated a block of four classrooms with toilets to College of Arabic and Islamic Studies (CAISO) Idoji, Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State yesterday, 4 November 2022   The COAS also built principal’s office as well as renovations of a block of Assembly Hall and staff rooms. Speaking at the commissioning of the projects’ in Okene, the COAS and the Sponsor, said the gesture was part of the Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Special Intervention Projects…

Nigerian troops neutralise 7 terrorists, capture arms, ammunition in Kaduna

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Nigerian troops under Operation Forest Sanity, have killed seven terrorists and captured arms and ammunition during a major operation in Kaduna.   The operation was confirmed in a statement made by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu on Sunday.   He said, “In continuation of the onslaught against terrorist groups in the North West, troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army on Operation Forest Sanity conducted clearance operation to Maidaro, Kagi Hill, Kusharki and Anguwan Madaki in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State during which…

SECURITY: NSCDC Female Squad seeks partnership with NYSC

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The Female Squad of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has requested for collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps.   It said the synergy with NYSC would specifically enable the squad to interface with the female Corps Members on intelligence gathering and personal security. The Team Leader of the squad, CSC Imonikhe Oluwakemi disclosed this when she led other members of the squad on a courtesy visit to the NYSC Director General Brigadier, General Muhammad Kaku Fadah in his office in Abuja.   The NSCDC leader said…