Tag: Security Agents

BANDITRY: Niger Govt applauds security agents,enjoins Citizens to thank them

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Niger State Government has commended the conventional and non-conventional security agencies in the state for their resilience in the fight against banditry. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Emmanuel Umar stated this while briefing journalists on Security updates in the state, at the Government House Minna. Niger state Commissioner for Internal Security and Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Emmanuel Umar addressing Journalists at the Government House, Minna Mr. Umar who observed that there was relative peace in the state presently, also acknowledged that there are pockets of attacks in…

Renewed zeal among security agents ‘ll soon end security challenges in Niger state – Gov Sani Bello

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Niger state Governor ,Abubakar Sani Bello has said with the renewed zeal amongst the security agencies in the country and the support of the Federal Government, the security challenges in the state will soon be over. Governor Sani Bello made this known in an interview after a special prayer session for God’s intervention to bring an end to the insecurity that has bedevilled parts of the country ,held at the Minna Central Mosque. He urged everyone to remain calm as the state has received tremendous support adding that with the…

EDO GUBER ELECTION: Buhari urges parties, candidates, security agents to behave responsibly

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President Muhammadu Buhari has advised political parties, candidates and security agents to behave responsibly in the forthcoming Edo State gubernatorial elections. The President in a message to voters, political parties, election officials and security personnel, reiterated his stance that, “I am passionately committed to free and fair elections, but my own commitment is not enough if other actors at ground zero refuse to abide by the rules.” According to President Buhari, “I want to see democratic standards in the country raised higher at every level, but these cannot be achieved…

LOCKDOWN : Ekweremadu Condemns Alleged Extrajudicial Killings by Security Operatives

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Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has condemned the reported extrajudicial killings in several parts of the country by security agencies enforcing the lockdown ordered by the Federal Government and some states of the federation to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Ekweremadu, who is also a member of the seven-man International Parliamentary Taskforce on COVID-19, made his feelings known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, he then called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the security agencies to stem the needless killings immediately. “I am deeply saddened by…

Security Agents Arrest Armed Robbers, Staff in Abuja Bank Attack

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The siege at the First Bank in Mpape, Abuja, which started Saturday morning, has ended. The armed robbers, who had been trapped in the back, have been arrested by a joint team of the police and military. One of them was eventually killed by the superior firepower of the security agents. Some eyewitness claimed that a staff of the bank was also nabbed. The attackers were said to have alleged that “an insider” was working with them. The police, in an official reaction, said the FCT Command scuttled the attempted…