Tag: Security Operatives

Rivers Attorney General applauds Andoni Council Boss on Car Donation to Security Operatives, Others

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By Bon Peters,Port Harcourt       The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Rivers state, Zacchaeus Adango has applauded Andoni Area Council Chairman, Brr Erastus Awortu, for donating patrol vehicles to strengthen security and logistics at the grassroots.   Adango made the commendation Thursday at Ngo, the Council’s Headquarters during an official presentation of two Security Patrol vehicles to the Nigeria Police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to strengthen security in Andoni and its environs.   Also presented was a utility Bus to the National…

Security Operatives kill Two kidnappers,as two others escaped with bullet injuries in Kogi

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Two daredevil kidnappers have lost their lives during a gun duel with security operatives in Idah Local Government Area of Kogi State while two others escaped with different degrees of bullet wound.   According to reports, the kidnappers have perpetuated havoc within the area of their operations and security operatives had been on their trail. Confirming the information, the Chairman Idah Local Government, Hon. Abuh Odoma stated that with the support received from the State Governor, they have continued to secure victories over some of these miscreants.   He maintained…

Kuje Attack: Security operatives recapture Boko Haram suspect in Nasarawa

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Hassan Hassan, one of the terrorists who escaped from Kuje Correctional Centre during the Boko Haram attack at the facility, has been recaptured in Nasarawa State.   Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer of Nasarawa Command, announced his arrest in a statement, on Saturday.   “Sequel to the attack on Kuje Maximum Custodial Centre and subsequent escape of inmates, on July 9th, 2022 at about 0130hrs, one Hassan Hassan ‘M’ whose name and picture was amongst the escaped inmates with Boko Haram/Terrorism Case was recaptured by the Eagle-eyed Police operatives…

KANU : NUJ FCT slams security operatives over attack on journalists, activists

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The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has expressed its utmost dismay over the attack on journalists and activists during the ongoing trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. The Union in a statement by the FCT Council described the attack as reprehensible and posed a grave danger to the safety of journalists and democracy when security operatives fail to act in the face of violence and aggression against members of the Fourth Estate of the realm. The Union…

BANDITRY : Gov Sani Bello calls for states joint operations … visits Ma’undu community, lauds security operatives

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Niger state Governor ,Abubakar Sani Bello has said that only joint operations amongst the states affected by the acts of banditry will bring an end to the nefarious activities of bandits and kidnappers. Governor Sani Bello disclosed this when he visited Ma’undu in Mariga local government Area of the State which has been deserted by members of the community for about one year now due to banditry activities. The aim of his visit was to boost the moral of the over 300 security operatives including vigilantes that librated the community…

Osun Govt calls for calm over killing of five farmers in Modakeke … deploys security operatives to troubled spots

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Government of the State of Osun on Friday allayed the fears of a possible resurgence of the Ife/Modakeke crisis, just as it appealed to the people of the areas not to allow criminal elements to seize any situation to unleash mayhem on the people. Government has also ordered immediate deployment of armed policemen with support from the army in the trouble areas to forestall possible breakdown of law and order. The State Information Commissioner, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, said these in a statement she released on Friday evening after a meeting…

Osun APC: Give peace a chance, Oyetola tells party members …. urges security operatives to take charge

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Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has again appealed to the members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State to give peace a chance and allow the ongoing appeal process run its full course. He also condemned what he termed the “unruly behavior” exhibited by some aggrieved members of the party at the APC Secretariat in Osogbo, stated that no sane society would condone any act of lawlessness. The governor therefore directed security operatives to take charge of the party secretariat to prevent any further…

Security operatives nab kidnappers, armed robbers in Dekina

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Security Operatives on Wednesday nabbed a group of alleged crime perpetrators who specialized in Kidnapping and Armed Robbery ventures within the Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Executive Chairman of the Local Government, Prince Ishaq Shaibu Okolo who confirmed the operation by the security operatives noted that weapons including Guns, Ammunitions and Charms were confiscated. He revealed that the apprehended criminals were in the custody of the security agency for further interrogation which was expected to yield more positive results This arrest underscored the formidable security architecture in…

Police arrest 16, recover arms, ammunition, explosives over killing of security operatives

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Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested sixteen (16) suspects for complicity in a series of violent and unprovoked attacks on security operatives and facilities in some states of the Federation, particularly in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria. The arrest, which was an outcome of painstaking, deliberate and tireless efforts by operatives of the Nigeria Police working in collaboration with their counterparts from the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Airforce is aimed at bringing to justice persons responsible for the emerging trend of attacks on security personnel and wanton…

President Buhari condemns school abduction in Niger, deploys security operatives

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President Muhammadu Buhari has received reports of the brazen attack on Government Science College, Kagara, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, following which a yet to be ascertained number of staff and students have been abducted by gunmen. Following these reports, the President has directed the Armed Forces and Police, to ensure immediate and safe return of all the captives. The President has also dispatched to Minna, Niger State a team of security chiefs to coordinate the rescue operation and meet with state officials, community leaders, as well as…