President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recruitment of 10,000 officers in the next six years to increase the manpower in the force in order to contend with current insurgency crisis. The Inspector General of police (IGP) Alkali Baba who said this on Wednesday at the Kwara State Police command along Ahmadu
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Arms Control Centre, Military Chiefs, Police Partner to Mop Up Illicit Arms
•IGP vows to fish out, punish agencies impersonating arms control centre Godsgift Onyedinefu Newly established National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), Military Chiefs, and the Inspector-General of Police have pledged collaboration to combat the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Nigeria, which many
Police rescue 100 captives from bandits in Zamfara
The Police in have rescued 100 captives abducted by bandits in the Dansadau area of Maru Local government council of Zamfara State. The captives reportedly spent more than 40 days in bandits’ den before they were rescued on Monday. Repentant bandits were said to facilitated their release through a mediation brokered by
Nigerian Security Forces Besiege Ifeanyi Ejiofor’s Family House, as IPOB Lawyer Cries Out for His Life
•Nigerian Government Must Stop This Madness--Intersociety Press Release The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law has received distress calls from lawyers working in the Law Firm of Barr Ifeanyi Ejiofor (I.C. Ejiofor and Co), Abuja, informing us that the combined team of armed soldiers, SSS and Police have
Nigerian Government Threatens to Use the ‘Hammer’ in the South East Region
By John Campbell Following President Muhammadu Buhari's May 11 meeting with the military service chiefs and the inspector general of police, Nigerian military sources confirmed that some troops were being moved from Borno State, where they have been engaged with Boko Haram and other jihadis, to the South East, to counter "bandits" and the
IGP launches ‘operation restore peace’ in South-East
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has on Tuesday flagged off Operation Restore Peace in the Enugu State to contain the rising insecurity in the South-East region. This was coming barely 24 hours after the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Enugu State was attacked and properties
Withdrawal of police attached to governors, other VIPs in South-East may worsen insecurity- FENRAD
Godsgift Onyedinefu Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, a pro-democracy and human rights advocacy has condemned the recent whithrawal of police units and formations attached to governors, senators and other politcally-exposed persons within the said regions - Southeast and Rivers state in South-south. In a statement jointly signed by
Top 20 Security Related News in Nigeria Today
By Maj. Hashim Abdullahi WE’LL TACKLE ATTACKS ON SECURITY PERSONNEL WITH OVERWHELMING FORCE — FG.The Federal Government has vowed to tackle those launching deadly attacks on the nation’s security personnel with overwhelming force. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this on Tuesday in Lagos at a
Unknown Gunmen Attack Police Area Command In Akwa Ibom, Kill Policeman
A Police officer has been reportedly killed by some gunmen in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State today Wednesday. The police spokesperson in the state, Odiko MacDon, confirmed the killing in a statement. Mr MacDon identified the slain police officer as Edogi Bassey, a police constable. The officer was said
Police Decimate Eight Boko Haram Terrorists in Maiduguri, Arrest Six Kidnap Kingpins in FCT
Mukaila Ola A crack team of police operatives has eliminated at least eight Boko Haram terrorists who attempted to attack residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. At was in the evening while Muslims faithful were preparing to break their Ramadan fast when the terrorists infiltrated the area on a guntruck and