Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has said his administration has reduced banditry to about 70 per cent in the last one year. According to the Governor, this was sequel to the robust synergy between the local security outfits and the conventional security agencies across the state. Radda, who...
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A political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has backed calls for the creation of state police to address Nigeria’s security challenges. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday, Utomi said the creation of sub-national police would improve security in the country significantly. According to...
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has held its annual regional convention for 2024 in Plateau, seven years after it suspended the activity. The convention held at its campground in Kassa, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the annual regional...
Tragedy struck in Zamfara State as bandits unleashed a wave of violence on farming communities, claiming the lives of at least 30 innocent farmers, including a respected Islamic cleric. The attacks occurred in Gidangoga village, Maradun Local Government Area (LGA), and Bilbis village, Tsafe LGA. Sources told PRNigeria...
….Commends EFCC Chairman for transparency, professionalism The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, has commended the efforts of the Federal Government in addressing the menace of nations insecurity Alhaji Gabam spoke in Abuja at the weekend while fielding questions from news men on...
No fewer than 5 persons have been killed and several others injured after suspected Fulani herdsmen reportedly attacked the Nimbo community in the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. According to reports, the suspected herders attacked mourners on Sunday evening at Ugwuijoro Nimbo community, causing people to scamper...
Former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam has kicked against the establishment of State Police, declaring that Nigeria would “go down” if governors had such powers. “I won’t support the idea of having a Police Force controlled by the governors. It is not good for Nigeria. “The Inspector-General of...
Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo has called on Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu in his efforts and commitment to end insecurity. Ododo made the call on Friday in Lokoja while unveiling security vehicles to enhance efficiency of community policing in all local government areas in the state....
Over the years, insecurity has been a major challenge to the nation. On daily basis, the nation’s media space is awash with news of kidnappings, banditry and farmers-herders clashes. In the northeast and northwest in particular, bandits have wreaked havoc as they attack communities and kidnap both young and...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Special Adviser to the Plateau Governor on Security and Coordinator of Operation Rainbow, Brigadier General Gakji Shipi (rtd), has announced that the non-kinetic approach to addressing security challenges in the state is showing positive results. General Shipi (rtd) revealed that seven notorious bandits...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, yesterday Monday met with Chairmen of the 13 Local Government Areas of the State, over the growing insecurity across the local governments. The Speaker while addressing them in his office in Lafia, said...
President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria will continue to strengthen collaboration and lead in taking measures towards countering terrorism in Africa. Tinubu said this at the High-level African Counter-terrorism meeting on Monday in Abuja with the theme: “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threats...
Two Boko Haram Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) experts, Abubakar Mohammed and Bana Modu, have surrendered to the troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force ( MNJTF) in Borno. Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Military Public Information Officer – Ndjamena, said this in a statement in Maiduguri on...
Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo on Saturday called on the Federal Government to urgently assist in tackling the menace of insecurity and incessant flooding in some parts of the State. The governor made the call when he received a delegation of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal commission...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Gunmen have carried out brutal attacks on communities in the Mangu and Bokkos local government areas of Plateau State, resulting in the tragic loss of more than 12 lives. At the time of the report, the State Police Command and Operation Safe Haven (OPSH)...
Police operatives in Katsina have foiled an attack on Sabuwa town, headquarters of Sabuwa local government area of the state, neutralising one suspected bandit. The police spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, made this known to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina. He said that on April 17, 2024, at about...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu has assured that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is laying solid foundation to address the problems of the nation. Ribadu, who spoke at the joint convocation lecture of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto on Thursday, stressed that...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Government, has banned all single ethnic group vigilante groups operating in the state, including the Fulani Vigilante Group. The development followed an emergency security meeting convened by Governor Abdullahi Sule on Monday, at the Government House, Lafia. The state government has...
The National Coordinator, Financing Safe Schools Initiative, Mrs Halima Iliya, has said plans are underway to actively engage hunters and vigilantes on intelligence gathering to curb attacks on schools across the country. The National Coordinator gave this indication in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – A recent outbreak of violence in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State has resulted in the deaths of at least 10 people and the destruction of multiple homes. The ongoing clashes between herders and farming communities in the region have been a...