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NIgeria: Kwara State Government Calls for Calm after Abduction Incident

22Jul

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Security

NIgeria: Kwara State Government Calls for Calm after Abduction Incident

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has called for calm following the unfortunate abduction of some Turkish nationals in Edu local government area of the state. In a statement released on Sunday by his press secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye said the Governor is working closely with the security agencies to ensure prompt rescue of the expatriates. AbdulRazaq, urged the people to go about their normal and lawful businesses and not to entertain any fear, as doing so may embolden the criminals behind the development.

Lagos Police Commissioner to Partner NIM on Capacity Building

18Jul

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Crime, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Security

Lagos Police Commissioner to Partner NIM on Capacity Building

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zubairu Muazu on Thursday promised to collaborate with Nigerian Institute of Management through capacity building training of officers of the State command. He disclosed this in a courtesy visit to Management House of the Institution. Saying the visit aimed to familiarize and identify with the management of the institute where he is a member. Muazu revealed that the training he received while preparing to sit for the Institute's Membership Professional Examination and the subsequent capacity building programmes he has been attending thereafter have been of immense help to his development and advancement as a Police officer. In his response, Mr. Tony Fadaka, Registrar/Chief Executive urged the commissioner of Police to engaged all the of...

Nigeria: EFCC, Lottery Commission to Partner on Intelligence Gathering

17Jul

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Crime, News, Nigeria, Security

Nigeria: EFCC, Lottery Commission to Partner on Intelligence Gathering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and National Lottery Regulatory Commission, NLRC, has resolved a collaboration towards the achievement of their respective mandates. Speaking on Wednesday during a courtesy visit of the management team of National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), which was led by the Director General, Lanre Gbajabiamila, to EFCC's headquarters. the Acting EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu said the Commission was open to collaborations and particularly willing to partner the NLRC in the area of information sharing, intelligence gathering, enforcement and prosecution. According to him, the EFCC is working towards putting every needed infrastructure in place that would enable it function optimally towards the realization of its mandate and compete with ...

Nigeria: Get Obasanjo Arrested, He Doesn’t Mean Well for the Country – Miyetti-Allah

16Jul

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Crime, Fulani Herdsmen, News, Nigeria, Security

Nigeria: Get Obasanjo Arrested, He Doesn’t Mean Well for the Country – Miyetti-Allah

In a letter dated July 15, Obasanjo asked the president to take decisive action on insecurity, saying the situation could degenerate into a full-blown crisis if not tackled appropriately. Obasanjo said rather than “hammer” the farmer-herder crisis, the impression is that the government of Buhari is treating it with kid gloves. Reacting to this letter in an interview with PUNCH, Alhassan Saleh, national secretary of Miyetti Alla Hore, asked Obasanjo to offer any information he has in order to solve the security crisis. “The fact that there is insecurity, I don’t think the Fulani are responsible for it. The narrative that we are responsible for the insecurity is even the problem we have with the Nigerian state,” he said. “When any crime happens, even before there is an investigat...

Sanwo-Olu Orders Investigation into Lagos Poly Crisis, Vows to Deal with Troublemakers

12Jul

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Crime, Education, Justice, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Sanwo-Olu Orders Investigation into Lagos Poly Crisis, Vows to Deal with Troublemakers

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, constituted a visitation Panel with a task to investigate all contentious issues that are setting the staff union against the management of Lagos State Polytechnic. Saying any member of the school breaching the peace in the school would be dealt with accounting to the law. He disclosed this in a statement signed by Gboyega Akosile, Deputy Chief Press Secretary. Sanwo-Olu ordered members of staff earlier disengaged by the management to forward their letters of appeal to the school’s Governing Council within seven (7) days for a review of the process of their disengagement, but with a condition that the appeal letters get endorsed by the Head of Service to ensure transparency in the review process. He expressed concern over the effects of ...

Nigeria: Stand Foundation Advocates for Sexual Assault and Referral Centers (SARC)

3Jul

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Crime, Human Rights, News, Nigeria, Security

Nigeria: Stand Foundation Advocates for Sexual Assault and Referral Centers (SARC)

STAND Foundation has called for the establishment of Sexual Assault and Referral Centers (SARC) dedicated to offer Medicare, and emotional support to the victims of any sexual assaults in the country. Barr. Olusayo Adeleye, Executive Director STAND FOUNDATION disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. She said these centres would take up the duty of giving medical aid to victims, professionally collecting and preserving evidence that will be useful in prosecuting the offender(s), advising victims on the options available to them and providing appropriate counselling to help victims heal from the trauma of the encounter. According to her, there is a need for dedicated institutions such as Sexual Assault Referral Centres, operating with utmost confidentiality and manned by profes...

Opinion: Let’s Talk RUGA aka Fulani Cattle Colonies by Nnamdi Elekwachi

28Jun

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Crime, Fulani Herdsmen, Human Rights, Mali, News, Nigeria, Religion, Security, Terrorism

Opinion: Let’s Talk RUGA aka Fulani Cattle Colonies by Nnamdi Elekwachi

The Buhari Administration has commenced construction of Cattle Colonies, rebranded “RUGA” in 36 States of Nigeria. The project has started in Kotongora, Niger State on a 31,000-hectare piece of land. The project will be initially replicated in 12 States with six (6) of such colonies to be constructed in each State. What is RUGA aka Cattle Colony? RUGA or Cattle Colony is a SETTLEMENT for Fulani Herdsmen, their families and cattle/livestock. It will contain ranches, grass or feed farms, abattoirs, dairy, meat and skin/leather processing plants, housing, religious houses, schools, roads, power and water supplies and the complete range of infrastructure required to support and sustain an ultra-modern local government area . Okay, lets talk now FACTS FIRST. 1. Taking a cue fro...

Nigeria: Lagos Pipeline Explosion Attributed to Acts of Vandalism

19Jun

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Crime, Environment, News, Nigeria, Security

Nigeria: Lagos Pipeline Explosion Attributed to Acts of Vandalism

.....nolmacy now restored to the community A fresh pipeline explosion which occurred on Monday at Gloryland Community in Isheri – Olofin, Egbe – Idimu LCDA of Lagos state has been linked to the activities of vandals This is coming two days after a similar incident which occurred on Friday was put out. Speaking on behalf of Gloryland Community, the General Secretary of Gloryland CDA, Mr. Olarenwaju Jimoh called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and Lagos State Government to save their lives and property from vandals operating in the area. Noting that the Community had been experiencing the incident for over two years, the community leader appealed to the authorities of NNPC and State Government to provide a twenty- four hour security surveillance on the pipelin...

Boko Haram: 30 Killed in Konduga Following Multiple Suicide Bombings

17Jun

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Boko Haram, Crime, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Boko Haram: 30 Killed in Konduga Following Multiple Suicide Bombings

Thirty people were killed late Sunday in multiple suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria, emergency services reported, in an attack bearing the hallmarks of the Boko Haram jihadist group. Three bombers detonated their explosives outside a hall in Konduga, 38 kilometres (24 miles) from the Borno state capital Maiduguri, where football fans were watching a match on TV. “The death toll from the attack has so far increased to 30. We have over 40 people injured,” Usman Kachalla, head of operations at the State Emergency Management Agency, said on Monday. An earlier toll from the blasts, the bloodiest in months, gave 17 dead and 17 wounded. The attack happened around 9:00 pm (1800 GMT), Ali Hassan, the leader of a self-defence group in the town, said. The owner of the hall prevented...

Nigeria: EFCC Denies News of Okorocha’s Arrest

30May

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Crime, News, Nigeria

Nigeria: EFCC Denies News of Okorocha’s Arrest

Following the news making the rounds regarding the arrest of former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha by operatives of the EFCC, the commission has come out to official deny the claim. While responding to questions from journalists, Tony Orilade, EFCC’s acting Head, Media and Publicity described the news as fake. When asked if he knew how the news came about, his response was “We don’t investigate the source of disinformation. We investigate financial and economic crimes. So, if anybody is quoting us, we can then take it up.” We shall provide any updates as we get them