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Bandits Release 75 Abducted Zamfara Residents

24Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Security, Uncategorized

Bandits Release 75 Abducted Zamfara Residents

Seventy-five people kidnapped from Yar Katsina community in Kekun Waje district of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been released by their captors. The freed residents were abducted in two major attacks on the community in the past two months. The armed criminals had earlier kidnapped 61 residents, then 36 days later, they raided the community and abducted 15 more people. “The armed men, however, held a six-year-old girl identified as Ummi and told her parents that they had adopted her because they like her. “The parents were not among those kidnapped. “One of them said he had not born any child in his life as such he would adopt the girl. “She has become his daughter as he promised to take good care of her. The girl is still with them. See Also...

Gov Soludo Invites IPOB, ESN To Work With His Government To Fight Insecurity

18Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Gov Soludo Invites IPOB, ESN To Work With His Government To Fight Insecurity

The newly sworn-in governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, on Thursday, sought the cooperation of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) to tackle insecurity in the state. Charles Soludo Giving his inaugural speech in Awka, the state capital, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria said it was time to interrogate the purpose of the pro-Biafra groups. “It is time to interrogate the purpose of IPOB and ESN. The politicians using it as a means must come out for a consensus regarding our future. The conspiracy of silence by stakeholders must stop. Read Also: Ojukwu’ Widow, Gov. Obiano’s Wife Exchange Slaps At Soludo’s Inauguration (Video)“I challenge the group denying the killings to come out and work with my admi...

Alleged Nigeria Police Strike Action Is Fake News – NPF

15Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Security

Alleged Nigeria Police Strike Action Is Fake News – NPF

The Nigeria Police has debunked claims that some officers are embarking on a strike action. According to a statement released on Monday, the members of the public are advised to ignore the fake news. The statement reads: The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a news making the rounds on social media alleging that some members of the Force will be embarking on a strike action with effect from March 26, 2022. The Nigeria Police Force wishes to state unequivocally that the alleged publication is fake and a mischievous attempt by unscrupulous individuals to bring the Force to disrepute, misinform the general public and heat up the polity.It is pertinent to restate that the Nigeria Police Force is a regimented and disciplined organization with laid down rules an...

Police Bans Officers From Conducting Road Checks In Mufti

12Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Police Bans Officers From Conducting Road Checks In Mufti

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc, has expressed dismay at the flagrant violation of the approved Nigeria Police Force dress code by officers on patrol and guard, stop and search, and other routine police operations; who have formed the habit of wearing t-shirts and face caps with “Special Forces”, “Commando”, “Gallant MOPOL”, “SCORPION”, and other inscriptions while on duty. Premised on this, the IGP has ordered an immediate ban on such unapproved apparels. The IGP has described as unacceptable, the use of unapproved apparels noting that uniforms, which is a means of identification, has been abused by these officers who engage in improper dressing. He equally decries the fear this unwholesome practice creates in the minds of innocent Nigerians. ...

Kidnapper Rejects ₦200k Share Of ₦12m Ransom, Reports Injustice To Police

11Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Security

Kidnapper Rejects ₦200k Share Of ₦12m Ransom, Reports Injustice To Police

A self-confessed kidnapper in Adamawa State, Sadu Bunkawu, has rejected a share of N200,000 from a ransom of N12 million and reported his fellow gang members to the police. Describing his share as a product of high level of injustice, Bunkawu said he expects the police to correct the injustice. Alleging that the other six members of the kidnapping gang conspired and gave him the N200, 000 only out of the huge N12 million they collected as ransom, the 28-year-old Bunkawu of Filingo village in the Jada Local Government Area, Adamawa State, said he could not happily collect such a share. See Also: Seven to Eight Kidnappers Arrested Are Fulanis – Sultan of Sokoto He disclosed that the N12 million ransom was paid to them when they abducted Umaru Diffiwa and Umaru Babidi of the ...

We Won’t Allow Nigerians to Join Ukrainian Forces – FG

8Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

We Won’t Allow Nigerians to Join Ukrainian Forces – FG

The Federal Government has expressed its disapproval of the ongoing registration of Nigerian citizens volunteering to join the Ukrainian Army to resist the invasion of the country by Russia. Over 150 Nigerians have volunteered to be recruited after the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, urged people around the world to join the fight. But in a statement on Monday, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca Omayuli, said the Federal Government would not tolerate the recruitment. She stressed that the government would engage with the Embassy of Ukraine in Nigeria and other relevant authorities to prevent this. Geoffrey Onyeama The statement read in part, “The attention of the Federal Government of Nigeria has been drawn to an alleged ongoing registrati...

Sunday Igboho Released From Benin Prison

8Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Fulani Herdsmen, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, Law Enforcement

Sunday Igboho Released From Benin Prison

Popular activist, Sunday Igboho has been released. According to Maxwell Adeleye, a spokesman for Igboho, the Yoruba separatist has been set free from the custody of Benin Republic authorities. In a statement on Facebook on Monday morning, Adeleye wrote: "Yoruba Nation Activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Ighoho, has been released by the Government of Republic of Benin." "The Activist was released on Monday to a Yoruba Leader and Leader of the Umbrella body of Yoruba Self-determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Professor Banji Akintoye and a French Language Expert/ Deputy Alana of Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Professor Wale Adeniran." Source: Politics Nigeria

IGP Warns Officers Against Using Roadblocks To Extort Money

3Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria, Security

IGP Warns Officers Against Using Roadblocks To Extort Money

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, on Tuesday warned police officers in the Federal Capital (FCT) to not use crime prevention measures such as roadblocks and raids for extortion. Baba, who spoke in Abuja at FCT Command during a one-day duty tour, specifically handed this warning to the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), Area Commanders, and Police Tactical Teams, saying their functions as security agents should not create difficult situations for road users and other law-abiding citizens. See Also: Heavy Security Deployment Not To Intimidate Voters, Says IGP, Warns IPOB He said, “We must ensure that they serve the purpose for which they are deployed. Don’t raid because you want to detain people and begin to ask for bail. Don’t be on the road doing stop and...

Geoffrey Onyeama In Closed-Door Meeting With Russian, Ukraine Ambassadors

26Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

Geoffrey Onyeama In Closed-Door Meeting With Russian, Ukraine Ambassadors

Geoofrey Kwusike Jideofor Onyeama: Foreign Affairs Minister of Nigeria by Lord777. Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama is in a closed-door meeting with Russian and Ukrainian Ambassadors in Abuja.The Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been under pressure to declare its position on the conflict in Ukraine, with many saying the government is too weak to choose a side. It could not confirm what Onyeama is discussing with the Ambassadors at the time of filing this report on Friday.Also after pressure from Nigerians, the minister on Thursday announced a special flight operation to evacuate Nigerian citizens from Ukraine given the escalating tension between that country and Russia. Onyeama in an interview with NTA, said the Nigerian embassy in Kyiv had been cont...

Troops Dislodge IPOB/ESN Syndicate Behind Electoral Violence In Enugu

25Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Troops Dislodge IPOB/ESN Syndicate Behind Electoral Violence In Enugu

Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army on Wednesday 23 February 2022 conducted Operations to clear criminal havens, from where members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) operate at Azia, Orsumoghu, Lilu Forest, Mbosi and Uli in Ihiala and Orsu Local Government Areas of Anambra and Imo States respectively. A statement from the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu reads: During the clearance operations, troops overpowered and routed the dissidents, who staged an ambush against the gallant troops. The troops then proceeded to clear Lilu Forest, where they were met with resistance from the outlawed group. The criminals were again overrun by the troops who effectively cleared Lilu Forest and the ...