Security

The Police Command in Anambra State has arrested two suspects in connection with Tuesday’s attack on the United States US Consulate Convoy in Ogbaru Local Government Area.  The Commissioner for Police in Anambra state, Echeng Echeng, during a press briefing at the Command’s headquarters in Amawbia, said Preliminary investigations revealed that seven persons who were on a mission to assess the impact of erosion in Ogbaru were killed in the assault, […]

Five hundred and eleven 511 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered following a recent offensive by troops of the Nigerian Army in the Northeast region. The figure comprised 99 adult males, 161 adult females, and 251 children who surrendered to troops at different locations within the theatre of operations. The Director of Defense Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami said during one of the operations, troops killed 26 […]

The Inspector-General of Police IGP, Usman Baba says the May 29 inauguration of former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu as the President of Nigeria remains sacrosanct and can’t be altered. Baba in a press briefing yesterday in Abuja promised to do everything possible alongside other security operatives to defend democracy, warning political actors trying to foment trouble or frustrate the inauguration of newly elected leaders to desist from such […]

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command’s Decoy Squad, led by Asp Julius Robinson on a sting operation, have arrested the 30-year-old leader of a kidnap gang, Emmanuel James, and a 25-year-old gang member, Ejiro Peter for allegedly kidnapping a couple of Okutonye Efetobore. The gang reportedly collected One million Naira ransom at Ughelli while another suspect, simply identified as Oh Lord escaped with bullet wounds. The Delta State Police […]

Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammed Dingyadi has inducted the 16-member Governing Board of the Police Academy POLAC comprising stakeholders from the security agency and the academia, following President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval. Dingyadi after the inauguration at the Ministry of Police Affairs, Headquarters in Abuja reaffirmed the President’s commitment to bequeath a reformed, professionalized, and motivated Force with a view to institutionalizing proactive policing. The minister said POLAC encourages the advancement […]