The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola has sought the cooperation of state governments in dealing with the challenges of prison congestion. Aregbesola while commissioning the Osun State Command office complex of the Nigerian Correctional Service, in Osogbo on Friday, said the state governors were charged to summon the will to do the needful on death row convicts to curtail the overpopulation in custodial facilities. “There are presently 3,008 condemned criminals waiting for their...

ABUJA — The Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), has cautioned against activities of fraudsters who are impersonating the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), with the intent of defrauding unsuspecting members of the public. The Centre headed by Major General AM Dikko (rtd) is directly under the Office of the NSA. It also warned the criminal elements have floated fake websites and are also involved in illegal...

ABUJA — It was reported that 1,031 people were killed in June 2021, across the country with Zamfara, Kebbi and Niger states topping the list. A report by an Abuja-based security risk management and intelligence consulting company, Beacon Consulting, said 390 others were abducted in 205 incidents recorded in 34 states of the country, within the same period. The report titled: “Nigeria Security Report”, said the recorded diverse security incidents in June; ranges from armed...