EU, UN Commends Fintiri on Passage of VAPP

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsEU, UN Commends Fintiri on Passage of VAPP

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2021

ABUJA — The European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) agencies in Nigeria have lauded Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa for the passage of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Bill into law in the state. The congratulatory message is contained in a statement signed by Mr. Edward Kallon, UN Resident Coordinator, Nigeria in Abuja. According to the EU and UN,  with the passage of the VAPP law, women and girls in the state are now...

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Gunmen Kidnap Father Of LG Chairman, Kill Two In Bayelsa

Crime & SecurityGunmen Kidnap Father Of LG Chairman, Kill Two In Bayelsa

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 6, 2021

YENAGOA – Some gunmen have abducted Chief Gbalipre Turner, father of the chairman of the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Ebinyon Turner. It was gathered that the bandits took him away from his residence around the Samphino Road in the Kpansia Area of the state capital, Yenagoa, at about 11 pm on Sunday. The spokesman for the State Police Command, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday. Butswat said police...

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Why We Shut Down Telecommunications in Zamfara – Governor

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityTelecommunicationWhy We Shut Down Telecommunications in Zamfara – Governor

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 6, 2021

Bello Matawalle, the Governor of Zamfara State, on Monday ordered that all telecommunications networks in the state be shut down to check banditry. The development followed the suspension of weekly markets and other drastic measures in the adjoining troubled North-west and North central states to check activities of bandits in the regions. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had ordered telecom operators to suspend their networks in Zamfara. Following the development, bandits have reportedly intensified attacks...

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Gunmen Abduct Family Members, Demands N50m as Ransom

Crime & SecurityNewsGunmen Abduct Family Members, Demands N50m as Ransom

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 6, 2021

ABUJA — On Sunday, Gunmen reportedly kidnapped three family members in Pegi, a town in the Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to a report by The Cable, the victims are a mother and two daughters. The men reportedly invaded their apartment in the early hours of Sunday, kidnapping the entire family. Daniel Ndipaya, the Police spokesperson in FCT, confirmed the incident on Monday. The attackers reportedly pulled down the barbed...

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Stop Glorifying Terrorism In Media Reportage – University Don

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaStop Glorifying Terrorism In Media Reportage – University Don

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2021

Dr. Abubakar Alhassan, a university don has observed that glorifying terrorism in media reportage is an inspiration for terrorists to continue their nefarious acts. Alhassan who made the disclosure during a two day humanitarian reporting workshop organized by the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC), in Yola, urged media practitioners to instead portray terrorists as the true villains they are. “In order to make their report look good, journalists are in the habit of...

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EFCC Nabs 402 Suspected Internet Fraud Syndicates

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC Nabs 402 Suspected Internet Fraud Syndicates

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2021

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it arrested  no fewer than 402 suspects of internet fraud syndicates at Lekki, Lagos between April and June. In a statement by the anti-graft agency spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, in Abuja on Friday explained that data from the investigation activities of the Lagos command of the commission for the second quarter of 2021 indicated that Lekki was the preferred location for all manner of cyber fraud syndicates. The...

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Government Employees Turns Bandits Arrested In Katsina State

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeGovernment Employees Turns Bandits Arrested In Katsina State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 3, 2021

KATSINA — Katsina Police Command has arrested three employees of Katsina State Government suspected of bandits who claimed to have repented. They were arrested after an attempted robbery attack instead of doing their job as expected, they were rather using it to rob and defraud people. The suspects were said to have been offered employment by the Katsina State Government and were working in collaboration with the office of the Special Adviser to the state...

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Bandits Abducts 73 Students In Zamfara, Government Imposes Curfew On The State

Crime & SecurityBandits Abducts 73 Students In Zamfara, Government Imposes Curfew On The State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 3, 2021

Zamfara State police command has confirmed the abduction of 73 students of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun Local Government Area of the state by bandits. Governor, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, has ordered the closure of all primary and secondary schools in the state. The governor also imposed a 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew in 14 local government areas of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Shehu Mohammed, in...

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5,890 Terrorists Surrender To Troops Between August 12 and September 2

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNigeria5,890 Terrorists Surrender To Troops Between August 12 and September 2

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 3, 2021

ABUJA — Not less than 5,890 terrorists, including foot soldiers and their commanders, have surrendered with their families to the Nigerian Army in the North-East, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said. The spokesperson of the DHQ, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, made this known on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja. He added that the surrender took place between August 12 and September 2. According to him, some of the operational efforts of the military yielded...

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Nigeria Institute of Public Relations To Organize Peace Summit, Inaugurates Members

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigeria Institute of Public Relations To Organize Peace Summit, Inaugurates Members

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 2, 2021

YOLA — As part of its effort to bring to an end security challenges facing Nigeria, the Adamawa State chapter of Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) will soon organize a summit tagged “NIPR Citizen’s Summit for Integration, Peace and Security.” Inaugurating members of the committee Wednesday at Dan Tsoho Hotel, Yola, Coordinator of the summit, Alhaji Mohammad Inuwa Bassi said the security challenges facing the nation call for a participatory approach involving various stakeholders....

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