Fighting Terrorism Requires Collaboration – NCTC coordinator

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFighting Terrorism Requires Collaboration – NCTC coordinator

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 9, 2024

The National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre, NCTC, in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka has emphasized the importance of continuous collaboration among security stakeholders to combat terrorism in the country. Laka, disclosed this on Monday, at a five-day Counter Terrorism Theory and Practice Course in Abuja, noted that no agency can solely achieve laudable success in the fight against terrorism. The NCTC boss further said that the course, facilitated by...

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Police Rescue 20 Travellers from Armed terrorists in Katsina State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Rescue 20 Travellers from Armed terrorists in Katsina State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 9, 2024

Twenty passengers in Jibia and Faskari local government areas have been rescued from being kidnapped. The Katsina State Police Command Spokesman, Abubakar Aliyu, in a statement said the first incident occurred on Saturday at Kwanar Makera along the Katsina-Magamar Jibia road in Jibia LGA. He said the second attempt was at Marabar Bangori on the Funtua-Gusau road in Faskari LGA. “The Armed terrorists, wielding AK-47 rifles, opened fire on a commercial vehicle with the intent...

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Anambra State Police Issues Security Advisory Ahead of Christmas Season

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAnambra State Police Issues Security Advisory Ahead of Christmas Season

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 7, 2024

The Anambra State Police Command has issued a security advisory ahead of the Christmas festivities to the safety and security of lives in the state. The security advisory contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer -PPRO of Anambra Police Command, CSP Tochi Ikenga, also asked for the support of the people of Anambra by providing relevant information to the police. “As part of efforts to enhance public safety and peace in...

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Abia Police Command To Apprehend Erring Police Officers

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAbia Police Command To Apprehend Erring Police Officers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 6, 2024

Commissioner of Police, Abia State Police Command, Danladi Isa has reiterated that a Special Monitoring Team has been established to oversee and evaluate the activities of officers on duty. He disclosed this on Thursday, during a strategic meeting with Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), and Tactical Team Commanders at the Officers’ Mess, Umuahia. CP Isa warned against unprofessional conduct, including extortion and incivility toward members of the public. “The team would apprehend any officer...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOnúrúbé Calls For Strengthened Collaboration To Prevent Gender-based Violence

PilotnewsDecember 6, 2024

As the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence count, a non governmental organization, NGO, Onúrúbé, which has presence in Southeast states, has called for strengthened collaboration between relevant stakeholders to prevent the menace. The call was in reaction to alleged abuse of a 2-year-old pupil, name withheld, by her 19-year-old teacher, which was reported to the NGO by Sisters With A Goal (SWAG) on Friday, 22nd November 2024. In a statement issued on behalf...

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Siblings Remanded in Enugu Prison for Defrauding an American

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSiblings Remanded in Enugu Prison for Defrauding an American

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)December 5, 2024

Two brothers, Ajim Kerison Onubuogu and Ajim Tochukwu Christian were recently arraigned and remanded in Enugu Correctional facility for allegedly defrauding Chebet Chumba, an American, the sums of Forty-Three Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty United States Dollars ($43, 850) and Eighteen Million, Six Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand, One Hundred and Thirty-three Naira, Seventy-five Kobo (N18, 675, 133. 75) respectively. The brothers were arraigned by the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...

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Imo Security Forces Discover Shallow Graves, Dismantle Criminal Base in Aku

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaImo Security Forces Discover Shallow Graves, Dismantle Criminal Base in Aku

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 5, 2024

The Joint Security Task Force, JTF, in Imo State has uncovered several shallow graves in Aku Community, Okigwe Local Government Area, which were allegedly used by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and their armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network, ESN, to bury their victims. The graves were discovered during a clearance operation aimed at dismantling criminal activities in the area. The raid, led by Brigadier-General Usman Lawal of the 34 Artillery Brigade,...

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Adamawa State Govt Directs Traditional Rulers To secure their Communities

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAdamawa State Govt Directs Traditional Rulers To secure their Communities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 3, 2024

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has directed traditional rulers in the state to take active steps in curtailing perennial clashes between herders and farmers in their communities. The Governor gave the directive on Monday during expanded state Security Council meeting in the Government House; Yola tasked Emir and Chiefs to constantly convene meetings between herders and farmers within their domains with a view to prevent clashes between them. The Secretary to the State Government, SSG,...

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Native Doctor Hospitalised After Shooting Self to Test Bulletproof Charm

Crime & SecurityNewsNative Doctor Hospitalised After Shooting Self to Test Bulletproof Charm

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 1, 2024

A native doctor, Ismail Usman, has sustained gunshot injuries while testing a ‘bulletproof’ charm in Kuchibiyi community, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. According to eyewitnesses, the incident took place on Thursday when the victim, in an attempt to test the effectiveness of his self-made bulletproof, shot himself in the stomach. A resident of Kuchibiyi, Samson Ayuba, who witnessed the incident, said: “The man is a native doctor who prepares concoction and...

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Kaduna State Government To Document Repentant Bandits

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKaduna State Government To Document Repentant Bandits

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 30, 2024

…Denies Paying Them Money Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani says the state government will start documenting repentant bandits on Saturday. The governor disclosed this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Thursday, saying the government had received the first set of repentant bandits; most of them in Birnin Gwari are indigenes of the community. He said the Birnin-Gwari cattle market was reopened which was closed for about 10 years due to insecurity in...

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