Protesters Carrying Weapons Will Be Treated As Criminals, NSCDC Warns

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Plateau State Command, has warned to treat protesters wielding weapons as criminals, ahead of tomorrow’s nationwide planned protest. The NSCDC Commandant in the state,   Mr. Alexander Barunde stated this while addressing officers and men of the command on Wednesday in Jos. The Commandant, who noted that citizens have the right to protest against government policies, however, urged the organisers not to give room for mischief makers to...

Hoodlums Vandalize NUJ Bus, Cart Away With Food Items

Hoodlums in Calabar, the Cross River State capital have vandalized an 18-seater NUJ bus conveying food items from the State Emergency Management Agency warehouse to the Ernest Etim Press Centre, Calabar. The hoodlums beat up the NUJ bus driver, Mr. Joseph Akpaenin, as well as the NUJ auxiliary staff, Mr. Saviour Ekpenyong. They also descended on journalists, critically maiming one of them, a Nigerian Tribune reporter, Joseph Abasi-Abasi. After beating up the journalists, the hoodlums...

Insurgents, Bandits Plans To Hijack Nationwide Protest In Yobe, Zamfara States

Intelligence reports received by the Yobe State Police Command revealed that indicates that insurgents are planning to exploit the planned protest to execute heinous acts in the state. The command, through its, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, the Command’s Public Relations Officer made the revelation in a statement issued on Sunday. The statement, while admitting that citizens have constitutional rights to peaceful assembly, affirmed that Yobe State may face additional security challenges following the activities of insurgents...

Military Vows to Maintain Law and Order During Planned Protest

The Defence Headquarters has warned that it will not condone anarchy under any guise, as some individuals and groups plan to embark on a nationwide protest from 1 August to 10 August 2024. The protest, tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, is aimed at drawing attention to the widespread hunger and inflation in the country. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, who addressed a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, said the military has uncovered plans...

President Tinubu Commissions National Cyber-crime Centre

To strengthen the efficiency of law enforcement agencies in the country in the fight against crimes and criminality, President Bola Tinubu has commissioned the ultramodern and digitalized National Cybercrime Centre. In a message to the ceremony, President Tinubu stated that the government is committed to investing in Nigeria’s police force through the procurement of sufficient arms, weapons, and other equipment, as well as recruitment and continuous training to boost the number, quality, and preparedness of...

Zamfara State Government Blocks Channels Of Hard Drugs Supplies

Due to the alarming rate of drug abuse users in Zamfara State, the government has commenced blocking all channels of hard drug supplies across the State. Pharmacist Ishaq Ibrahim Anka, Zamfara State Executive Secretary of Substance Abuse Control and Human Trafficking Agency disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen in Gusau, the State Capital. Anka explained that the agency’s work was more of arrest, counseling, and prosecution of the defaulters, and appeal for the maximum...

Kidnapping: Delta Police Arrests 4 Suspects Arrested for Receiving Ransom Payments

The Delta State Police Command has apprehended four suspects for allegedly colluding with kidnappers to collect ransom payments from their victims. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the suspects used their bank accounts to receive the ransom payments, deducting between 15 per cent and 40 per cent as their share before remitting the balance to the kidnappers. The suspects were identified as Chimerije Joshua Nwakpa, Eze Levy Onyekachi, Ezemma Maxwell Nnadozie,...

Protests: IGP Egbetokun Pledges Professional Conduct on 1 August

…vows clampdown on hoodlums disguised as protesters The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, yesterday warned that the Nigeria Police Force will not hesitate to act decisively if the planned 1st August protests turn violent. Egbetokun made this statement in Abuja during a meeting with top police officials, comprising commissioners of police and above. The meeting aimed to share intelligence and analyse security information to ensure the country’s safety. The Police Boss assured that the police...

Police Sergeant Shot His Father To Dead In Maiduguri

A Mobile Police officer with Mopol 6, Maiduguri, and serves as a security detail at the Borno State House of Assembly, Sergeant Linus Wadzani has killed his father ASP Wadzani Ntasiri (Rtd). The incident occurred in the Tudu area of the Maduganari community behind the Borno State Police Command headquarters in Maiduguri. Briefing Journalists at the Borno State Police Command Headquarters on Monday, the command’s spokesman, Kenneth Daso, stated that the deceased had served at...

Transformer And Street Light Vandals Arrested In Enugu

Two male suspects were arrested by operatives of the Enugu State Police Command serving in the New Haven Division for vandalizing a transformer and solar-powered streetlights in New Haven, Enugu. In the police bulletin signed by DSP Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, the vandals were arrested on the 15th and 16th of July, 2024 by Police operatives on routine patrol along the Powerline area of New Haven. One of the hoodlums named Augustine...

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