FEMA Calls for the Review of Fire Service Act of 1963

National SecurityNewsNigeriaFEMA Calls for the Review of Fire Service Act of 1963

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 28, 2021

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency has called for the review of the Fire Service Act of 1963, in order to empower the agency to meet up with contemporary realities. The Director-General of FEMA, Alhaji Abbas Idriss, made the call in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Idriss said that the act had become obsolete, thus limiting the powers of emergency agencies in the discharge of their duties. While stating that the law...

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Past administration looted funds for fight against terrorism – AGF

Law & JusticeNational SecurityNewsNigeriaPast administration looted funds for fight against terrorism – AGF

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 28, 2021

Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has said the past government embezzled fund meant for curbing terrorism in the country. According to him, the present administration has cleared the mess created by the past government using looted assets that was recovered. The AGF revealed this on Monday while featuring on a programme aired by Radio Kano. He noted that the funds recovered over the years from foreign countries has helped the President Muhammadu...

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Insurgents Destroys 956,453 Private Houses In Borno

National SecurityNewsNigeriaInsurgents Destroys 956,453 Private Houses In Borno

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 28, 2021

Governor Babagana Zulum, has appreciated admiration by his supporters, but insists it was unfair judging others due to peculiarities across states and appealed to them to stop comparing him with other governors. The governor spoke on Monday in a statement by his spokesman, Isa Gusau said the Governor feels uncomfortable being negatively likened with colleagues, especially if the commentators belong to social media groups associated with the state. The statement advised Zulum’s admirers to desist...

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Amotekun Corps Rescue Nine Kidnap Victims in Osun State.

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaAmotekun Corps Rescue Nine Kidnap Victims in Osun State.

PilotnewsDecember 26, 2021

Operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network, WNSN, popularly called Amotekun Corps, have rescued nine kidnap victims including two toddlers in Osun State. The victims were rescued by the joint team of Amotekun in Ondo and Osun states involved in the inter-border patrol in the southwest. It was learnt that the victims were kidnapped at the Ipetumodu axis of the state along the Ilesha-Akure highway while on their way from Lagos to Ado-Ekiti. The victims,...

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Police Recover 1,889 Machine Guns, 52,577 Round of Ammunitions, RPG, Others in 2021 – Report

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaPolice Recover 1,889 Machine Guns, 52,577 Round of Ammunitions, RPG, Others in 2021 – Report

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 26, 2021

Barely one week after the Nigeria Customs Service intercepted a container loaded with firearms and ammunition at the Tin Can port in Lagos, the police have said they recovered no less than 1,889 weapons and 52,577 rounds of live ammunition between January and December, 2021. The spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, CP Frank Mba, told our correspondent in an interview on Thursday that the recovered weapons include General Purpose Machine Guns, Rocket-Propelled Grenade, variants...

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Government To Deploy Military Hardware To Fight Insurgency

National SecurityNewsNigeriaGovernment To Deploy Military Hardware To Fight Insurgency

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 25, 2021

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari says the fight against insurgency and terrorism will be reinvigorated with the delivery of military hardware recently procured by his administration. He stated this while delivering an address at the inauguration of Mohammed Indimi Centre for Distance Learning and International Conference Centre at the University of Maiduguri. This is the second time in 6 months that President Muhammadu Buhari is visiting Maiduguri, Borno State capital to assess the security situation and...

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ISWAP’s ability to launch rockets worrisome — IGP

Law & JusticeNational SecurityNewsNigeriaISWAP’s ability to launch rockets worrisome — IGP

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 25, 2021

The inspector-general of police, Usman Baba, has expressed concern over the ability of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) to fire rockets in Borno communities. He said this on Friday while responding to questions at the end of the emergency security council meeting presided over by Buhari at the presidential villa. Hours before the visit of President Buhari, the terrorist group had launched multiple rocket attacks in Maiduguri,Borno state capital. The explosives that landed...

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Troops Eliminate 84 Terrorists and Bandits in Two Weeks – Official

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsTroops Eliminate 84 Terrorists and Bandits in Two Weeks – Official

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 24, 2021

The Defense Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai and Hadarin Daji have eliminated no fewer than 84 terrorists and bandits in North East and North West in the last two weeks. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko said this while giving an update on military operations across the country between Dec. 9 and Dec. 23 on Thursday in Abuja. Under Operation Hadin Kai, Onyeuko said the troops carried out several...

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20 Victims of SARS Brutality Get Compensated By Human Rights Commission

Law & JusticeNewsNigeria20 Victims of SARS Brutality Get Compensated By Human Rights Commission

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 24, 2021

Twenty victims who suffered various violations of human rights in the hands of the officers and men of the now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have been compensated by the Human Rights Commission. The Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations had its inaugural sitting in November 2020 and received 297 petitions from across 29 states including the FCT. The cases received include illegal arrests, extrajudicial killings, torture, and unlawful prolonged detention, among others. According...

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Adamawa State Gets New Chief Judge, Grand Khadi, President Customary Court Of Appeal

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaAdamawa State Gets New Chief Judge, Grand Khadi, President Customary Court Of Appeal

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 23, 2021

The Adamawa State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointments of Justice Nathan Musa as substantive Chief Judge and Khadi Usman Aliyu Girei as substantive Grand Khadi of Adamawa State. The house has also confirmed the appointment of Justice Peter Wajilda as substantive President of the Customary Court of appeal Adamawa State. The house confirmations followed a request letter forwarded by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri as recommended by National Judicial Council for the House of...

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