Enforcement

In continuation of the Inspector General of Police duty tour to Lagos State, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has charged the traditional rulers and the traditional institutions in general, with inclusiveness in actualizing the principles of community policing in order to have a more secure and peaceful society in Nigeria. Disclosing this by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Thursday, August 24, 2023, said IGP Egbetokun who paid a courtesy visit to the esteemed Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Aremu, Osuolale Akiolu, at his...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has disclosed that 20 persons have been rescued from the collapsed two-storey building while about two casualties recorded so far. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement, said the Command responded to the unfortunate incident of the collapsed building along Lagos Street, by Nsukka Street junction, Garki,  Abuja, in the early hours of Thursday. According to Adeh, the FCT Police Command swiftly responded to the emergency, dispatching specialized search and rescue teams to the scene to save lives...

"...CULTISM, ILLEGAL FIREARMS THREATENS INTERNAL SECURITY" - CP OWOHUNWA L-R: Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Idowu Owohunwa, DIG Abiodun Sylvester Alabi (FCID), Convener, Women Arise for Change Initiative, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, and former President, Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Olumide Akpata (SAN) after the inauguration of CRU at the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja on Wednesday By Okosun Dennis The much anticipated Complaints Response Unit (CRU) of the Lagos State Police Command, was inaugurated by the Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode...

The State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State Command, Mr. Osuala Edwin has charged the three officers from the command, DSC Chindo Chukwunweike, DSC Onubi Vincent and ASC I Okoye Florence Nonye, who recently passed out of course 001/2023 of NSCDC   Command and Staff College Jos, Plateau State, to deploy the knowledge and skills learnt to the attainment of national security. Mr. Osuala handed down the directive today Wednesday 23rd August, 2023, when he received them in his office.  He congratulated the participants on the...

The Nigerian Army (NA) and the British Government have expressed readiness to strengthen ties on personnel training and equipment acquisition. The resolution was reached today Wednesday, August 23, 2023, when the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja received in audience, the United Kingdom (UK) Minister of State for Armed Forces and Veterans, Mr James Steven Heappey and his entourage at the Army Headquarters, Abuja.   Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, the COAS stated that the collaboration will provide the opportunity for the...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched a manhunt for a Lekki Lagos-based notorious drug dealer, Sowunmi Ayodeji Kayode, who is now on the run after driving his luxury car to crush an NDLEA officer in his bid to escape arrest when operatives were on a search of his house last weekend. Anti-narcotics officers of the Agency had on Friday 18th August stormed the residence of the wanted drug dealer located at 2/3 Adetola Ayeni close, Lekki, Lagos for a search and possible arrest following credible intelligence that...

…INTERCEPTS $20MIILION COUNTERFEIT NOTES IN ABUJA; ARRESTS WANTED TEENAGE BANDIT IN SOKOTO, OTHERS Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday, August 19, 2023, seized a multi-billion naira worth of illicit drugs at a warehouse tucked in the midst of a popular International Trade Fair Complex, Alaba, Ojo area of Lagos. Agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said items recovered from the warehouse owned by a wanted billionaire drug baron, include: 1.4 million (1,400,000) pills of tramadol 225mg weighing 826kgs; 3.2...

Following the stabbing to death of a civilian driver allegedly carried out by some faceless soldiers under the 81 Division, Nigerian Army's (NA) jurisdiction, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), Maj Gen MT Usman, has instituted an investigative panel to unravel the faces of the soldiers and possible prosecution. It was learnt that the driver identified as Mr. Lawal was killed by some persons in military uniform on the night of 17th August 2023, around the Iyana Ipaja axis, and went away with his Tokunbo car after he was stopped along...

The operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), Abbas Umar Masanawa. Masanawa was reportedly arrested by the state security operatives over his alleged role in the ongoing corruption allegation probe involving the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. According to a security source, Masanawa's arrest stems from his role while in office as the Managing Director, MD, of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC). “He was...

The Nigerian military troops have neutralised 28 terrorists and recovered 108 weapons and 564 ammunition in strategically deployed operations across the country. The Director of Defence, Media Operations, (DDMO), Major General Edward Buba, on Thursday in a media briefing in Abuja, said the troops would continue to respond with overwhelming military force against any group that threatens the safety of citizens and its forces. He said the conducted operations were aimed at curtailing the activities of violent extremist groups fomenting insecurity in the country. According to him, the men and...