Enforcement

...DEDICATES RANK TO THE ENTIRE TROOPS The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja has been decorated with the rank of Lieutenant General in the Nigerian Army. The COAS was invested with the new rank today, Monday, 31st July 2023, in a colourful investiture ceremony by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the  Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had on June 19, 2023, appointed Lt Gen Lagbaja, as the Chief of Army Staff, about three weeks after his...

...PLANS TO LAUNCH SAFE SCHOOL PROGRAMME The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, as part of his policy geared towards the security of lives and property, most especially the safety of schools and students, has announced the establishment of the Schools Protection Squad (SPS), a proactive initiative aimed at enhancing security and safety in educational institutions across Nigeria. Disclosing this in a press statement on Monday, the spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja said that in furtherance of the safety drives, the IGP...

The Commandant of the National Defence College (NDC), Rear Admiral OM Olotu, has expressed appreciation to the FCT Administration for its support of the College over the years since its relocation to the Federal Capital Territory.  The Commandant who made the expression in Abuja during a familiarization visit to the FCT Administration, said the College couldn’t have achieved so much success without the cooperation and timely assistance rendered to it by the FCT Administration and equally acknowledged the very cordial working relationship between the NDC and the FCTA.  He said...

In a sustained effort to deny oil thieves freedom of action in South-South Nigeria and protect the Oil sector from economic sabotage, the Troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army (NA) operating in 6 Division Area of Responsibility, in conjunction with operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), as well as operatives of Tantita Security, have uncovered a major illegal oil refining site at Owahwa community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a Lekki-based artistes’ manager and his Ikoyi businessman accomplice who specialize in distributing illicit drugs to fun seekers at VIP night clubs and lounges in Lekki and Island axis of Lagos state. The Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, said their arrest followed an intelligence about a shipment of Colorado, a synthetic strong strain of cannabis coming for them from Los Angeles, United States. The first to be arrested was Oseni Abdulraheem Ayodeji Babatunde...

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa has unveiled a carved Police logo in the midst of a water fountain. The event occurred at the Command's headquarters in Ikeja GRA, Lagos on Thursday, July 27, 2023. In his remarks, CP Owohunwa said the idea was conceptualised after a visit to the former 9 Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Isangubong Akpaumontia, where a Hippopotamus, a similar structure was erected. He replicated such a symbolic project at the Command's headquarters, using the Police elephant identity. He said, "With the aid of the...

By Okosun Dennis The Commandant, Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information (NASPRI), Bonny Cantonment, Victoria Island, Lagos, the late Brigadier General Omale Abraham Ochagwuba has been buried in his hometown, Asa 3, Otukpo Local Government Area, Benue state. He was laid to rest on Friday, 28th July 2023, after the funeral service at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Asa 2, Otukpo LGA, Benue State. The ebullient and soft-spoken Commandant, Ochagwuba, succumbed to death in Lagos at the Military Hospital, Ikoyi, after a brief illness on the 26th of...

The new General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj Gen MT Usman has assumed Command as the 24th General Officer Commanding 81 Division. He took over from Major General Obinna Ajuwa, who is now the Director General, Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre, l on Monday 24 July 2023 at the Division's headquarters in Victoria Island Lagos. The Outgoing GOC in his address to the troops of the Division at the 65 Battalion parade ground,  appreciated them for their commitment, and remained disciplined and loyal while urging them...

The new Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Ibrahim Sallau Ali, has appreciated the Chadian Armed Forces for its support and appealed for more cooperation that would aid in achieving the mandate of the MNJTF. He stated this during a maiden visit to the Chadian Chief of General Staff, General Abakar Abdelkarim Daoud, in his office on Wednesday. A statement signed by Military Public Information Officer, Ndjemena, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), said...

..."I WAS PAID N300,000 TO DELIVER THE ILLICIT DRUGS IN MUSHIN" - DRIVER By Okosun Dennis The 9 Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Adegoke Adetuyi has reiterated his determination to deal with drug barons and traffickers who are using the Idiroko borders corridor, saying that they would go after, catch them and prosecute suspects arrested by his men. He gave the warning on Tuesday at the Brigade Headquarters, Ikeja Cantonment while handing over 5,010 wraps of substance suspected to be Indian hemp and three suspects to the National Drug Law Enforcement...