Category: Security
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Recruitment: Our entry requirements stand, says Police
The Nigeria Police say the entry requirements into the force have not been suspended. The force further said this is contrary to news making the rounds that its constabulary entry requirements have been altered. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, he said Sections 71 – 75…
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Video: Nigerian troops neutralise ISWAP leaders in Borno
Men of the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE have killed some leaders of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terror group operating in the Island settlements of the Lake Chad in the Northern part of Borno State. The operation which took place on Monday 24 August 2020, in what what…
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Enugu attack: Killers of our personnel will face justice, DSS insists
The Department of State Services has insisted that all those who had a hand in the killing of its personnel in Enugu on Sunday will be apprehended and prosecuted. The Service further stated that the attack allegedly orchestrated by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that led to the death of its two personnel…
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We’re grateful for your partnership at defeating criminality, Kogi Commissioner for Info tells Military authority
The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo on Monday, paid a courtesy call to the Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu. The Commissioner was warmly received at the Armed Forces Complex, Defence Headquarters, Abuja. Our correspondent gathered that the meeting centred on deepening partnership at adequate reportage of…
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Police re-arrest Oyo suspected serial killer
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Oyo State Police Command, have re-arrested the notorious murder suspect, Sunday Shodipe who escaped from lawful custody on 11th August, 2020. He was re-arrested today, Sunday, 23rd August, 2020 by Police operatives at the Bodija area of Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital. It would be recalled that the erstwhile…
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(PHOTOS) My achievements in one year satisfactory, says Police Affairs Minister
Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi has said the Ministry has recorded a significant milestone within one year after its re-establishment August 2019. While noting that the Ministry is committed to keying into President Muhammadu Buhari’s vision of frontally dealing with myriads of insecurity bedevilling the country, Dingyadi stated that a new internal security…
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Edo guber: Kabaka, nine other APC leaders to appear before DSS Saturday
The Department of State Services has invited 10 leaders of the All Progressives Congress for a meeting on Saturday at its Benin City office in Edo State. Although the agenda of the meeting was not disclosed, it will not be unconnected to the September 19 Edo State Governorship Election. The DSS in a letter…
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Recruitment: Police fix date for screening of applicants
The Nigeria police has announced date for physical and credential screening of constables who have applied to join the force. The screening Commences from 24th August, 2020 to 6th September, 2020, says a release by DCP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer on Thursday. “In continuation of the ongoing recruitment of constables into the Nigeria…
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15 arrested over attack on Imo governor’s convoy
The Police in Imo State have arrested 15 people who allegedly attacked the convoy of Governor Hope Uzodimma on Monday. He was on his way to the 34 Attilary Brigade, Obinze, to inaugurate an officers mess built by the state government when the incident occurred. The hoodlums, armed with guns and machetes, claimed to be…
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Count Buhari out of Katsina banditry, says gov. Masari
Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari on Sunday exonerated President Muhammadu Buhari from any blame on the incessant banditry attacks in his home state and the Northwest The President has done everything possible to ensure security in the region, he said, adding that the military is yet to translate those efforts into reality. Masari was speaking…