Category: Security
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#EndSARS: Again, Presidency bows, grants protesters’ demands
Few days after IGP Mohammed Adamu announced the disbandment of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) the Presidency on Tuesday said the Presidential Panel on the Reform of SARS has approved the five-point demands put forward by youths that have been protesting across the country, PUNCH report says. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and…
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Amotekun nabs suspected kidnapper in Ekiti
Personnel of the Ekiti State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun corps have arrested a suspected kidnapper in Ifaki-Ekiti, Ido/ Osi Local Government Area of the state. The Amotekun corps commander, Brig Gen Joe Komolafe (rtd), told newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital on Monday, that the suspect who dressed in a military uniform was arrested…
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ACP, nine others disengaged over misconduct
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday gave the go ahead for the dismissal of 10 senior police officers and demotion of nine others over misconduct. Top on the list of the dismissed officers is an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP). The rest include two Superintendents of Police (SP), three Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP)…
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Troops neutralise suspected bandits in Kaduna
Troops of Operation Thunder Strike have killed two suspected bandits and injured others at the Rijana area of Kaduna State. The bandits were moving towards the Abuja-Kaduna Highway on Sunday when the troops attacked them in an ambush. A statement issued on Monday by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, stated, “Troops…
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IGP bars SARS, others from conducting patrol, stop-and-search operations
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate ban of the activities of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS) and other tactical squads of the police force including other criminal elimination squads operating in federal, zonal and command levels on Sunday. This was following the viral video that surfaced online on Saturday about…
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Atiku calls for reform of SARS operations
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called for the review of the activities of the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The former Vice President made the call in a message posted on his verified Twitter handle, @atiku, on Saturday evening, condemning some alleged oppressive activities of some operatives of the squad. According…
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Thousands illegal entry points reason for security concern in Nigeria — Sir Udensi
The INTERPOL systems consultant in Nigeria, Sir Chikwe Udensi has said the multiple illegal entry points into the country numbering about 1500 is a reason for security concern. He also stated that an Interpol security research of the Nigerian borders reveals that the country has 5 major land borders, 28 minor entry borders which he…
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Nigeria Air Force gets first female fixed-wing fighter, Kafayat Sanni
Nigeria Air Force on Tuesday awarded Limited Combat Rating Certificate to the first female fixed-wing fighter, Flying Officer Kafayat Sanni. This came after she successfully completed her Tactical Flying Course on the Alpha Jet aircraft. She is said to be the first in the history of the NAF. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) also graduated…
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Ekiti State Amotekun to commence training Sunday
The Corps Commander, Ekiti State Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, Brig. Gen Joe Komolafe, said on Wednesday that training for successful candidates for the outfit would begin on Sunday. Komolafe said the 325 successful candidates shortlisted out of the 3,261 applicants invited for the just concluded screening would participate in the three-week training…
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Top Boko Haram Commander, family surrender to security forces
The Defence Headquarters says a high profile Boko Haram Commander has surrendered to Nigerian troops during clearance operations in their enclaves in Borno saying that the operations took place between Sept. 17 and Sept. 23. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this while giving a weekly update on the operation of Armed…