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Security & You: Weekend Security and Safety tips

Web News 2 July 2022 48 0

By CP Adebowale Williams psc (+) fdc mnim The Business of security is a collective responsibility involving everyone and not for law enforcement operatives alone. 01.  Own your personal effects, especially Handkerchiefs and Facemasks. Criminal-minded individuals have devised a new method of Continue Reading

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Ondo Amotekun 350 Slots Attract 16,000 Applicants

Web News 2 July 2022 49 0

Applicants,16,000, have applied for the 350 vacant slots in the Ondo State security outfit, codenamed Amotekun. Already, 900 of them have been shortlisted.  The security commander, Chief Àdetunji Adeleye said this in Akure over the weekend Adeleye said that the state governor ordered the recruitment, Rotimi Akeredolu to strengthen and boost its operations.   He said, “the Continue Reading

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President Buhari Pledges to Rescue Victims of Shiroro Attack

Web News 1 July 2022 47 0

President Muhammadu Buhari says his government would do everything possible to ensure the return of those abducted in an attack on a mining site in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. This was as he described the attack as a direct assault on Nigeria which will not be allowed to go unpunished. In a […]Continue Reading

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Ondo Gives August 1 Ultimatum for CCTV Installation

Web News 30 June 2022 67 0

The Ondo State Government has ordered all public and private institutions in the state to install Close Circuit Television, CCTV on their premises on or before August 1, 2022. This followed the directive of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu that CCTV should be installed in all public and private institutions across the state as part of the […]Continue Reading

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Ondo Begins Fresh Registration of Okada Operators

Web News 29 June 2022 109 0

As part of measures to further strengthen the security of lives and property of residents, the Ondo state government has commenced registration of commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada in all the eighteen council areas. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on strategy and special duties, Dr. Doyin Odebowale announced this in Akure. Dr Continue Reading

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Customs Intercept Adulterated Diesel, Others

Web News 29 June 2022 73 0

The Nigerian Customs Service has intercepted 45,000 litres of adulterated diesel and about 11,000 litres of petrol among other seizures recorded within Ogun State in the last 8 weeks.  The Ogun – One Area Customs Command also generated about 13 million naira revenue from the auction sales of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly called petrol, […]Continue Reading

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Oyo CP Seeks Collaboration of Traditional Rulers for Effective Policing

Web News 28 June 2022 79 0

Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Senator Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II on Tuesday expressed delight at the rate of reforms being carried out by the management of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), describing them as commendable and better way of reducing crimes in the society. This was as the monarch welcomed the new Commissioner of Police, […]Continue Reading

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Embargo on Firearms Licence Still Intact – Police

Web News 27 June 2022 95 0

In response to the statement issued by the Zamfara State Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, on Sunday, that the government had directed residents of the state to prepare and obtain guns to defend themselves against bandits who have been terrorizing the state, the Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Elkana, has said the embargo on […]Continue Reading

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CCTV Becomes Part of Security Architecture in Ondo

Web News 25 June 2022 57 0

Close Circuit Television (CCTV) is to become a significant part of the security architecture in Ondo State. The State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu to this effect has signed an Executive Order for the compulsory installation and use of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) devices in all public and private institutions across the state.  This was contained in […]Continue Reading

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Police Rescue Two Abducted Victims in Anambra

Web News 25 June 2022 66 0

Police Operatives in Anambra state, in collaboration with sister security organizations, have rescued two kidnapped persons and recovered two vehicles in the process. The police operation, which took place on Thursday night, included the recovery of a Toyota Highlander jeep with registration number NSH 398 HA and a Toyota Camry with registration number BRS 941 […]Continue Reading

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Insecurity: Be tactical in tackling security challenges – Makinde

Web News 24 June 2022 87 0

Oyo Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has enjoined the relevant security stakeholders in Nigeria to be more tactical in tackling the security challenges facing the nation. Governor Makinde gave the charge during an expanded security stakeholders meeting held at the House of Chiefs, state Secretariat Agodi, Ibadan. Addressing the Security Stakeholders present at the Continue Reading

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Oyo Gets New Commissioner of Police

Web News 23 June 2022 226 0

Mr Adebowale Williams has assumed duty as the 44th Commissioner of Police in Oyo State. Mr Williams took over from Mrs Ngozi Onadeko who was recently promoted as assistant inspector General of Police  in charge of Police armament. The new Commissioner of Police,  Mr Williams hails from Akure North LGA Ondo State and was enlisted […]Continue Reading

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Immigration issued 625,000 passports in five months, says Aregbesola

Web News 22 June 2022 97 0

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has said the Nigeria Immigration Service received over 750, 000 applications out of which a total of 625,000 passports have been issued to Nigerians since the beginning of the year. He added that many of those yet to get their passports were a result of the failure of applicants to […]Continue Reading

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Okada Ban: Obaseki Assures Residents of Security

Web News 20 June 2022 87 0

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has pledged to sustain partnership with security agencies in the state to ensure improved security of lives and property of citizens of the state. According to Mr Crusoe Osagie, the Special Adviser on Media Projects to the governor, it was gathered that Obaseki, while reviewing the state’s security […]Continue Reading

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Osinbajo Harps on Role of Traditional Rulers in Tackling Insecurity

Web News 20 June 2022 161 0

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on traditional rulers in the country to continue to play a vital role in securing their communities and domains. The Vice President made the call at an event in Ibadan tagged “the dancing steps of Olubadan”, which was organized by the Yoruba World Center on behalf of the Olubadan […]Continue Reading

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Insecurity: Olota Clamours for Community Policing

Web News 17 June 2022 115 0

The Olota of Ota in Ogun State, Oba AbdulKabir Obalanlege, has thrown his weight behind the call for the Amotekun Corps to carry firearms against criminals. The monarch also called for the introduction of community policing so as to curb the insecurity in the country. The Olota said this during a security summit held in […]Continue Reading

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Alleged Abduction: Twitter Lady, 17 Others found

Web News 17 June 2022 88 0

Police in Abuja Friday found a resident of the FCT, Safiyanu Amira, the lady who raised the alarm on Twitter alleging that 17 persons, including three expectant women and their children, were kidnapped randomly at the Apo district of Abuja by persons dressed in Police uniforms. Recall that in a series of tweets, Amira alleged […]Continue Reading

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Police Arrest Female Gun Peddler, Neutralize 4 Bandits

Web News 17 June 2022 112 0

Four suspected bandits have been killed by police operatives of the Special Tactical Squad Force Headquarters, Abuja (STS) in conjunction with Operation Yaki of the Kaduna State Command. A woman, who allegedly supplied firearms and ammunition to the criminals, was also arrested by the operatives. Kaduna State Police Command’s spokesman, Muhammad Jalige, said: “On June Continue Reading

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Amotekun Commanders Synergize to Fish Out Perpetrators of Owo Attack

Web News 16 June 2022 95 0

Commanders of the Southwest Security Network codenamed, Amotekun Corps, are now in Ondo State to provide strategic support to security operatives that can lead to the arrest of perpetrators of Owo Catholic Church massacre. This is just as the heads of Amotekun gave the people of the South West region assurance, that they would synergize […]Continue Reading

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Ekiti Guber Poll: NSCDC Deploys 9,747 Personnel

Web News 16 June 2022 73 0

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi has approved the deployment of 9,747 officers and men to provide watertight security for Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. Director, Public Relations at the Corps’ National Headquarters, Mr Olusola Odumosu made this known in a statement issued in […]Continue Reading

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Abducted Chibok Girl Found in Borno

Web News 15 June 2022 111 0

Troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade, on Tuesday, found one Mrs Mary Ngoshe, who, according to the Nigerian Army, is believed to be one of the kidnapped girls from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, in 2014. Ngoshe, who was found with a child believed to be hers, was intercepted by the troops while on […]Continue Reading

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Owo Massacre: Victims Get Mass Burial Friday

Web News 14 June 2022 98 0

The Catholic Diocese of Ondo has fixed Friday, June 17, 2022, for the mass burial of those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State last week Sunday. According to the church, no fewer than 40 people died in the attack while many others sustained injuries. The […]Continue Reading

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Oil Pipeline Vandalism is on Decline – NSCDC

Web News 13 June 2022 80 0

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC says the force has observed a significant reduction in the activities of vandals of petroleum products in the country particularly in the Niger Delta region. A statement from the Delta State Command of the Civil Defence Corps, attributes the achievement to the proactive measures taken in recent […]Continue Reading

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Democracy Day: Police Patrol Nooks, Crannies of Oyo

Web News 12 June 2022 132 0

As part of efforts to rid the state of criminals, Police in Oyo State have embarked on a team and convoy patrol in the Ibadan metropolis as well as the entire State. The patrol tagged, “Show of Force” began from the Police Headquarters, Eleyele Ibadan through Aleshinloye, Ring-Road, Challenge,  Idi-Arere, Beere, Oje, Agodi gate, Iwo-Road, and […]Continue Reading

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Insecurity: Nigerians live in fear of the unknown – Ogun Residents

Web News 12 June 2022 171 0

Sunday is a notable day in the Christian calendar as the faithful gather in churches for services. However, this is not the case for some residents of Ota, Ogun State this Sunday, June 12 as some of them prefer to stay within the confine of their homes for personal communion with God rather than go […]Continue Reading