Meeting between the Southwest Governors and the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN has commenced in Akure. The venue of the meeting, the Dome was fully occupied by security operatives. Present at the meeting were Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state, Gboyega Continue Reading
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Stakeholders on security in Oyo state have assured aggrieved parties in Ibarapa land of their readiness to look into all their agitations. The stakeholders including traditional leaders, political office holders, security officers, farmers and community leaders stated this at a town hall meeting held at Igangan in Ibarapa area of Oyo state. They stressed the […]Continue Reading
Nigeria Police, Oyo State Command has assured residents of Oyo State of its preparedness to ensure protection of lives and property. This is contained in a Press Release by Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, CSP. Fadeyi Olugbenga, Anipr on behalf of Commissioner of Police Oyo State Command, Mrs Ngozi Vivian Onadeko. […]Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for an immediate response to rising cases of bandit attacks on communities in Zamfara State. In a directive to the National Security Adviser, retired Major-General Babagana Monguno, the President ordered that there must be a clear pathway to ending the “resurgent banditry that has continued to cost lives and the […]Continue Reading
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde wants the new Commissioner of Police deployed to the state, Ngozi Vivian Onadeko, to arrest and treat as criminal those igniting ethnic tension and heating up security situations in the state. He stated this during a courtesy visit to his office by the new commissioner of police. Governor Makinde maintained […]Continue Reading
Farmers, drivers, forest guards among other groups in Ondo State have described the eviction notice given to illegal herdsmen in the State Forest Reserves as appropriate and timely. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu had on Monday issued a seven-day ultimatum for the eviction of herdsmen occupying the forest reserves illegally. The people made their support known during […]Continue Reading
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has warned against any action that could lead to the forcible removal of anyone from the state. The warning is coming on the heels of a recent clash between herdmen and farmers in Oke-Ogun area of the state. Governor Makinde in a state wide broadcast, said any individual or […]Continue Reading
Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Zone Eleven, Mr Oluyemi Agunbiade has called on people to shun the act of ethinicising criminality to avoid mayhem. Mr Agunbiade stated this at the Oyo State Police Headquarters, Eleyele Ibadan during a familiarisation tour to the command. He said the visit became imperative to address the security problems bedeviling […]Continue Reading
The second person that was reportedly kidnapped on Sunday night by unknown gunmen along Omoh/Erin-Ijesha road in Ori-Ade Local Government Area of Osun State has been rescued. In a telephone interview with Radio Nigeria, the Police Public Relation Officer, PPRO of the Osun Police Command, Mrs Yemisi Opalola confirmed the development. Mrs Opalola said the […]Continue Reading
A new Assistant Inspector General of Police, Mr Agunbiade Oluyemi Olasore has assumed office at the Nigeria Police Zonal Office, Zone 11, Osogbo, Osun State. Mr Agunbiade Oluyemi Olasore hails from Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. He attended the University of Ibadan where he read Physical and Health Education and was a classroom […]Continue Reading
The 12-man Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to look into petitions of police brutality and victimisation in the state will begin public hearing next week Tuesday 26th January, 2020 The Panel, after concluding preliminary analysis of complaints and petitions submitted by victims of police brutality/victimisation will begin […]Continue Reading
Ondo State Government has banned, night grazing, movement of cattle as well as grazing by the under-aged within towns, cities and highways across the state. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu gave the directive at an interactive meeting with the Hausa, Ebira and Fulani leaders in Akure, Ondo State capital. Governor Akeredolu noted that the directive was necessitated […]Continue Reading
The Chairman, South-Western Security Network codenamed ‘Amotekun’ in Oyo State, Col. Kunle Togun has disclosed that most commercial motorcyclists in the State are spies for kidnappers and bandits that have entered the Yoruba land from the porous borders of Nigeria. He said the foreigners who were ferried inside trailers into Oyo State among other States […]Continue Reading
A Civil Society Group has advocated fashioning out of a comprehensive National Homeland Security Strategy to prevent counter productivity of security outfits created by States and Local Governments, The National Coordinator of Network for Democracy and Development, NDD, Mr. Tajudeen Alabede who made the call in a maiden Virtual Press Conference of the group on […]Continue Reading
The newly posted Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko has assumed the office and promised a renewed commitment. Mrs Onadeko stated this at the command headquarters at Eleyele, Ibadan during the handing and taking over ceremony. While familiarizing herself with the office, Mrs Onadeko said that her targeted goal in the state […]Continue Reading
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has reassured people that Nigeria would overcome its prevailing security challenges and become stronger. He gave the assurance at the grand finale and laying of wreath ceremony to commemorate the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration at the Government Arcade, Agodi, Ibadan. Governor Seyi Makinde on the occasion explained that […]Continue Reading
Dignitaries at the 2021 Armed Forces and Remembrance Day in Ogun State want Nigerians to continue to nurture peaceful co-existence and support the military in the effort to enhance the nation. The special parade and laying of wreath was attended by current and former government functionaries, retired and serving military personnel and families of fallen […]Continue Reading
The Governor of Osun State, Mr Gboyega Oyetola has assured war veterans and family of fallen heroes of improved welfare. The governor gave the assurance in a remark at this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration in Osogbo. Correspondent, Adenitan Akinola was there.Continue Reading
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has appealed to the Nigeria Military to collaborate with the community security agents to combat the increasing criminal activities in the country Governor Akeredolu made the appeal at the 2021 Armed forces Remembrance day celebration in Akure, the Ondo State Capital. The governor observed daily decrease in the number of military personnel Continue Reading
Ogun State Government has concluded arrangements to install Close Circuit Television, CCTV, at strategic locations across the State. Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Retired AIG Olusola Subair made this known While playing host to the National Economic Council Implementation Committee team in his Office in Abeokuta Retired AIG Subair who pointed Continue Reading
Youths and politicians caught with arms in Ogun State would henceforth be prosecuted for cultism, illegal possession of arms and robberies prevailing in their area of arrest. Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Ajogun disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting with community leaders, youths groups and security agencies at the Ijebu-Ode Police Area Command, […]Continue Reading
A retired Commissioner of Police, Mr David Akinremi, has been appointment as the Ogun State Commandant of the South West Security Outfit, code-named “Amotekun”. The Chief of Staff to the Ogun State Governor, Alhaji Shuaib Salisu made this known while speaking with newsmen in Abeokuta. Alhaji Salisu who said that the commencement of the security Continue Reading
The Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouk, has promised that the Federal Government of Nigeria will continue to provide the necessary support and resources to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in a bid to adequately address the issue of human trafficking Continue Reading
The new Commissioner of Police for Oyo State will any moment from now resume duty. She is Ngozi Vivian Onadeko. An indigene of Obetiti Nguru in Aboh Mbaise L.G.A. of Imo State. Onadeko is a proud daughter of late Chief Theodore and Ezinne Joan Ogu. She was the immediate past Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department […]Continue Reading
A new Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko, has been posted to the Oyo State Police Command. The order was given by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu on Monday, January 11, 2021. The posting, with those of other Commissioners of Police to various other commands, is with immediate effect. Posted to Ebonyi State Command […]Continue Reading