Tag: Insecurity
FG made significant strides in security, anti-corruption, others – Buhari
The Federal Government says it has recorded significant strides in the three major pillars of the present administration since 2015.
The major pillars included security,...
IGP tasks state govts on partnership to tackle insecurity
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Alkali Baba, has tasked state and local governments on partnership to tackle existing and emerging insecurity bedeviling...
Dambazzau wants military veterans engaged in tackling insecurity
A former Chief of Army Staff and Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahaman Dambazzau, says Nigeria should utilise the experiences, expertise and skills of military...
Anambra Police CP, security chiefs visit wounded personnel in hospital
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Mr Echeng Echeng, has assured officers and men in the command that he will stand by them at...
People should defend themselves against bandits– Gov Masari
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has called on residents of the state to defend themselves against bandits as the criminals are...
Insecurity: Gov. Makinde inaugurates Amotekun board in Oyo
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday inaugurated the Board of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun.
Amotekun was established by Governors...
Gov Bello ‘unveils’ identity of bandits as mercenaries
The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has identified those behind banditry in Nigeria.
Bello disclosed that bandits are foreigners hired to cause problems in...
Police tighten security as fresh crisis claim lives in Ibadan
The gang war which started in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday reportedly claimed more lives early Friday morning.
Some youths from Inalende, together with their...
Insecurity: Northern Senators meet behind closed doors
Sen. Aliyu Wamakko, (APC-Sokoto) Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, has called for lasting solutions to tackle the menace of insecurity in the country.
Wamakko...
Falana, Falz Protest against Insecurity, Unemployment
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana and his son, Falz on Monday joined civil society organisations, labour unions and youth bodies to protest against insecurity,...
Insecurity: Disbandment Of SARS Created A Vacuum – IGP
The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alkali Usman has said that the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) created a vacuum which is...
Restructuring will rebuild economy, end insecurity – Peter Obi
Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has said restructuring is not a move to divide the country, but one that will boost the...
Femi Adesina likens Buhari’s fight against insecurity to EPL Match
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has likened the Buhari-led administration’s fight against insecurity and the economic woes...
Insecurity: NSCDC deploys new technology
Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says it has developed new technology – Integrated Electronic Arrest Reporting System (I-EARS), for the collation of security...
Lai Mohammed denies blaming Murtala Mohammed for insecurity issues
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the media report that he accused the regime of Gen. Murtala Mohammed for spate...
FG not overwhelmed by insecurity – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government says it is not overwhelmed by security challenges facing the country and has the wherewithal to confront them headlong and restore...
Amaechi blames past governments for level of insecurity
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday stated that the current insecurity being experienced across the country was due to the mismanagement of...
