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As Police Promises to Reorganize Anambra RRS By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Special Investigation Panel investigating the allegations of extra-judicial killings, extortion, unprofessionalism, and highhandedness against Police Officers of the Anambra State Command and Zone 13 Ukpo-Dunukofia, has commenced a full-scale investigation into the allegations as investigators have moved to scenes and sites for on-the-spot-assessment.  In as statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja said the team has however been tasked to harness all available means and spread its tentacles towards ensuring that all information received via the channels made available to the public is properly examined to assist the investigations, subsequent report of findings,and recommendations. The statement also said the Nigeria Police Force wishes to disabuse the minds of well-meaning members of the public and all interested stakeholders that the panel comprising ...

.....As IGP Reaffirms Commitment to Continually Partner NCCSALW for Achievement of Constitutional Mandate By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has supervised the handing over of 3,980 arms of different calibres to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).  In a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja Said that, the handed over arms comprise 265 automatic rifles; 146 pump action guns; 1,909 locally fabricated pistols; 1,500 locally made single barrel guns; 98 locally made double barrel guns; 46 General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs); 16 locally made rocket launchers; 2 locally made Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns; and 7 Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs). Similarly, 2,358 assorted calibres of ammunition and 1,057 assorted cartridges were equally handed over to the center. Represented by DIG Danmallam Mohammed, the IG...

By Our Reporter  The National Director, SOS Children's Village, Mr Eghosa Erhumwunse, has advised Nigerians to take election as a civic duty and not warfare.  Erhumwunse gave the advice at a community sensitization forum on promoting peaceful and non violent 2023 general elections in Benue on Wednesday in Makurdi. Our correspondent reports that SOS Children's Village was a non governmental and social development organization that was working in 197 countries aimed at finding the most appropriate response to the situatian of children without parental care and those at risk of losing parental care.  The national director appealed to both politicians and the electorate to work assiduously to ensure that the forthcoming general elections were violence free. "When elections are largely peaceful, post-election violence, rancour and discontent are greatly reduced, hence lives, livelihoods and properties are protected," Erhumwunse said.  Also, the Vicar General P...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has denied and dismissed story alleging that some military officers met with a presidential candidate with the aim of disrupting the general elections and setting the country on fire. A statement signed by the Acting Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General, Tukur Gusau, described the allegation as a wicked propaganda, while expressing disappointment that politically exposed persons could equally denigrate themselves into joining agents of destabilization to heighten tension in the polity. Gusau stated, “The Armed Forces of Nigeria notes with dismay the story being peddled around by some unscrupulous elements alleging that some military officers met with a Presidential candidate with the aim of disrupting the general elections and setting the country on fire. The wicked and very malicious propaganda indicated that a so-called Thursday meeting is plotting a Coup d’etat to establish unconstitutional order. “The Armed Forc...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has concluded plans in readiness for the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, to Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja, to commission a wide assortment of operational assets acquired to strategically improve on the operational capabilities of the Nigeria Police Force, particularly in crowd control and anti-riot operations, on Monday 13th February, 2023 by 9am. In a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja said that, the equipment to be commissioned include a total of 127 operational vehicles such as Toyota Hilux Pick Up vans, Zahab Classic Pick Up vans, Mikano Rich-6 Pick Up vans, Anti-Riot Water Cannons, Armored Personnel Carriers, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Jeeps, Toyota Coaster Buses, Toyota Hiace Ambulances, Mikano Trucks, and Crowd Control Barriers Vehicles. Similarly, a large catchment of arms, ammunition, riot control agents su...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  of Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi, Dominic Iorfa has acknowledged the role of Media in sports development in the State and beyond.  Iorfa stated this on recently at the main bowl of Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi, Benue State while briefing journalists on the activities of the club so far  He said that, the decision to play home matches in Jos, Plateau State became very necessary owing to the fact that, the dilapidated state of the Aper Aku stadium compelled the Interim Management Committee , IMC, which manages the Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL to place ban to it.  He stated that, the reason for the ban on the stadium was obvious due to the dilapidated state of the pitch, "even though I started rehabilitation work at the VIP session, it was not enough according to the IMC which they  laid a sledgeharmer to ban the pitch during their visit", he noted.  He explai...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  There was  major Shakeup in the Nigerian Police Force as the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, ordered the posting/redeployment of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs), Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and Commissioners of Police (CPs) to Departments, Commands, and Formations in line with his manpower development policy of placing round pegs in round holes. In a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja noted that, DIG Danmallam Mohammed, is redeployed to the Department of Finance and Administration while the following Assistant Inspectors-General of Police were posted to take up the duties and responsibilities of the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police in charge of the following Departments of the Force as indicated against their names; to DIG Department of Training and Development - AIG Hafiz M. Inuwa, to DIG Department of Research and Planning - AIG Aji A. ...

By Our Reporter The Conflict Management and Mitigation Regional Council (CMMRC) in Benue, has commiserated with the Nigerian Police and the family of the slain Divisional Police Officer (DPO), late SP Mamud Abubakar. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by the CMMRC Chairperson, Mrs Rachel Ityonzughul and Co-Chairman, Alhaji Ahmed Baba and issued on Friday in Makurdi. Recalled that Abubakar was killed by bandits on Tuesday on Naka-Makurdi road while on a rescue mission. Our correspondence reports that Abubakar was the DPO in charge of Gwer West Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. CMMRC also sympathized with the families of those that lost their loved ones recently due to herders attacks in the state.  It further condemned the act of resorting to violence instead of dialogue which was far better, emphasizing that good, amicable and lasting results were achieved through dialogue.  It appealed to Benue people to remain calm in the face of any form of ...

.......As IGP Charges Trainees to Deploy Expertise, Cascade Knowledge to Others By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Nigeria Police Force has concluded the training of Six Hundred and Twelve officers from across the 6 Geo-Political zones on effective strategies for combatting cultism, kidnapping and electoral violence in the country ahead of the 2023 general elections. In a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja said  that, the training which held at 6 different venue in each of the 6 geo-political zones was organized by the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with Wan Diyos Limited, a consulting firm, and had renowned members of the academia as well as a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Hashimu Ibrahim Argungu (Rtd.) as resource persons. The statement says, the training workshop which held between Saturday 7th January and Wednesday 18th January, 2023, probed historical antecedents as well as contemporary issues an...