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From Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has urged officers and men of the police force to engaged in key activities aimed at strengthening the relationship between the police force and the local community, as well as reinforcing the importance of professionalism and people-friendly policing. In a statement signed on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP ACP Olamuyiwa Adejobi in abuja said, the visit included a courtesy call on the revered Emir of Kwara at his palace.  He said during this meeting, the IGP and the Emir discussed matters of mutual interest, focusing on collaborative efforts to enhance the safety and security of the people in Kwara State. The IGP expressed gratitude for Emir's continuous support and emphasized the crucial role traditional leaders play in maintaining peace and order within their domains. According to statement, the IGP proceeded to the Kwara State Police Command Headquar...

From Jossy Gideon, Abuja The Military says, its troops during operational activities has neutralized 99 Terrorists, arrested 198 of them while 139 of kidnapped hostages were alao rescued. He said, the troops also destroyed a large number of terrorist infrastructure and  continue to degrade their military capability.  Director, Defence Media Operations, DHQ,Major General Edward Buba disclosed this on Thursday during its bio-weekly media briefing held in Abuja According to him, Troops conducted operations to curb the violent activities in the NorthEast, NorthWest and NorthCentral zones, as well as the sundry crimes in the SoithWest zone.   He said, in the SouthEast Zone, troops conducted offensive actions against the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) as well as other miscreants engaged in diverse violent activities. While in the South South Zone, troops curtailed the sabotage of the nation’s oil infrastructure and theft o...

Gov. Alia Appoints Gbabo As Head Of Due Process The Governor of Benue State, Rev.Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Alia, in his efforts to reduce cost of governance and surplus monetary allocation on contracts and other government procurements, has established a Due process office under the Governor’s office. This is to ensure effective and efficient monitoring of all public contracts and concerns including all related duties for the benefit of Benue people. Governor Alia on Tuesday approved the appointment of Mr. Daniel Gbabo as his Principal Private Assistant on Due Process. A letter dated 21st November 2023, from the office of the Secretary to the State Government shows that Mr. Gbabo will serve as Principal Private Assistant to Governor Hyacinth Alia on Due Process, Government House Administration. This is the first time since the return of democracy in 1999 that the due process office will be created in Benue state and it is in tandem with Governor Alia’s drive to prudently use the resources of th...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Military says its troops operations of the last one week, have  resulted in neutralizing 50 terrorists with 122 of them arrested.  Its also said it Troops also arrested 49 perpetrators of oil theft and rescued 182 kidnapped hostages. In the South South,   dening oil theft of the estimated sum of One Hundred Twenty Eight Million Sixty Six Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Five Naira (N128,066,825.00). Thus was contained in a statement issued by the Director Defence Media Operations, Major General  Edward Buba in abuja noted that troops recovered 66 assorted weapons and 11,474 assorted ammunition.  According to the statement, The one conqueror APG, one GPMG, one NSVT gun, one GT3 rifle, 25 AK47 rifles, 4 pump action gun, 2 locally made AK47 rifles, 3 locally made gun, one locally made revolver gun, 4 locally fabricated pistols and 4 long dane gun, 2 locally made hand grenades, one bandolier. Others According to the DMO ...

By Aviashim Toom, Abuja In a bid to have smooth electioneering processes in the forthcoming off cycle Gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States scheduled for 11th November, 2023, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun,  has ordered the distribution of additional 220 operational vehicles, including water canons, Armored Personnel Carriers, helmets, bullet proof vests, tear gas canisters etc, to the 3 affected states to intensify security arrangements for the elections.  In a statement released by the Force Public Relations Officer ACP, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP had organise trainings for the police officers who are involved in the election security management for the forthcoming elections and sought the approval of the Federal Government for the payment of their allowances and other necessary support to boost the morale of the officers during the operations.  According to the statement, the IGP theref...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The military said  not fewer than 73 terrorists were neutralized in operations last week while an unspecified number of terrorists were killed in air raid at Bukar Meram terrorists training Area in Borno State. Director of Defence Media Operations Major General Edward Buba who made this disclosure during the bio-weekly media briefing in Abuja noted that,  in collaboration with its foreign partners, the military conducted a surgical operation targeted at the residence of an ISWAP terrorist commander in Niger State” He said that several arrests and discoveries were made during the operation but added that being an ongoing operation not much can be revealed at this stage. Nevertheless, one thing is certain, the operation is just one of several others to flush out the terrorist. According to him, 182 terrorists were arrested last week, while 14 perpetrators of oil theft fell into the hands of the troops. 68 kidnapped hostages were rescued . In ...

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, today  decorated twelve (12) Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) and nineteen (19) Commissioners of Police (CPs) with their new ranks l In a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in abuja said significant event follows the approval of the NPF recommendation for the promotion of these 31 AIGs and CPs, as well as 5,687 other dedicated senior officers within the Nigeria Police Force. According to the statement, The IGP, charged the promotees to continue to exhibit the core values of service, sacrifice, and selflessness in the discharge of their duties.  He also commended their dedication and hard work, which has earned them these well-deserved promotions. He noted that the newly decorated officers have demonstrated exceptional commitment to maintaining law and order in their respective duty posts and as su...