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Apr202018 by Kester UteborNo Comments

Police Promote EFCC Boss Magu, 17 Others

A statement from the PSC Head of Press and Public Relations, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, revealed that the commission also promoted 17 other senior police officers. The promotions were one of the high points of the commission’s 27th plenary meeting which ended on Friday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The meeting was presided over by Chairman of the PSC and a retired Inspector General of Police, Dr Mike Okiro. According to the statement, the PSC approved promoted AIG Agbola Oshodi-Glover who is in charge of Zone 11, Osogbo, to the next rank of a Deputy Inspector General of Police. Similarly, CP Ghazzali Mohammed, the Commissioner of Police, Administration, DLS, Force Headquarters, and CP Peace Ibekwe Abdallah who is the former Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi State Command and cu

Apr202018 by Michael OnyaNo Comments

45 Police Men Receive Special Promotion For The Arrest Of Kidnap Kingpin, Evans

Metro, Security

Infamous Kidnapper, Evans The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the special promotion of 45 police officers for gallantry. It also approved the promotion of 13 others who played major roles in the arrest of Chukwudumuje Onuoamadike, aka Evans, a notorious kidnapper and 21 Members of his gang. The Head, Press and Public Relations of the commission, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Ani said the commission took the decision at its 27th Plenary Meeting in Abuja. “The promotion and acting appointments were based on the superlative performance of the officers in the arrest of the deadly gang who terrorized Nigerians,”he said. He said that the officers were of the Intelligence Response Team, (IRT), Special Tactical Squad (STS) and Technic

Apr202018 by Michael OnyaNo Comments

Gunmen Kill Pregnant Woman, Rip Her Open, Escape With Unborn Baby

Metro, Security

A pregnant teenager’s womb was ripped opened by unidentified people, who took the unborn baby away and also killed three others on Wednesday. gunmen The killings have reportedly created panic and fear in Rumuoro village in Ogbakiri clan, Emohua Local Govern-ment Area of Rivers State. The victims, as gathered, include Pastor Joseph Nheme, Mr. Kingsley Owhonda, Miss Queen Ada Amah and Miss Mini Elizabeth. A community source, who preferred anonymity, disclosed that Pastor Nheme, who is from Igodo’s compound, was shot at the riverside while fishing with his son, Godknows Iheme, adding that Godknows narrowly escaped while his father’s corpse was taken away by the invaders. The source said Owhonda, from Wokne’s compound, who also went for fishing, was abducted and taken to a bush, where he

Apr202018 by Michael OnyaNo Comments

Hoodlums Overpowered Us Because We Lacked Requisite Training – NASS Guards

Politics, Security

Security operatives at the National Assembly, Thursday, said they could not overpower the hoodlums who carted away the Senate mace because they lacked the requisite training and facilities. Speaking with a high ranking officer in the office of NASS sergeant-At-Arms, who did not want his name in print, he said, “our major challenge is that our staff need training, continuous training. It could be organised by outside experts or among ourselves on how to handle the situation in the chambers”. But when grilled on why the suspended Senator, Ovie Omo-Agege was even allowed into the Senate chamber, he said, “Actually, he was not supposed to have been allowed. But the way we work here, sometimes, we are being demoralised. Maybe, our staff were thinking that if they had stopped him, some o

Apr202018 by Michael OnyaNo Comments

Your Government Will Be A Total Failure If You Do Not End Killings By July – Soyink To Buhari

Breaking, Politics, Security

Prof Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate, has given President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration till the end of July to stop killer herdsmen and return displaced persons to their homes. He warned that the federal government would be described as a total failure if it failed to stop the killings by the end of July. Soyinka made the statement during the inauguration of the 2018 OAU Ife Festival of Foods and Identity at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state. He warned that Nigeria’s food security could be jeopardized by the rampant killings, pointing out that farmersweare the most affected victims of the herdsmen and Boko Haram attacks. In his words: “Our mission in life is to beat the sword into ploughshare. This means that machetes, hoes, the instruments of cultiv

Apr192018 by Michael OnyaNo Comments

You Will Not Escape Justice: Lagos State Government To Evans, TB Joshua

Metro, Security

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said suspected kidnapping kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans and TB Joshua will not escape justice Evans, who was arrested at his mansion in Magodo area of Lagos last year, is being prosecuted by the State Government in court alongside others for masterminding and executing series of high profile kidnappings and murder in the State. The State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Adeniji Kazeem, who said this at the ongoing Ministerial Press Briefing held in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, said the State Government was committed to ensuring the logical conclusion of all pending cases in court and serve justice to the people. “On the Evans’ matter, the cases filed against him are ongoing in

Apr192018 by Michael OnyaNo Comments

Herdsmen/Farmer clashes: Over 257 Killed This Year – SGF

Politics, Security

Over Two hundred fifty seven persons were reportedly killed following the incessant clashes between the herdsmen and farmers, so far this year, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha has said. Boss Mustapha Mustapha disclosed this on Thursday at the opening ceremony of the Federal and States Security Administrators’ Meeting (FSSAM), taking place in Katsina. The SGF who was represented by his Permanent Secretary, Sulaiman Haliru said the figure was recorded in 30 incidence and excluding the recent incidents. Haliru who doubles as the Chairman of the forum, mentioned about seven states were most affected by the incidence. According to him, “Within the last few months, we have recorded a total of over 30 incidence which have claimed lives of more tha

Apr192018 by Michael OnyaNo Comments

Apapa Road Nightmare: Stakeholders Blame NPA, BPE, FG

Business, Metro, Security

THE prevailing chaos engendered by the continued invasion of the Mile Two/Berger/Tin Can axis of the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway by tankers, trailers and other articulated trucks has completely crippled traffic in the area. With the situation becoming worse by the day, questions have been raised why it persists and what the relevant authorities are doing to restore traffic sanity in the area. A failed section of the road at Berger Cement But while many have chosen to blame truck drivers for the development on account of their perchance to park indiscriminately on roads and bridges, accusing fingers have also been pointed at other sources perceived as also contributing to the problem. In the fore front of this blame game are stakeholders in the maritime industry who said both the Niger

Apr192018 by Humphrey UroNo Comments

Tragedy: SARS Boss Shot Self Dead In Ogun State

Breaking, Security

A retired Chief Superintendent of Police, David Agholor has reportedly shot himself dead. The incident happened at his residence on Sharaton Estate, Olaogun, in the Ijoko area of Ogun State. Agholor, who was the Officer-in-Charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Enugu State Police Command, reportedly shot himself in the head. One of the family members told Punch that the deceased was behaving strangely a day to the incident. The source said Agholor insisted that nothing was wrong with him when he was questioned until they heard a gunshot from behind the house. “He started behaving unusually on Wednesday evening. When they asked him what was wrong with him, he said he was okay. When he woke up on Thursday, he went to his wife’s bedroom to

Apr192018 by Michael OnyaNo Comments

Saraki Responsible For Mace Theft – Sagay

Opinions, Politics, Security

The Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) has blamed Senate President Bukola Saraki for the invasion of the senate by suspected thugs on Wednesday. Sagay explained that Saraki and his minions in the senate had been provoking people to take the law into their own hands. The Senior Advocate said this while speaking to Punch. He said, “This Senate led by Bukola Saraki has been provoking Nigerians for a long time. What happened today (Wednesday) was illegal; there is no doubt about that. But the provocation that this particular Senate has been inflicting on Nigerians has reached a boiling point. “You cannot be enjoying the huge and enormous resources of the people, living in luxury and at the same time refusing to do your job, ma