Security

By Chinedu Echianu The lawmaker representing Abuja Municipal and Bwari Area Councils in the House of Representatives, Hon. Joshua Chinedu-Obika has made a passionate appeal to President Bola Tinubu to consider adopting the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for a pilot scheme in state policing as a way of tackling what he described as the alarming and unprecedented rate of insecurity in the nation's capital. Speaking in an interview with Democracy […]

By Oluwakemi Kindness. The Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, declared a British national, Andrew Wynne, also known as Andrew Povich, and a Nigerian, Lucky Obiyan, wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the President Bola Tinubu’s led government. Speaking during a Press Conference in Abuja on Monday, the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, accused the British national of building a network of sleeper cells to topple the government and plunge the nation […]

By Kemi Kindness The FCT police command on Sunday confirm an unprovoked attack by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as the ‘Shi'ite’ group, on some personnel of the Nigeria Police Force attached to FCT command at Wuse Junction by traffic light. The Command says the attack resulted in the death of police personnel with three left unconscious in the hospital, and three Police patrol vehicles set ablaze. […]

The Plateau State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jos -Bukuru Metropolis, following the breakdown of law and order in the area. In a statement signed by Mr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang on Sunday in Jos, the government said the move was to enhance the security of lives and maintain public order. According to the spokesman, the governor has directed […]