Security Archives - Page 43 of 62

Oct

30

2022

Former Enugu SSG, Dan Shere, others regain freedom from kidnappers’ den

Metro, NewsCrime, Enugu State, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Former Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Dr. Dan Shere has been freed by his abductors. The medical doctor was kidnapped alongside several other commuters on Thursday. The same hoodlums had earlier abducted several students of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, on Sunday. However, Shere was freed Saturday evening, together with other hostages, leading to jubilation in the entire Nsukka town. Residents trooped to his Opi residence where they celebrated his freedom. It is still unclear how much was paid to secure his freedom. But the Enugu State Government moved bulldozers into the location Saturday morning, clearing the thick…

Oct

29

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

COSEYL alleges plots to assassinate Nnamdi Kanu in Abuja

Abia State, News, OpinionAbia State, COSEYL, Freedom, Metro, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Opinion, Politics, Security

The attention of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has raided an alarm alleging that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is no longer safe in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. The coalition raised the alarm following the recent terror alert by the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada that some terrorists were planning to launch a deadly attack in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Reacting, the President General of the coalition, Goodluck Ibem in a statement yesterday, alleged that the move by the Federal government to…

Oct

28

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

FCTA approves funds for community policing in Abuja over Insecurity

Lifestyle, Metro, PoliticsAbuja, Bandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Lifestyle, Metro, Nigeria, Politics, Security

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved the sum of N500million for community policing in Abuja as part of efforts to curb insecurity. The funds will provide the logistics support for the Federal Government scheme in communities in the 8,000 square kilometers of the nation’s capital. FCT Minister Muhammad Bello made the announcement during the FCT Security Committee meeting on Thursday in Gwarinpa I District. Bello said the contribution was in recognition of the importance the government attaches to the project expected to suppress crimes and criminality in the territory. The minister charged the Chairmen of the six Area…

Oct

25

2022

By Freeman

FCT raises security level in Abuja after US terror attack warning

NewsAbuja, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Security

The FCT Administration (FCTA) has increased the security level in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The ministry advised residents to stay calm, ensuring that security agencies are working assiduously to sustain law and order. A statement by Muhammad Sule, Director of Information said necessary arrangements have been made to safeguard lives and property. The spokesperson announced that FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello presided over an emergency meeting on Monday. Bello charged the law enforcement community to do all within their powers to protect FCT residents from attacks. The FCTA, however, dispelled the rumor that some schools have been closed. Bello advised residents to cooperate with…

Oct

24

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Supreme Court to hear FG’s appeal against Nnamdi Kanu today

Metro, News, PoliticsCourt, Federal government, Freedom, Metro, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Politics, Security

The Supreme Court will today, Monday, hear the appeal filed by the Federal Government asking that it should set aside the Appeal Court judgement that freed Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Recall that the Appellate Court had in a unanimous judgement by the three-man panel of justices, dismissed the charges against Kanu by the FG for flagrantly violating all known laws in the way it forcefully renditioned Kanu from Kenya to the country for the continuation of his trial. “The court will never shy away from calling the Executive to order when it edges…