Oyo State Amotekun Discovers Abandoned Ammunition, Other Items
Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, Oyo State Chapter as recovered Four AK rifles, military camouflage, and about sixty rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition as part of their efforts to reduce kidnapping. These items were allegedly abandoned by kidnappers operating in an undisclosed forest in the state. The Corps Commandant, Col. Olayinka Olayanju(Retired) said to […]
Over Insecurity, US Bans Sales Of Tech Equipment Of Chinese Huawei, ZTE
The United States has said it will ban the sales of communications equipment manufactured by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE. It also restricted the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an “unacceptable risk” to national security, according to BBC on Saturday. The US five-member Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it has unanimously […]
African firms’ hacked data sold for $2,100
Hackers sell stolen data of African, Middle East and Turkey firms for $2,100 on the dark web, according to a report by Kaspersky. The firm disclosed that the hackers did not only sell corporate data but also sold information necessary to access corporate networks to organise the attack. It stated that while the global average […]
PSC Reinstates 10 Dismissed Police Officers
10 dismissed police officers have been reinstated by the Police Service Commission (PSC) The PSC also converted the dismissal of two others to retirement, and rejected the appeals of six others for lack of merit, after it considered appeals and petitions of 18 dismissed police officers. The PSC took the decision at its 17th Plenary […]
CP visits INEC offices, assures Commission of security upscale
The Kaduna state Commissioner of Police, CP Yekini Ayoku, on Monday paid an operational security assessment visit to the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kaduna metropolis. The Kaduna state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Muhammed Jalige, in a statement signed by him on behalf of the CP said the CP […]
Insecurity: We will not fail Nigerians – says Army Chief
Faruk Yahaya, chief of army staff (COAS), says the Nigerian Army will not fail in its mandate to keep the country secure. In a statement by Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesman, Yahaya said this on Friday while addressing troops in Kotangora, Niger state. The COAS was attending a “fire power demonstration phase for Exercise Mugun Bugu”. […]
Police, Amotekun beef security at Ondo INEC office
THE Nigerian Police Force Ogun State and Amotekun Security outfit has beefed up Security around the Ondo secretariat of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akure, the state capital. The increased presence of security personnel around the INEC office in Akure followed the attack on INEC offices in Ogun and Osun States. Ondo Police […]
US, UK Terror Alert: We’ve Restored Confidence, Hope in Abuja, Environs – IG
THE IGP says some arrests have been made in connection to the security threats in Abuja and its environs and that the suspects would soon be charged to court. The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, says security agencies have successfully restored confidence and hope among residents of Abuja and its environs following earlier notice […]
Oyo State Police Embark On Strategic Patrol, Promise To End Abduction Along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
THE Oyo State police Command has urged residents of the state not to panic as it is working towards ending the spate of abductions along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Egalitarian Voice News reports. Recent reports of kidnappings along the busy freeway have been made. On November 9, some kidnappers attempting to kidnap the occupants of a […]
Yuletide: Amotekun Launches Southwest Inter-Border Patrol
Western Nigerian Security Network, code-named Amotekun, has began interborder patrol on Friday in an effort to combat criminal activity during the holiday season. Officers from the Western Nigerian Security Network Agency are participating in the exercise between the states of Ondo and Osun while Ekiti, Ogun, and Oyo states will be added later. To ensure […]