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resident Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency, ordering the army, police and intelligence services to immediately expand recruitment and deploy thousands of additional personnel. He also urged the National Assembly to initiate the process of legalising state police to tackle the escalating wave of kidnappings and terrorist attacks across the country in the past week. But in a …

He stressed that the move was neither political nor sentimental, but rooted in the core mandate of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure the protection of citizens and maintain public order. he Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said that the Nigerian government’s recent directive ordering the withdrawal of police personnel from Very Important Persons (VIPs) is a deliberate security …

nvestigators believe the suspect is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in September 2021 and has been living in Washington state, two law enforcement officials and a person familiar with the matter said. The suspect has been identified by law enforcement officials as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, but authorities were still working to fully confirm his background, they said. The people …

wo members of the West Virginia National Guardsmen who were shot in Washington, DC are in critical condition, officials said today. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser described the attack as a “targeted shooting,” the CNN reports. According to the report, the guardsmen were performing “high visibility patrols” when they were shot, according to police officials, who added the suspected shooter was …

 member representing Borgu/Agwara Federal Constituency of Niger State in the House of Representatives has revealed that bandits terrorising Niger State have turned Kanji National Park to their operational base where they launch attacks. The lawmaker, Hon. Jafaru Ali made this known during the plenary Wednesday while moving a motion pursuant to Order 8, Rule 5, Standing Orders on the urgent …

he Justice Department asked a judge for permission Wednesday to publicly release financial records, travel documents, and notes of victim interviews obtained during the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to comply with a new law. In a letter to the judge overseeing the Maxwell case, prosecutors asked the judge to lift a protective order that previously …

The latest development comes about one month after the SSS ordered the release and compensation of Chineze Ozoadibe, an Abuja-based businesswoman wrongfully accused and detained for alleged illegal oil bunkering. fter three years in detention, the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release of Kenneth Nwafor, who was wrongfully accused of being a member of …

* Red Chamber dissolves Committees on National Security & Intelligence, Air force  * Orders other security related committees to submit reports in one-week  …Lawmakers hail Tinubu, ask President to further rejig security architecture, rebuild key highways  he Senate on Wednesday took some of its strongest security decisions in recent years, declaring kidnapping a form of terrorism and recommending the death …

Under the current law, Nigerians require a licence from the president of the country or the Inspector-General of Police to own a firearm, restricted to the type specified in the permit. Licensing is governed by the Firearms Act. igerian senators on Wednesday voted unanimously in support of a proposal seeking a review of the country’s firearm laws to permit responsible …

ilitary officers in Guinea-Bissau declared “total control” of the coup-prone west African country Wednesday, closing its borders and suspending its electoral process three days after general elections. Meanwhile, the incumbent president Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who had been favoured to win Sunday’s election, was inside a building behind military headquarters, “with the chief of staff and the minister of the interior,” …