Tag: Security Agencies
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Crime: Lagos donates 30 power bikes to security agencies
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday donated 30 power bikes to some security agencies operating in the state. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said at the handing-over of the bikes at the Lagos House, Ikeja, that the gesture was in line with the government’s commitment to boost security and enhance safety of lives and property. He said…
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Wike warns against use of INEC, security agencies to undermine electoral system
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that political leaders will be more accountable if security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) restrict themselves to their constitutional roles. The governor said that the use of security agencies and INEC by some politicians to manipulate the electoral system has encouraged them to deny…
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Rivers Massacre: Wike thanks Buhari, security agencies for killing notorious cultist ‘Don Wani’
…Thanks Buhari ‘for not playing politics’ with Rivers people The Rivers State Government on Sunday thanked President Muhammadu and all the security agencies for acting swiftly to the recent massacre of some citizens of the state by killing the alleged mastermind of the heinous crime, one Prince Igwedibia, popularly known as Don Wani or Don…
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We are working with security agencies to free kidnapped PDP chairman – Lalong
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has said that the Plateau and Kaduna State Governments are working round the clock with security operatives to have the Plateau PDP Chairman, Chief Damishi Sango, released. Sango, a former Minister of Sports, and four others were abducted by unknown persons on Wednesday evening at Jere-Kaduna on their way to…
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Security agencies uncover Nigerian operating IPOB’s foreign accounts in Paris
Indications emerged over the weekend that security operatives have identified the Nigerian suspected to be operating the foreign accounts of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Paris, France. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Federal Government last week accused governments of France and United Kingdom of abetting the operations of IPOB from their countries, a claim…
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We’ll collaborate with security agencies to ensure maritime security – Peterside
…We are ready to collaborate with you, says 81 DIV GOC The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stressed the strategic importance of security agencies to the achievement of safe and secure shipping and a viable and vibrant maritime sector for the country’s benefits. The Director…
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Our security agencies have failed us – Gov Bello
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has lambasted security agencies, saying they have failed the nation in their responsibilities. Advocating the shift of more security roles to traditional rulers, Governor Bello said he has lost confidence in the security agencies over their failure to tackle pockets of insecurity across the country, particularly Niger State…
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Intensify efforts at releasing other Chibok girls, Dogara charges Buhari, security agencies
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has asked the Executive not to give in but rather intensify rescue efforts for the abducted Chibok schoolgirls. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media & Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan, in Abuja on Friday, to mark three years of abduction of the girls…
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Buhari commends security agencies, tasks Nigerians on security consciousness
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to be on the alert and watch out for strange figures settling in their communities, and report to the nearest security agencies any suspicious persons. The President, who made the call in his New Year message to Nigerians, said the call had become imperative following intensified efforts by the…
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Lagos will continue equipping Security Agencies – Ambode
…Urges private sector to increase support for Security Trust Fund Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said the State Government would continue to take the front seat in ensuring that security agencies in the State especially the Police are well equipped to continue to safeguard the lives and property of Lagosians. The Governor,…