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Taraba CP Ogbeghagha hosts Army Garrison Commander, PCRC, ASUSS

September 30, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Harps on collaborative security By Bashir Adamu, Jalingo The Commissioner of Police, Taraba State Command, CP Edwin Ogbeghagha, on Monday, received separate courtesy visits from the Garrison Commander of 10 Division Nigerian Army, Brig. Gen. M.A. Oloyede, the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Safe School Club, and the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Taraba State Chapter, at the Command Headquarters in Jalingo. The visits, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Victor Mshelizah, were aimed at strengthening partnerships, enhancing inter-agency cooperation and promoting joint efforts towards ensuring…

Taraba: New CP Assumes Duty, Pledges Intelligence-Led Policing

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 Aminu Imam

By Bashir Adamu, Jalingo The Taraba State Police Command has announced the assumption of duty of CP Edwin Ogbeghagha, psc, mnips, as the 34th Commissioner of Police in the state. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Victor Mshelizah, said Ogbeghagha took over from CP Moorkwap Sebastian Dongshal, who retired from the Nigeria Police Force after a distinguished career. The statement said the new Commissioner brings extensive professional and operational experience to the Command. He said Ogbeghagha’s assumption of duty marks a renewed commitment…

“Community policing key to tackling insecurity across Nigeria” – Sultan

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 Aminu Imam

Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has advocated community policing as a key strategy for tackling insecurity across the country. The Sultan said sustainable peace could only be achieved through collaboration between security agencies and local communities. Represented by the Chiroman Kano, Adamu Lamiɗo Sanusi, the Sultan spoke yesterday at the ‘Arewa Awareness Summit on Unity Against Insecurity’, held at Arewa House, Kaduna. He said community members, particularly youths, possess firsthand knowledge of their environment and should be actively involved in intelligence gathering and crime prevention. “I personally…

Enugu: Gunmen invade Catholic church, abduct worshippers

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 Aminu Imam

Security operatives have rescued one of three worshippers abducted by suspected gunmen during an attack on a Catholic Church in Affa Community, Udi local government area of Enugu State, while efforts have intensified to secure the release of the remaining victims. The attack reportedly occurred in the early hours of Sunday at a Catholic church in Inoyi, Affa Community, prompting a swift response from a joint security team comprising police operatives, Forest Guards and members of the Neighbourhood Watch Group. According to the Enugu State Police Command, the security team…

Katsina: One killed, 31 abducted in fresh bandits attack on community

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 Aminu Imam

One person, identified as Ashiru Siyudi, has been killed and about 31 people, mostly women, abducted after dozens of suspected bandits invaded Shuwaki community in Jargaba Ward, of Bakori local government area of Katsina State. The attackers, who reportedly stormed the community on Saturday night, also rustled an unspecified number of livestock and carted away food items and other valuables during the attack. According to residents who spoke to newsmen, the bandits operated for several hours under the cover of darkness, shooting indiscriminately, assaulting residents and moving from house to…

“Kaduna’s Forest Guard training best in Nigeria” – NSA

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 Aminu Imam

…As Gov. seeks 1,000 more recruits The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribaɗu, has said the growing collaboration between the Federal Government and the Kaduna State Government is delivering tangible results in the fight against insecurity, describing Kaduna’s Armed Forest Guard training programme as the best conducted in the country. Ribadu made the remarks on Saturday at the graduation ceremony of the pioneer batch of Armed Forest Guards in Kaduna. He was represented by the Director of Internal Security at the Office of the National Security Adviser, Malam Sani Sani.…

Kaduna govt. marks milestone, as 1,000 armed forest guards graduate

August 2, 2026August 2, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Gov. Sani orders training of additional 1,000 Kaduna State government has recorded a major milestone in its security architecture with the Passing-Out-Parade of over 1,000 Armed Forest Guards, trained in strategic partnership with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). The ceremony was held at the DSS Development Centre, Afaka, Kaduna, and witnessed by Governor Uba Sani, who described the graduation as a decisive step in strengthening the state’s security framework. Speaking at the event, Governor Sani said the newly trained personnel…

“We’re ready to negotiate with FG” – B’Haram tells families of 50 abductees

August 2, 2026August 2, 2026 Aminu Imam

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly called on the Federal Government to negotiate the release of more than 50 abducted residents in Borno State through a journalist they selected as a mediator. The development came as the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) assured Nigerians that the 42 pupils abducted from Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira Uba local government area of Borno State on May 15 had not been forgotten, assuring that troops were working tirelessly to secure their safe release. It was gathered that 13 of the victims, including…

“Enough of the bloodshed in Nigeria!” – Wole Soyinka tells Tinubu

August 2, 2026August 2, 2026 Aminu Imam

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called on President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action to end killings, extrajudicial executions and other forms of violence allegedly carried out by state actors across Nigeria. Speaking at the 28th Wole Soyinka Lecture in Port Harcourt, themed: ‘Reclaiming the Nigerian State through Accountability, Justice and Civic Courage‘, the renowned playwright said the continued silence of Nigerians in the face of state abuses has encouraged further violations of human rights.Africans & Diaspora Soyinka lamented what he described as the growing devaluation of human life,…

Killings: “Nigeria facing undeclared war” – Northern Christian Elders

August 1, 2026August 1, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) has described the worsening wave of killings in Southern Kaduna as evidence that Nigeria is facing an “undeclared war,” urging the Federal Government to adopt tougher security measures to halt the bloodshed. Recall that gunmen, believed to be terrorists, had penultimate Sunday attacked and killed 30 residents of Naridon community in Kauru local government area of Kaduna State. “Nigeria is at war that we never bargained for. The earlier the government accepts this reality, the better for everybody. It is either the government…