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Mar
21
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Abia CP Disbands SWAT and Special Squad, Established Scorpion Tactical Team

Abia CP Disbands SWAT and Special Squad, Established Scorpion Tactical Team

Abia State, News Flash, Police Force, Security
PRESS RELEASE 20/03/2025 Abia CP Disbands SWAT and Special Squad, Establishes Scorpion Tactical Team The Abia State Police Command has disbanded the Command’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit and the Command’s Special Squad (CSS). In their place, a newly trained, tactical, and professional unit known as the Scorpion Squad has been established. This squad will be led by SP Ibe Daniel as Commander, with DSP Eze Augustine as 2i/c. This decision is part of the command’s administrative and operational measures to ensure compliance with the rule of law and promotion of a professional police force in Abia State that…
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Mar
18
2025
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Text Of The Broadcast By President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander – In – Chief Of The Armed Forces, Declaring State Of Emergency In Rivers State On Tuesday 18 March 2025

Text Of The Broadcast By President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander – In – Chief Of The Armed Forces, Declaring State Of Emergency In Rivers State On Tuesday 18 March 2025

FGN, News Flash, Politics, Presidency, Security
TEXT OF THE BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, DECLARING STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE ON TUESDAY 18 MARCH 2025 Fellow Nigerians, I feel greatly disturbed at the turn we have come to regarding the political crisis in Rivers State. Like many of you, I have watched with concern the development with the hope that the parties involved would allow good sense to prevail at the soonest, but all that hope burned out without any solution to the crisis. With the crisis persisting, there is no way democratic governance, which we have all fought…
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Mar
17
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Bad Governance May Trigger Revolution In Nigeria – Obasanjo Warns

Bad Governance May Trigger Revolution In Nigeria – Obasanjo Warns

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, FGN, Security
Bad governance may trigger revolution in Nigeria Obasanjo warns Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised concerns over rising frustration among Nigerian youths, cautioning that continued misgovernance could trigger a revolution driven by hunger and anger. In his newly released book, Nigeria: Past and Future, Obasanjo criticized the country’s leadership for mismanaging resources, fostering corruption, and failing to address the needs of young people. He stated, “Current trends on the continent portray a more assertive, younger population, intolerant of abuses of power and in search of the dividends of good governance, such that whether or not we accept it, an inevitable…
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Mar
16
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
It’s Unfair To Generalist Police As Corrupt – FPRO

It’s Unfair To Generalist Police As Corrupt – FPRO

Crime, News Flash, Police Force, Security
It’s Unfair To Generalise Police As Corrupt — FPRO The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has cautioned against stereotyping the entire police force as corrupt. In a post on X.com on Saturday, Adejobi emphasised that many police officers are decent and God-fearing individuals who work to protect citizens’ lives and property with integrity and self-esteem. He wrote, “It’s unfair to generalise that the Police and corruption are 5 and 6, as many officers in the force are decent and even have the fear of God; who have conscience, are responsible, contented, and kind. “Don’t trample on the rights…
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Mar
10
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Unknown Gunmen Kill Miyetti Allah Leader

Unknown Gunmen Kill Miyetti Allah Leader

Crime, News Flash, Security
Unknown Gunmen kill Miyetti Allah Leader The leader of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Kwara State, Alhaji Idris Abubakar Sakaina, has been shot dead by gunmen. The incident, it was gathered, occurred around past 10:00 pm on Saturday when his attackers accosted and shot him dead in front of his residence in Oke Ose, Ilorin. “His attackers left him in the pool of his blood. They didn’t collect anything from him and their motive for such action is surprising”, a source said. In a chat with one of our correspondents, a witness, Aina’u Sarki, said: “I was…
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Mar
08
2025
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FG Takes Action Against Terrorism Financing, Freezes Accounts Of 15 Individuals

FG Takes Action Against Terrorism Financing, Freezes Accounts Of 15 Individuals

Crime, FGN, News Flash, Presidency, Security
FG Takes Action Against Terrorism Financing,Freezes Accounts Of 15 Individuals FG Takes Action Against Terrorism Financing,Freezes Accounts Of 15 Individuals The Federal Government has designated the Finland-based leader of the Autopilot faction of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa and 14 other individuals and a business entity as terrorism financiers. The government also designated Lakurawa as a terrorist group.The decision was based on the affected individuals' alleged involvement in funding and supporting terrorist activities. The declaration followed the meeting of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, a body led by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, which…
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Mar
07
2025
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Re: Abduction Of Chief Obasi Lawson: ABIA State Police Command Commenced Investigation

Re: Abduction Of Chief Obasi Lawson: ABIA State Police Command Commenced Investigation

Abia State, News Flash, Police Force, Security
Press Release 07/03/2025 Re: Abduction Of Chief Obasi Lawson: Abia State Police Command Commenced Investigation 1 On 04/03/2025 at about 21:30 hrs we received a report from Sergeant Judge Gubi that ASP Tanko Natip, Inspector Ernest and himself from Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 6, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, who were attached as escorts to Chief Obasi Lawson, traveled to Arochukwu. 2 At about 13:00 hours, while returning to Port Harcourt through Azumini Ndoki, Ukwa East Local Government Area, they were ambushed at Mkap Jekere Ndoki around 19:00 hours. An unknown dark blue Sienna vehicle carrying unidentified gunmen double-crossed them…
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Mar
05
2025
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Ex-Immigration Boss Found Dead In ABUJA Hotel Room After Receiving Female Guest – Police

Ex-Immigration Boss Found Dead In ABUJA Hotel Room After Receiving Female Guest – Police

Crime, News Flash, Security
Ex-immigration Boss Found Dead In Abuja Hotel Room After Receiving Female Guest – Police The FCT Police Command has debunked reports that former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. David Shikfu Parradang, was kidnapped and killed. Instead, the police confirmed that he was found dead in a chair inside his hotel room in Abuja after receiving a female guest. Parradang was discovered dead a day after checking into the Joy House Hotel, Area 3 Junction, by a concerned friend, a military officer, who arrived with hotel staff to check on him. In an official statement titled, “FCT…
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Mar
05
2025
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NAFDAC Director Escapes Hoodlums’ Attack In Onitsha

NAFDAC Director Escapes Hoodlums’ Attack In Onitsha

Crime, News Flash, Security, South East
NAFDAC Director escapes hoodlums’ attack in Onitsha The Director of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, South East Zone, Dr Martins Iluyomade, on Tuesday, narrowly escaped hoodlums attack at the popular Ogbo-Ogwu Bridge Head Market in Onitsha, Anambra State. Tribune Online learnt that Iluyomade was rescued by security operatives from the hands of the suspected hoodlums that invade the market unnoticed to stop the NAFDAC enforcement team from continuing the ongoing search of fake and expired drugs in the market.
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Mar
02
2025
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Gunmen Posing As EFCC Operatives Storm Hotel, Abduct 10 Guests

Gunmen Posing As EFCC Operatives Storm Hotel, Abduct 10 Guests

Crime, News Flash, North Central, Security
Gunmen Posing As EFCC Operatives Storm Hotel, Abduct 10 Guests Armed men posing as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly abducted 10 persons from White Hill Hotel on Shiroro Road, Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State. Intelligence sources told security analyst and counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 4:58 a.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2025 The armed men reportedly stormed the hotel, claiming to be EFCC personnel on an official operation. It was gathered that the suspects disabled the hotel’s CCTV cameras before entering guests’ rooms one by one and…
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