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Stop Taking Complaints Against Police To Social Media – Egbetokun to Nigerians The Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun has urged Nigerians to report any complaint against Police officers to the Commissioners of Police or any other senior officer that would ensure justice is done, instead of the social media. Egbetokun spoke in Ibadan on Tuesday during a stakeholders meeting at the Headquarters of the Police Command in Oyo State. The stakeholders meeting was attended by representatives of traditional and religious leaders and the leadership of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII). There was also in attendance…

Panic As Gunmen Abduct Eight NYSC Members Gunmen, on Saturday, abducted eight members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) along a highway in Zamfara State, Nigeria’s North-west region. All the corps members were traveling inside AKTC bus from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to Sokoto State en route Zamfara State, to take part in the mandatory national service when their vehicle was intercepted along a highway in Zamfara, PREMIUM TIMES learnt. A source in the transport company confirmed the incident to our reporter, Monday morning. The source, who did not want his name mentioned in the report because he was…

CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF COMMENDS GOV OTTI ON LAUNCH OF 'OPERATION CRUSH', SAYS NIGERIA BETTER FOR IT Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has received huge endorsement for his efforts at improving the security situation in the state and indeed Nigeria. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, gave the commendation when he paid a working visit to the Governor on Wednesday in Isialangwa. Vice Admiral Ogalla, who thanked Governor Otti for the payment of the operational allowances of the Nigerian Navy and other security agencies in the State, said that the problem of insecurity is…

WE SHALL NOT GIVE AN INCH . BEING A SPEECH PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR OF ABIA STATE ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF “OPERATION CRUSH” IN UMUAHIA ON TUESDAY AUGUST 8, 2023. Protocols. It is with a great sense of duty and service to our great fatherland that I welcome you to the formal launch of this special security operation codenamed “Operation Crush.” Operation Crush is our strong and coordinated response to the lingering challenge of insecurity in parts of the state which has made life nightmarish for many. Recall that on May 29 this year after I took…

In his avowed commitment to ensure the protection of life and property in Abia state, the Governor of Abia state a few minutes ago launched a Joint Security Taskforce codenamed "Operation Crush'. Details….

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO SIT AT HOME FOR TWO WEEKS WHEN WE HAVE WORK TO DO - GOV OTTI Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says residents of the state cannot afford to stay at home for two weeks in compliance with the directive issued by a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led by fugitive Simon Ekpa. Governor Otti spoke Monday in Abuja, the Federal Capital, on the sideline of a security meeting convened by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and attended by the governors of the South East states - Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi,…

THE FIGHT BETWEEN DSS NND PRISON OFFICERS OVER EMEFIELE: SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T KNOW:By Emeka Ugwuonye One of the good things out of spending time in Nigerian prison was that I learnt some secrets about how the prison and the Nigerian criminal justice system work. Yes, I was detained in Kuje prison. I was never convicted. No court ever found me guilty of any crime. And I did not commit a crime. Yet, I spent time in prison. I used my time in prison to study the prison and the system so well. If Nigerian prison were to be a university,…

GOV OTTI IN CLOSED DOOR MEETING WITH SECURITY CHIEFS Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on Wednesday held a closed door meeting with heads of some of the security agencies in the state. In attendance at the special security meeting chaired by the Governor were the Corps Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), CC Paul Igwebuike; Captain SK Ogogo, Commandant Nigerian Navy College of Administration and Finance, Owerrinta; and Mr. Friday A. Onuche, State Director of DSS. Also in attendance were the Abia State Commissioner of Police, CP Kene Onwuemelie; Brig Gen NJ Edet, Commander…