Category: Security / Safety

Nigeria Fortifies Security At Borders
July 28, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Fortifies Security At Borders

The Nigerian Government has ordered tightened security at the country’s border owing to the planned nationwide protest over the prevalent economic hardship in the country.  In a statement, the spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) KT Udo said the Comptroller...
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Nigeria Customs Partners US Customs & Border Protection To Combat Illicit Trade
July 25, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Customs Partners US Customs & Border Protection To Combat Illicit Trade

The Nigeria Customs Service is collaborating with the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to curb the flow of illicit drugs and arms into the West African nation.In an exclusive interview with the...
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Agwu, Agomoh, Retires As FRSC Promotes Eight Deputy Corps Marshalls
July 23, 2024 No Responses

Agwu, Agomoh, Retires As FRSC Promotes Eight Deputy Corps Marshalls

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume has approved the appointment of eight Assistant Corps Marshals (ACM), to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM).Meanwhile, three of the DCMs are to proceed on immediate retirement, the...
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FRSC Promotes Eight Deputy Corps Marshalls, Agwu, Agomoh, Retires
July 23, 2024 No Responses

FRSC Promotes Eight Deputy Corps Marshalls, Agwu, Agomoh, Retires

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume has approved the appointment of eight Assistant Corps Marshals (ACM), to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM).Meanwhile,  three of the DCMs are to proceed on immediate retirement, t...
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NDLEA Impound Cocaine, Tramadol Hidden In Shoes, Custard Containers
July 15, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Impound Cocaine, Tramadol Hidden In Shoes, Custard Containers

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered parcels of cocaine hidden in the soles of shoes bound for Europe. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, shared videos of the seized contraband on X on Sunday,...
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NIMC, Reps Hold Retreat On Identity Management
July 13, 2024 No Responses

NIMC, Reps Hold Retreat On Identity Management

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the members of the House of Representatives Committee on National Population, recently held a retreat themed Identity Management and Legislative Oversight to seek areas of collaboration towards the achieve...
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NDLEA Elevates 5,042 Officers, Deploys Body Cameras
July 10, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Elevates 5,042 Officers, Deploys Body Cameras

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has approved the promotion of a total of Five Thousand and Forty-Two (5,042) personnel in an exercise that saw two senior officers elevat...
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NDLEA Arrests Couple, Recovers N2.1b Drug In Lagos
July 8, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Couple, Recovers N2.1b Drug In Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raided the Lagos base of a high-profile cocaine syndicate where large consignments of the class A drug meant for export and local distribution were recovered. According to the NDLEA, the syndicate is...
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Suspected Armed Rubbers Shoot FRSC Personnel
July 6, 2024 No Responses

Suspected Armed Rubbers Shoot FRSC Personnel

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Friday attacked personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), simply identified as Abu, who was coming from a bank and heading towards his house at Zango in Lokoja, Kogi State. Abu was disposed...
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Driver Jailed 12 Years For Killing LASTMA Officer
July 5, 2024 No Responses

Driver Jailed 12 Years For Killing LASTMA Officer

The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday convicted and sentenced a commercial bus driver, Elijah Shokoya, to 12 years imprisonment for killing an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA). Justice Oyindamola Ogala jailed Shokoya af...
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Customs Impounds Firearms, Drones At Lagos Airport
July 4, 2024 No Responses

Customs Impounds Firearms, Drones At Lagos Airport

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized assorted arms, drones, and military accoutrements worth ₦1.5bn exported from Turkey to Lagos State. Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this in Lagos on Wednesday at the Murtala Muhammed Are...
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Bill To Repeal NIMC Act Passes Second Reading
July 3, 2024 No Responses

Bill To Repeal NIMC Act Passes Second Reading

A bill to repeal the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2007 has passed the second reading in the Senate. The bill provides for the establishment of a National Identity Database, and the NIMC is charged with the responsibilities for...
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Customs Impounds N4b Arms Shipment
July 2, 2024 No Responses

Customs Impounds N4b Arms Shipment

The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted a shipment of assorted arms and ammunition originating from Turkey and estimated to be worth about ₦4bn. The Controller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, on Monday, revealed that the 40-feet container with regist...
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EFCC Arrests Ex-Union Bank Staff Over Alleged Fraud
June 23, 2024 No Responses

EFCC Arrests Ex-Union Bank Staff Over Alleged Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two former employees of Union Bank for allegedly stealing N4.1 million from the account of a deceased customer.The suspects, Idah Ogoh and Agbo Okwute, were apprehended in Makurdi on June 14,...
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