Security

The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, CP Adebola A. Hamzat has said that the situation in the country has called for community policing as the issue of security could no longer be handled by the government alone. CP Hamzat stated this…
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Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, restated their position on state policing, as the solution to the country’s worsening security situation. The Chairman of the Forum, Governor Bala…
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Less than twelve hours after arriving at Ekiti, state the Army special forces, deployed by the Chief of Army Staff to boost security in the state have arrested one of the six suspected kidnappers who were operating along Ikere Igbara Odo…
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The Ondo state security network , Amotekun Corps has intercepted some trucks loaded with suspected bandits and dangerous weapons entering the state from the northern parts of the country. The corps says one hundred and forty-nine…
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Oyo state government has directed all the 33 local government chairmen in the state and traditional rulers areas to flush out illegal miners, bandits and land grabbers in their respective council areas to curb illegal minning and other…
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At least two persons have been confirmed killed in the bloody clash which occurred on Monday in Erin-Osun, the boundary of Osun and Oyo States over land. Confirming the incident in Osogbo, the Commissioner for Information and Public…
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An explosion has critically wounded at least 10 children in Kidandan village, in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident happened Saturday afternoon when the children were said to be playing with an object found in the…
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Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the kidnap of two persons in the early hours of Saturday in Otu town of Oyo State by unknown gunmen. The Public Relations Officer of NSCDC in the state, Samuel Opabiyi,…
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The Federal Government has instituted an investigation into the recent bomb blast in Ibadan, Oyo State, to unravel the circumstances around it and the perpetrators of it. The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru, stated this in…
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has commended the service Commanders, men and officers in Oyo state for their dedication in securing the state. Governor Makinde stated this while speaking with journalists during this year's Armed…
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