• * 'We Neither Shot Nor Injured Anybody, Only Went To Restore Peace Between Shiites And Area Boys', Says Police

By Ankeli Emmanuel (Sokoto)

Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shiite in Sokoto, Shiekh Sidi Mainasara, has insisted that the Nigeria police lied, alleging that they killed 3 of their members and shot additional 15 others during their annual Ashura procession within the Sokoto metropolis on Thursday.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has set up an in-house panel to study in detail, available documents related to the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari, a former head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force indicted by a Report of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States.

By David Wuya (Nasarawa State Correspondent)

The Nasarawa State Chapter of Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Jama'atu, Nasirl Islam (JNI) in the State, on Thursday, condemned the attack on innocent travelers in Jos as a reprisal.

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North-Central, in Minna)

Barely twenty-four hours after the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Niger state Council gave Niger state government a one-week ultimatum to ensure the immediate rescue of the 136 islamiyya pupils and other hostages, the police in Niger state has assured that the pupils will soon be recovered.

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central)

Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Nigerian Army, Minna has organized a three-day Security Awareness/Seminar for Barracks Community aimed at promoting peaceful co-existence and secure the environment for both the military formations and the larger Nigerian society.

By Ankeli Emmanuel (Sokoto)

Worried by the increasing degree of insecurity in Sokoto State, especially in the Eastern Senatorial district and its environs lately, Sokoto State Government has convened a multi-stakeholders meeting geared towards finding a lasting solution to the menace.

• * Sign Cooperation Agreement To Improve Policing Services In Both Countries

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, signed a Cooperation Agreement with his Sierra Leonean counterpart, Dr. Ambrose Michael Sovula, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Contrary to some media reports that the Police Special Investigation Panel (SIP) probing the alleged indictment of DCP Abba Kyari by the FBI has submitted its final report, the police authorities, on Tuesday, denied the report, saying that investigation is still ongoing.

• * As Police Urges Public Trust, Confidence In The Joint Security Team

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central)

The abducted Niger-North zonal Chairman (zone C) of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Aminu Musa Bobi, has been released by his abductors and subsequently rescued unhurt after almost a week in captivity.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief/Defence Correspondent)

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has said that despite contemporary security challenges, the Nigerian Army under his leadership, is being repositioned to conduct its operations efficiently.

• * Says 'I Would Have Resigned If Govt Had Paid Ransom'

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief, North Central)

Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Idris, on Friday, August 13, 2021, recalled his four days experience in the den of suspected armed bandits who abducted him from his house at Baban-Tunga village in Tafa Local Government Area last Sunday.

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief, North Central)

Kidnapped Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Muhammad Sani Idris, has just regained freedom after spending four days with his abductors, suspected to be armed bandits.