“Operation Amotekun”, is a joint security outfit which was conceived by the six governors of Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, and Ondo states to address security threats such as kidnapping, robbery, and other social vices bedeviling the region. As the security scheme kick started on Thursday, these are things you need to know about the…
The N13,500 as salary for Operation Amotekun, the South West security outfit which is set to be launched today to curb terrorism in the region has been condemned by some concerned Nigerians. Reacting to the news of N13,500 for the security men, the people have considered the amount as menial which they say can not…
…Makinde assures of provision of security for Oyo residents The former Nigeria’s Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar on Thursday said that citizens of the country have roles to play in tackling insecurity by providing helpful information about strange faces in their areas to relevant security agents, adding that government could not do it alone….
The Olowu of Owu Kuta, Osun State, Oba Adekunle Oyelude has charged Nigerians to avoid making uncomplimentary remarks on the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai and also quoting him out of context. In a press release which he personally signed, Oba Oyelude, who described the General as gallant and patriotic, stated that…
The governors of the six states in the South West Zone on Tuesday met in Ibadan at a security summit where they sought solutions to the lingering security challenges in the zone. The summit, which focused on Western Nigeria, was organised by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) in collaboration with the six governors….
“President Muhammadu Buhari should stop paying lip service to the sensitive matter of security across the length and breadth of Nigeria” Comrade Rotimi Olumo, the chairman of Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, Oyo state wing, expressed this statement in his address to newsmen in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. He noted that, rather than subsiding, the spate…
The Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde has stated that his government would rely heavily on the traditional rulers in the state to improve the security of lives and property. The Governor, who made the pledge while speaking at an event to mark the 56th birthday of the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, Oba Francis…
Following agitations from different quotas in the country for establishment of state and Local Government police, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday finally approved it. He also approved the dismissal of 37 police officers as recommended by the National Human Rights Commission Presidential Special Panel on SARS Reforms. This was contained in the statement by the…
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