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Correctional Facilities now impregnable- Aregbesola
Correctional Facilities now impregnable- Aregbesola
By: Michael Mike
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has said the nation’s correctional facilities (prisons) are now impregnable to attacks, insisting that the federal government has taken all needed measures to secure them against intruders.
The Minister made this assertion on Friday in Abuja while fielding questions from journalist during the 2021 third and fourth quarter review of the performance of the ministry and its paramilitary agencies.
Many correctional facilities in the last few months have been attacked with prisoners let loose, which have called for worries among Nigerians.
The Minister while responding to allegations that some high profile inmates at the Kuje custodial center in Abuja, are being lodged in nearby hotels and not in the correctional facility, said: “I have said it repeatedly that all that we must do to make our correctional facilities impregnable were done, however the allegations you raised are so worrisome that I want to even appeal to the press to investigate when you hear anything.”
He assured Nigerians that correctional facilities across the country are well secured and it is near impossible to lodge any inmate in any hotel instead of correctional facilities.
He asked: How is it possible for an inmate in the correctional facility to live in a hotel? It is simply impossible so the answer is that that allegation is false and it is almost impossible.”
The Minister while admitting that urbanization have brought development of settlement close to some correctional centres including that of Kuje, noted that: “there is a minimum setback between all correctional centres and any human development and I want to believed that is observed even in the Kuje correctional facility and in all of our other facilities and where for whatever reason that is not yet fully enforced, we are going to enforce it.”
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Aregbesola while giving a scorecard on the performance of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), said it is the most performing paramilitary agency as it has introduced a number of innovations and strategies that has yielded result in protecting the public and critical infrastructure in the country.
He commended the establishment of the Corps’ Female Squad which he said has buffered security across schools against kidnapping.
He also assured all of better service delivery in passports processing by the Nigeria Immigration Service, (NIS), he said most of the challenges and problems faced during passport processing emanates from the applicants because of faulty data imputation and other errors.
He said: “The operations of the Federal Fire Service, (FFS), grew from 14 States and FCT before this administration to all the 36 States of the Federation, all of them equipped with modern fire-fighting equipment.”
In his speech, Permanent Secretary of the Ministrt of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, said the quarterly review is conducted by the ministry to identify gaps, challenges and areas of improvement through an assessment of its performance and that of agencies under it using key performance indicators provided the federal government for internal security.
He said “The discussions at this meeting will further identity gaps of implantation of programmes and policies that are being implemented.”
Correctional Facilities now impregnable- Aregbesola
Bandits kill driver, abduct five passengers on Bagaga-Anka road
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits attacked a Golf vehicle on the Bagaga-Anka road in Zamfara State on April 26, 2025, killing the driver and abducting five passengers.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack occurred at about 11:40 a.m. when the bandits blocked the road, shot dead the driver, and abducted the five passengers traveling in the vehicle.
Upon receiving the distress report, joint security forces were swiftly mobilized and dispatched to the scene. The injured driver was taken to Bagega Primary Healthcare for treatment.
Efforts to rescue the abducted victims are ongoing, with security agencies intensifying their search for the perpetrators.
Bandits kill driver, abduct five passengers on Bagaga-Anka road
Police rescue 68 trafficking victims, arrest 16 suspects in Oyo State
By: Zagazola Makama
Police in Oyo State have rescued 68 victims of human trafficking and arrested 16 suspects, including 10 males and 6 females, following a raid on a hideout in Kajorepo community, Agabala Daniel Area.
Sources reliably informed Zagazola Makama that the operation, carried out on April 26, 2025, was based on credible intelligence from the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the State Intelligence Division (SID).
The rescued victims include 47 males, 20 females, and one child. They were found locked in a building where they were reportedly being held with the intent to be trafficked.
The suspects were taken into custody for interrogation, while the victims were provided with care and assistance. The building was sealed off, and patrol teams have been deployed to prevent any attempts by an angry mob to destroy the property.
The sources added that further investigations are ongoing to dismantle the trafficking network.
Police rescue 68 trafficking victims, arrest 16 suspects in Oyo State
Police smash kidnapping syndicate terrorising Taraba, neighbouring states
By: Zagazola Makama
The Taraba State Police Command, in collaboration with operatives of the Force Intelligence Department (FID) of the Force Headquarters Abuja, has arrested members of a notorious kidnap and banditry syndicate responsible for terrorising communities across Taraba, Adamawa, Gombe, Plateau, Bauchi, and Kaduna States.
Security sources told Zagazola
Makama that the breakthrough, according to the Command, was achieved following credible intelligence that was processed into actionable operations, leading to the arrest of key gang members on April 25.
The sources said that the operatives, working in conjunction with a local vigilante group, apprehended three suspects at about 10:00 a.m.
Those arrested were identified as Shehu Ibrahim, 27, of Larai Gada, Ilorin; Abdullahi Haruna, 28, of Angwan Karofi, Bauchi; and Yusuf Bello, 40, of Birama Village, Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State.
“Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to their involvement in multiple kidnapping operations across the affected states,” the spokesperson said.
Items recovered from them include one AK-47 rifle, two AK-49 rifles, six AK magazines, and 45 live rounds of ammunition.
The police sources noted that the recent arrests follow earlier operations that led to the capture of other members of the same criminal gang.
Those earlier apprehended include Suleiman Mohammed, 28, of Lariski, Gombe State; Tijjani Bello, 30, of Nasarawo, Jalingo; Muhammed Umar, 25, of Sabon Gari, Jalingo; Adamu Ibrahim, 22, of Mutum Daya, Karim Lamido; Solomon Nathaniel, 32, of Logo, Benue State; and Haruna Adamu, 25, of Lushi Village, Lau, Taraba State.
From these earlier arrests, the police recovered three AK-47 rifles, one AK-49 rifle, and four AK-47 magazines.
He said that three suspects have confessed to several heinous crimes, including kidnappings for ransom, armed robbery, and attacks on rural communities.
He added that investigations are ongoing to apprehend the remaining members of the syndicate and dismantle the network completely.
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