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Easter: Over 5,200 NSCDC Personnel Deployed in Abuja

Easter: Over 5,200 NSCDC Personnel Deployed in Abuja
By: Michael Mike
Over 5,200 personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been deployed in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to allow for hitch-free Easter celebration.
The Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Olusola Odumosu, made this known on Tuesday.
He said exactly 5,230 personnel have been deployed across the nooks and crannies of the FCT for the Easter celebrations to maintain peace and orderliness, and equally secure critical national assets.
Odumosu, while addressing principal officers at the FCT Command Headquarters at Wuse, Zone 5, Abuja, said due to the intelligence report received of a possible attack this season in the FCT, the command has deployed covert personnel around the FCT for surveillance and intelligence gathering to foil such planned attack.
He also revealed that the command has deployed all special squads such as the Armed Squad, Female Strike Force, Counter Terrorism Unit, Special Crack Squad (operation Adaka-su) and Agro Rangers to ensure the maintenance of law and order.
Odumosu said: “The corps is committed to ensuring the safety of Critical National Assets as well as the lives and properties of residents of the FCT.
“There is no room for carelessness and over zealousness while carrying out your duties during this season. You must abide strictly by the operational order, harassing innocent residents who are going about their lawful business will not be tolerated.”
He assured the residents of the Federal Capital that they can enjoy the holiday season without threat to their safety as the Command is providing security in all places of worship, recreational centers, markets, Shopping malls, motor parks and other flashpoints during the holiday season.
He however warned miscreants, vandals and other mischief makers to keep off Critical National Assets and Infrastructure stating that personnel of NSCDC will not hesitate to bring the full weight of the law on any one caught or found culpable.
Odumosu also used the opportunity to felicitate with christians across the FCT as they celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He reminded them of the need to emulate the life of Jesus Christ.
Easter: Over 5,200 NSCDC Personnel Deployed in Abuja
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Yobe is committed to addressing ASUU problems. – Buni

Yobe is committed to addressing ASUU problems. – Buni
BY: Yahaya Wakili
Yobe State Governor Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON has said that his administration is committed to addressing issues relating to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) amidst competing demands.
Governor Buni started this today while receiving the leadership of the union’s Yobe State chapter, led by its chairman, Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Karage, at the Government House, Damaturu.
He said the government will continue to give priority attention to the state-owned university in order to enhance its academic and physical development.
The governor appealed to the union to remain calm and continue to engage with the government, noting that his administration works out modalities for amicable responses to issues raised by the members.
Governor Buni stressed that one of the objectives of the union is to organize and represent the interests of the academic staff of the state university and called for mutual understanding between the government and the union.
Speaking earlier, the ASUU chairman of the Yobe State chapter, Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Karage, said they were at the Government House to advocate for better funding of the state university with a view to enhancing a conducive and better atmosphere for effective teaching, learning, and research.
Dr. Ahmad Karage appreciates Mala’s administration for giving scholarships to students, especially law students.
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Nigeria Condemns Terrorist Attack in India

Nigeria Condemns Terrorist Attack in India
By: Michael Mike
Nigeria has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in South Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
According to reports, the unfortunate attack resulted in the tragic loss of 26 innocent lives, mostly tourists, and left many others injured.
The federal government, in a statement by the acting spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, said terrorism in all its forms and manifestations is a global menace that requires collective action and firm commitment from the international community, adding that: “Nigeria, having faced similar challenges, understands the devastating impact of such acts of violence, reiterates its call for enhanced global cooperation to combat terrorism and extremism.”
The statement further added that: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of India as they recover from this tragedy, and we stand united in the shared pursuit of peace, stability, and justice worldwide.”
Nigeria Condemns Terrorist Attack in India
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Ijaw Youths Commend DSS on Arms Seuzure, UK Army Major’s Arrest

Ijaw Youths Commend DSS on Arms Seuzure, UK Army Major’s Arrest
…Calls on UK Govt to Probe Arrested Officer for Gun Running
By: Michael Mike
The Ijaw Youths Network has commended the Department of State Services for the seizure of 57 AK 47s, other rifles and hundreds of ammunition in Delta State.
The IYN also said that the arrest of a Delta State-born UK army Major and others in connection with the gun running reinforces public trust and confidence in the nation’s secret service and its commitment to national security.
The IYN Coordinator, Frank Ebikabo and Secretary, Federal Ebiaridor, were reacting to troubling media reports about the arrest of a gun runner with 57 AK47 assault rifles by the DSS near Asaba, Delta State, last week in a statement on Tuesday.
They commended the Director General of the DSS, Mr. Adeola Ajayi, and his men for combining proactiveness with astounding display of professionalism to prevent mindless bloodletting in Warri.
“We hereby commend the Director General of the DSS, Adeola Ajayi and the operatives of the service whose alertness and painstaking investigation led to the arrest of the UK Army Major and the seizure of the arms and ammunition involved.
“What the DSS has forestalled is a vile attempt to foist a dangerous regime of inter-ethnic violence on Warri and its environs.
“We hold the view that the agency deserves commendation as the magnitude of violence and destruction 57 AK47s in the wrong hands can cause is better imagined,” they said.
The IYN leadership urged the leadership of the DSS to ensure a holistic investigation of those behind the botched attempt to return Warri to the days of violence because of disenchantment over the INEC ward delineation exercise in the Warri Federal Constituency.
They appealed to the DSS to be consistent with the good work they have done, by bringing to justice all those involved in the crime, including the UK Army Major.
The IYN said that disagreements over issues should be resolved through dialogue rather than a resort to ethnic-inspired violence.
The IYN also called on the British High Commission in Nigeria to treat a petition sent to it on the involvement of the UK military officer with the required sense of urgency.
Ebikabo and Ebiaridor said it is disheartening that a high ranking military officer could be linked to a failed attempt to stoke avoidable crisis in Nigeria.
They urged the UK Government to clarify the status of the said Major whose actions have become glaringly inimical to the good image of the UK military.
They urged the inhabitants of the Warri Federal Constituency-the Ijaws, Urhobo and Itsekiri to be wary of people with dangerous and sinister intents to start ethnic violence in the city.
Meanwhile, a coalition of civil society organizations in Nigeria has called on the British Government to partner with the Federal Government to investigate the activities of the Major arrested over alleged illegal arms procurement intended to exacerbate tensions in Delta State.
This was contained in a letter addressed to the British High Commissioner in Nigeria dated April 28, 2025.
The CSOs alleged that the major’s action was a threat to Nigeria’s internal security.
The letter was jointly signed by Dr. Nwambu Gabriel, Leader of the coalition; Zekeri Momoh-Saliu, Secretary; Mohammed Idris, Member; and Hugo Okafor, Member.
Some of the members of the coalition are the Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness, Coalition for Democratic Watchdogs, Initiative for Voter Awareness and Electoral Reforms, and the Global Centre for Conscience Living Against Corruption.
There has been disenchantment and
tension following the delineation of wards and polling units in the Warri Federal Constituency by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
This had thrown up suspicions that the arms were procured by those opposed to the exercise.
Security sources say that the DSS is also looking into the activities of a powerful traditional ruler in connection with the matter.
INEC had earlier presented the report on the delineation of wards and polling units in the Warri Federal Constituency representatives of the Ijaw, Itsekiri, and Urhobo ethnic nationalities.
The Delta State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Etekamba Umoren, who represented the Commission’s Chairman at the presentation in Asaba, said that the fresh ward and polling unit delineation fieldwork was necessitated by the Supreme Court judgment of December 22, 2022, which ordered it to conduct the exercise.
INEC gave copies of the delineation report to Chief Victor Okumagba, Dr. Andrew Igban, and Dr Joe Bisina on behalf of the Urhobo, Itsekiri, and Ijaw ethnic nationalities, respectively.
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