Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has called on all concerned Nigerians to come to the rescue of our justice system from collapsing due to undue influence from external forces. The CJN made the call yesterday Wednesday in Abuja during the National Summit on Justice; the CJN listed the issues threatening the justice system as corruption, inefficiency and undue influence from powerful forces. Arioola noted that upholding the independence and impartiality of the judiciary is paramount to every nation as people as it is the cornerstone of a functioning democracy and the guarantor of the rule of law. 

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has threatened to resign if besieged former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is not prosecuted. The ant graft boss stated this while speaking to newsmen yesterday Tuesday at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja, the agency chairman revealed that all those who aided in the obstruction of the former governor’s arrest must be brought to justice. The anti corruption office, EFCC had on 18th April, 2024 declared Bello wanted over an alleged N80 billion financial crime he committed while serving as the kogi state governor. 

Necessitated by the heightened insecurity in the country, former President Goodluck Jonathan has thrown his weight behind the call for the establishment of state police, saying it is non-negotiable. Mr Jonathan made his position clear at the “National Dialogue on the Establishment of State Police” organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review held yesterday in Abuja. The dialogue was titled, “Pathways to Peace: Reimagining Policing in Nigeria.” 

On 22nd April 2024, the Nigerian Army dismissed two soldiers involved in stealing armored cables at the Dangote refinery in Lagos state, on 11th April 2024. The dismissed operatives are Coporal Innocent Joseph and Lance Corporal Jacob Gani. It was gathered that the duo was arrested by the private security guards and other soldiers of the Nigerian Army while trying to vandalize and abscond with armored cables at the refinery. Confirming their dismissal in a statement on Monday, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, noted that the two soldiers were found to have abandoned their duty post and “to be in unauthorized possession of the (897 armored cables) materials,” and had since been handed over to relevant authorities for further prosecution.

The Inspector of General of Police, IGP, Olukayode Egbetokun, has proposed the merger of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as a Department under the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as against establishment of State Police.

President Bola Tinubu attended the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja, a two day event scheduled for Monday to Tuesday, April 23, 2024, organized by Nigeria in partnership with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) with the theme: ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat Terrorism.’ According to a statement issued on Sunday by Ajuri Ngelale,the Presidential Spokesperson, which stated that the summit will provide a platform to review the “nature and severity of the threat of terrorism on the continent.”