The Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has called for the creation of state police amid increasing security challenges in the country. He made the call on Thursday at a National Assembly security summit, as he believes this would help tighten security across the nation.
The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that it will begin Exercise Ayem Akpatuma covering Benue, Taraba, Kogi, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger states in order to tackle the cases of kidnappings, herdsmen/farmers’ clashes among others.
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed a resolution inviting the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to appear in person to make input to ongoing efforts by the National Assembly to introduce Community Policing in Nigeria. The Senate made the resolution following a motion moved by Senator representing Osun West, Ademola Adeleke titled 'The Need to Post Junior Cadre of the Nigeria Police Force to Their States and Local Government Area to Enhance Community Policing in Nigeria.’
Rogers Nicholas, theatre commander, operation Lafiya Dole, says the Nigerian Army has completely defeated the Boko Haram insurgents.
Nicholas said this during the inauguration of the Nigeria-Cameroun Military joint mission on Saturday in Maiduguri, Borno capital.
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is currently meeting behind closed doors with members of the National Economic Council Committee on Pastoralist/Farmers Clash, comprising some state governors. The meeting is aimed at fashioning out modalities to end the increasing cases of herdsmen attacks across parts of the country.
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had commenced the construction of roads in the Sambisa Forest as part of the ongoing clearance operation to dislodge remnants of Boko Haram insurgents. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka, who made the disclosure in a statement issued in Maiduguri, said that the army had begun the construction project to open the forest and link communities around.
