The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Umar Garbai El-Kanemi has expressed concern over the unabated proliferation of small arms and light weapons into the security fragile northeast through international sources. The monarch made the observation when he received a delegation of the Coordinator, of the National Centre for Control of Small Arms and light weapons (NCCSALW), Mr. S.A Mohammed at his palace in Maiduguri, saying if the menace is not arrested on time capable of jeopardizing the successes achieved in terms of security in the northeast.

A yet-to-be-identified police officer attached to Lagos police command yesterday shot dead a female lawyer, Bolanle Rahim unprovoked. The incident happened yesterday, Sunday when the deceased was returning with members of her family from the church after attending Christmas service. Vigil360 learned that as the diseased while returning from church run into an Ajiwe police check in the Ajah area of Lagos state where they were asked to pull over. In an unprovoked manner, one police officer among the troop opened fire on the car before it pull over hitting the lawyer, and upon realizing that, the police officer fled the scene.

The Centre for Human Resources Development and Empowerment Initiative Kaduna, HRDEI, has kicked the plan by the lawmakers to establish Almajiri Commission to checkmate the menace of street kids. Executive Director of HRDEI, Mohammed Ali made the call yesterday in Kaduna saying the northern stallholders demand its total proscription of the practice instead. Some weeks before the National Assembly went on Christmas break, a Bill to establish the ‘Commission on Almajiri’ and other out-of-school children scaled a second reading in the House of Representatives.

The Defence Headquarters said no fewer than 130 Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa State Province (ISWAP) terrorists have been neutralized by troops in recent weeks. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.Gen. Musa Danmadami, the troops of Operations Hadin Kai and Hadarin Daji killed the terrorist at separate destinations in the North-East and North-West, adding that the troops apprehended four terrorist commanders and 12 logistics suppliers. He also said that 423 insurgents and members of their families comprising 41 males, 126 females and 222 children surrendered to troops.

The Central District Court, London yesterday denied the Nigerian lawmaker and former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu bail in his pre-trial verdict, alleging that he may flee the country if granted bail. The Nigerian lawmaker and his wife Beatrice landed in the London police net on 23rd June and both were charged on criminal allegations of trafficking and organ harvesting as against the modern slavery Act 2015. Counsel to Ekwremadu, filed for bail application intimating the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and the Attorney General of the Federal had written to the court that the lawmaker was not a flight risk.

Abuja Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has warned travellers to brace up for flight delays/cancellations amidst jet fuel scarcity. AON spokesperson, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, made this known in a statement made available to journalists today in Abuja. Okonkwo laments the persistence in scarcity of aviation fuel as suppliers have failed to meet the demands, in turn, threatening the airfare and delays to the general public.