The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has cautioned that the current wave of insecurity if persists could lead to the cancellation or postponement of the forthcoming general election. The electoral umpire has lamented that the development if not nipped in the bud could hinder the declaration of the election result and that would amount to constitutional crises in the country. The statement was made yesterday in Abuja by the Chairman, Board of Electoral Institute TEI, INEC’s training arm, professor Abdullahi Abdu Zuru during the validation of election security training resources.

Bandits have abducted many passengers from a train station in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State, who were waiting to board a train to Warri in Delta State . According to the Police Public Relations Officer in Edo, Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the incident, it is unclear if anyone was killed in the incident but some travellers sustained bullet wounds.

The Department of State Services (DSS) has debunked a publication’s accusations that it initiated a court case against the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu over alleged non-declaration of assets. This was made known in a statement by the Service’s Spokesperson, Peter Afunanya which stated that the publication was misleading.

The Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has announced that cash withdrawals from government accounts would end by March 1, 2023, adding that any government official that engages in such would be investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other relevant security agencies. This was disclosed to journalists on Thursday in Abuja by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), NFIU, Modibbo Tukur where he stated that this development was in line with the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The Department of States Services, DSS has disclosed today that they have arrested an Islamic state of West African Province, ISWAP, the commander who masterminded the recent bomb explosion that was detonated in Okene, Kogi state on 29th December when President Buhari visited the state. According to the secret police spokesperson, Peter Afunaya today, two suspects were arrested in connection to the terrorist attack namely; Abdulmumini Ibrahim Otaru, an ISWAP commander, and Saidu Suleiman.

In a bid to tackle insecurity in Imo and other South-Eastern states, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the deployment of technology to improve the region’s security. Hope Uzodinma, the Governor of Imo State revealed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday shortly after a closed-door meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.