The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the death of eight persons in a communal crisis between the Alesi community in the Ikom local government area and its neighboring community Ochon in the Obubra local government area. The South-South Zonal Coordinator of NEMA Godwin Tepiko confirmed the incident on 19th March 2022 during an on-the-spot assessment of the communal clash in both communities. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the assessment that no fewer than 2,008 persons were affected and had been displaced from their ancestral homes.

Three people have lost their lives in an explosion at the BUA cement factory in Sokoto, the tragedy occurred around 10 a.m on 18th March 2022. The spokesperson of the Sokoto State Fire Service, Bello Baban Addini, confimed the explosion in a statement but did not provide detail.

Gunmen in the early hours of 19th March 2022 have razed the home of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof George Obiozor, at Awo-Omanma in the Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State. The attack on Obiozor's was reported to have happened the same night the Umuguma Divisional Police Headquarters in the Owerri West LGA of the state was burnt with two police constabularies killed and cars set in flames.

The Nigerian Peace Keeping (Support & Participation) Bill, 2018 which seeks to restrict the powers of the President regarding peacekeeping missions has passed the second reading in the House of Representatives. The Bill will ensure that it is mandatory for the National Assembly to approve peacekeeping missions in other countries and appropriate funds for its execution. The Bill was sponsored by Hon. Olowole Oke and titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Provide for Statutory Regulations of Peace Keeping Operations by Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces, the Nigeria Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and Other Security Organizations; and for Related Matters.’

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has issued warning letters to two judges over their misconduct in the discharge of their judicial functions. One of the affected judges, Justice Muawiyah Baba Idris of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja was issued a warning letter and also placed on the NJC’s watch list for one year. Justice Idris was indicted for signing the Writ of Possession for execution on the same day he delivered judgment in a suit between Sicons Nigeria Ltd. versus Nile Place Restaurant and Catering Services Ltd.

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has instructed the immediate implementation of the new salary structure for the force. The IGP also gave approval for distributions of uniforms and other accoutrements for his personnel.
This according to report is as a result of rumour making the rounds that a section of the police force was planning to strike over the non-implementation of the new police salary structure, poor general welfare of officers, and failure to provide sophisticated weapons for fighting crime in the country.