The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has ordered the immediate deployment of additional operational assets to complement the efforts of personnel attached to ‘Operation Restore Peace’ in the South East. The IGP condemned the “recent spate of attacks on police officers, facilities and other police operational assets around the nation, particularly in the southeast” and such “unwarranted attacks would be strictly treated in accordance with extant laws.”

Former Nigerian leader, President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on well-meaning Nigerians to revisit the state police debate, saying it is the only way out now considering the overwhelming insecurity in the land. Obasanjo gave the suggestion when he hosted the leadership of the National Association of Ex-Local Government Chairmen in Nigeria led by Hon. Albert Asipa at his Abeokuta mansion. He commended the group for forming such a formidable group; applauding them that some Local Government Chairmen were far better than most of the highly placed elected leaders in the country today.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Ibrahim Muhammad Tanko has sworn in six newly appointed judges of the Federal High Court and one judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court. The newly sworn-in Federal High Court judges are Emmanuel Gakko, Musa Sulaiman Liman, Aminu Garba, Bala Khalifa-Mohammed Usman, Ahmad Gama Mahmud, and Segun-Bello Mabel Taiye while the FCT High Court judge is Joseph Adebayo Aina.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali has ordered all Commissioners of Police (CPs), tactical commanders, and their respective supervising Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to enhance security around schools and colleges nationwide.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has appointed CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi as the spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). This was made known on Tuesday in a statement titled ‘IGP Confirms Appointment Of CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi as 25th Indigenous Force PRO’.

The US has agreed to sell military equipment worth $997m (E763m) to nigeria, which has been battling jihadists in the north as well as the Sahel, following the approval of the US State Department. The weapons include12 attack helicopters and  numerous Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) rockets. The Nigerian government had requested the equipment which would help to improve security in Sub-Saharan Africa in line with US foreign policy goals and shared security objectives, a statement from the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. According to the statement, Nigeria will have no difficulty in acquiring the weapons, but the process is expected to take at least five years.