The British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gill Atkintson has said that Nigeria needs to look beyond its security and Intelligence response to insurgency, banditry, and kidnapping in the Northern part of the country. Atkinston who spoke during the 1st Umaru Shinkafi Intelligence and Security Summit said, “The other thing which I believe must be part of the solution is why people are carrying out these activities, why young men believe the best choice they have is to carry out the violent activities and attacks on their fellow citizens and fellow citizens and fellow ethnic groups in the region,”

The Senate on Tuesday asked Nigeria’s Service Chiefs to resign their position following the deteriorating security in the country. The resolution asking the Service Chiefs to resign was moved by Senator Francis Fadahunsi (PDP, Osun) and seconded by Senator Betty Apiafi (PDP, Rivers). Fadahunsi said that the present crop of Service Chiefs should step aside for the new ideas to come in so as not to jeopardize the security system.

DSS Debunks Alleged Slapping Of Aviation Staff At Abuja Airport

The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied allegation suggesting its staff assaulted an aviation staff at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport, Abuja. The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had yesterday issued a statement on social media alleging a DSS official assaulted its staff that was on duty and breached a security protocol.

National Assembly Proposes Four Month Ban for Unruly VIPs at Airports

The Nigerian Senate yesterday implored aviation authorities to blacklist Very Important Persons (VIPs) that are violating the COVID-19 safety and security protocol at the airports by prescribing a four-month ban for such offenders. The red chamber also recommended that such violators should be exposed publicly to serve as a deterrent to others. The development is coming on the heels of an earlier declaration by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) that it would not be deterred in implementing its Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs) to ensure the success of its security and public health protocol in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.