Nigeria police boss orders 24-hour highway patrol after attack on students.
Apparently disturbed by the gory details of the armed robbery attack on 42 female students along the Ore-Sagamu expressway, Acting Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Abubakar has ordered a 24-hour patrol of the nation's highways.
The police boss gave the order after a meeting with senior officers in the capital city of Abuja, three days after the students were robbed and raped by armed robbers, who pounced on them after the luxury bus conveying them from their school in South-east Nigeria to the capital city of Lagos broke down on Saturday night.
Nigerian highways are among the most dangerous in the world, as armed robbers capitalize on the poor state of the roads and the lack of security therein to attack motorists at will.
There have been concerns across the country that the dismantling of the police check points that dot the highways could be responsible for the growing attacks on the roads.
But the police boss, who has been widely hailed for ordering the removal of the road blocks used by the police to extort money from motorists has ruled out the return of the road blocks.
“Today, stories of toll collection, harassment of citizens on highways and other gory tales earlier associated with roadblocks no longer confront us. The roadblocks have disappeared and I intend that the situation remains so.
“Therefore, all commands shall, with immediate effect, commence robust motorized patrols of federal highways within their jurisdiction to ensure safety and easy passage of road users. Nigerians travelling on our highways must be sure of their safety with visible police patrols,” he said.
IG disarms, arrests, anti-kidnapping squad for aiding, abetting
THE Officer-in-Charge, OC, Anti-Kidnapping Task Force in Delta State, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, (name withheld) and over six members of the squad, have been disarmed, arrested and flown to Abuja on the orders of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, for allegedly aiding and abetting kidnappers in the state.
The task force has also been disbanded, while pastors are among the over the 98 persons nabbed in recent times for kidnapping in the state by the Police, State Security Service in the state and Army in the state. The Police and SSS have 40 apiece in their custody, while the Army has 18 in their custody.
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan confirmed the arrest of the Head of the Anti-Kidnapping Task Force and 98 persons, while briefing journalists at the end of State Security Council meeting in Government House Annex, Warri, Wednesday, to review the security situation in the state.
Nigeria police get own university.
The Nigeria Police Academy in Wudil, in northern Kano state, has been upgraded to a university, after the National Universities Commission (NUC) approved the upgrade.
The approval brings to 124 the total number of universities in Nigeria.
NUC's Executive Secretary Julius Okojie, who conveyed NUC’s approval to the institution, urged the police authorities to ensure that standards were maintained.
Minister of Police Affairs Caleb Olubolade said the police force 'requires an institution that is service oriented, especially now that our state of insecurity calls for dedicated training and capacity building”.
Apparently disturbed by the gory details of the armed robbery attack on 42 female students along the Ore-Sagamu expressway, Acting Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Abubakar has ordered a 24-hour patrol of the nation's highways.
The police boss gave the order after a meeting with senior officers in the capital city of Abuja, three days after the students were robbed and raped by armed robbers, who pounced on them after the luxury bus conveying them from their school in South-east Nigeria to the capital city of Lagos broke down on Saturday night.
Nigerian highways are among the most dangerous in the world, as armed robbers capitalize on the poor state of the roads and the lack of security therein to attack motorists at will.
There have been concerns across the country that the dismantling of the police check points that dot the highways could be responsible for the growing attacks on the roads.
But the police boss, who has been widely hailed for ordering the removal of the road blocks used by the police to extort money from motorists has ruled out the return of the road blocks.
“Today, stories of toll collection, harassment of citizens on highways and other gory tales earlier associated with roadblocks no longer confront us. The roadblocks have disappeared and I intend that the situation remains so.
“Therefore, all commands shall, with immediate effect, commence robust motorized patrols of federal highways within their jurisdiction to ensure safety and easy passage of road users. Nigerians travelling on our highways must be sure of their safety with visible police patrols,” he said.
IG disarms, arrests, anti-kidnapping squad for aiding, abetting
THE Officer-in-Charge, OC, Anti-Kidnapping Task Force in Delta State, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, (name withheld) and over six members of the squad, have been disarmed, arrested and flown to Abuja on the orders of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, for allegedly aiding and abetting kidnappers in the state.
The task force has also been disbanded, while pastors are among the over the 98 persons nabbed in recent times for kidnapping in the state by the Police, State Security Service in the state and Army in the state. The Police and SSS have 40 apiece in their custody, while the Army has 18 in their custody.
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan confirmed the arrest of the Head of the Anti-Kidnapping Task Force and 98 persons, while briefing journalists at the end of State Security Council meeting in Government House Annex, Warri, Wednesday, to review the security situation in the state.
Nigeria police get own university.
The Nigeria Police Academy in Wudil, in northern Kano state, has been upgraded to a university, after the National Universities Commission (NUC) approved the upgrade.
The approval brings to 124 the total number of universities in Nigeria.
NUC's Executive Secretary Julius Okojie, who conveyed NUC’s approval to the institution, urged the police authorities to ensure that standards were maintained.
Minister of Police Affairs Caleb Olubolade said the police force 'requires an institution that is service oriented, especially now that our state of insecurity calls for dedicated training and capacity building”.
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