Police step up patrols in commands
The police say patrols have been stepped up in all police commands across the country for effective protection of lives and property.
Inspector of General of Police, Hafiz Ringim in a New Year message in Abuja on Friday, said that the public should not be apprehensive due to reports of violence in some parts of the country.
Ringim said the Nigeria Police had always been active in response to issues that bordered on security of lives and property.
He also called on policemen to prepare ahead of the 2011 elections and ensure free, fair and violence-free polls.
The inspector general charged the officers to be focused and exhibit professionalism in the conduct of their duties during the elections.
According to him, the task of ensuring a violence-free election must be given all the seriousness it deserves.
Ringim said in the outgoing year, the police arrested and prosecuted more than 35,000 persons in various courts across the country, in its efforts to check crimes.
He commended officers and men of the force for effective management of the recurring Boko Haram crisis and the menace of kidnappings.
Ringim also thanked Nigerians for keeping faith with the police and assured them that the police would continue to collaborate with them to achieve the objectives of community policing.
The police, therefore, advised Nigerians to go about their normal businesses and not be apprehensive in view of what was happening in some parts of the country.
Meanwhile, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olusola Amore said all the Commissioners of Police in the various state commands had been put on ``red alert''.
Amore urged the public to collaborate with the police, saying that we are all stakeholders as security is everybody’s business.
He assured the public that informants would not be treated as suspects.
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Police vow to arrest perpetrators of Bayelsa explosion
The Bayelsa police command has vowed to arrest the perpetrators of the bomb explosion that rocked a political campaign rally in Yanagoa on Dec. 19.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Aliyu Musa, said on Friday that the perpetrators succeeded in scaring away supporters who gathered at the rally.
Musa said the police command would take proactive steps to curb such incidence in the future.
The commissioner, who described the spate of explosions in the state as worrisome, however, appealed to the people to see security as every body’s business.
He advised them to always provide information to the police for prompt action.
The commissioner said the command would set up a bomb disposal unit to comb the nooks and crannies of the state capital to check such incidences and appealed for the understanding of members of the public.
Two explosives suspected to be time bombs went off at a school field during the rally organised by a PDP gubernatorial aspirant, Chief Beimo Rufus-Spiff.
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Bomb blasts: Force Hqtrs deploy experts to Jos - Commissioner.
Force Headquarters, Abuja has deployed bomb experts to the Police Command in Plateau to begin a thorough investigation into the Christmas Eve bomb blasts in Jos.
Abdulrahman Akano, the Police Commissioner in the State, told newsmen in Jos that forensic, bomb and scene crime experts were already carrying out investigations in Jos.
He said that the experts from Abuja were working hand-in-hand with detectives based in Jos to unravel the mystery behind the bombing.
Akano said that the Command was using the experts to sweep venues of important events ``before people are allowed into such places to prevent a recurrence’’.
He said the command had introduced strategies such as vehicle and foot patrols, road blocks and joint investigations with sister security agencies in its bid to prevent a recurrence of the Dec. 24 incidents.
Akano urged the public to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement to the police or any security agency for necessary action.
He appealed to the citizens of Plateau to go about their lawful business as security agencies were ready to protect their lives and the property.
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Suspected Boko Haram members kill four policemen, others in Borno.
Armed men suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram, were killed four policemen and three civilians in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
The gunmen ambushed a Joint Task Force team made up of Military and Policemen in the Dala area of Maiduguri metropolis and opened fire on them.
The ensuring shootout four police officers were killed, some escaped with bullet wounds, while their patrol vehicle was burnt down.
The assailants, who arrived at the scene in three Golf cars, fired several shots into the air to scare away members of the public, but three people were said to have been hit by stray bullets and died.
However, ASP Abdullahi Lawan, the Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in the state, who confirmed the incident, said that only three policemen and one civilian were killed in the incident.
Lawan said that more policemen and soldiers had been deployed to the area to fish out the suspects from their hideout.
He urged the public to assist security operatives with vital information that could lead to the arrest of the suspects.
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Clerics call for prayers for Nigeria
Religious leaders on Friday called for prayers for the peace and prosperity of Nigeria as it enters a new year.
In separate messages to herald the year 2011, the religious leaders urged Nigerians to be obedient to constituted authorities and pray for the country’s leaders.
The Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Dr Mike Okonkwo, urged Nigerians not to lose hope but pray for the recovery of the economy and for successful elections in 2011.
He appealed to politicians aspiring for public offices to play by the rules and not see the forthcoming elections as a do-or-die affair, stressing that Nigerians deserved credible leaders capable of delivering the dividends of democracy.
The cleric also urged politicians to desist from acts and utterances capable of overheating the polity thereby creating unnecessary tension.
The cleric tasked security agencies to wake up to their responsibilities and prevent a recurrence of violence, stressing ``any nation inundated with violence cannot develop’’.
In his message, the Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Ephraim Ademowo, declared 2011 a decisive year.
He charged the government to be committed to laying a solid foundation for credible elections and urged the citizens to be tolerant and vigilant in order to advance the country.
Ademowo urged political parties to imbibe the culture of intra-party democracy, adding that the era of imposing unwanted and unpopular candidates on the people was over.
He advised the government to evolve new measures to deal with corruption, which he said had plagued the nation since independence.
Ademowo called on all tiers of government to declare a state of emergency in healthcare, power, security, education, infrastructure and the employment sector.
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The police say patrols have been stepped up in all police commands across the country for effective protection of lives and property.
Inspector of General of Police, Hafiz Ringim in a New Year message in Abuja on Friday, said that the public should not be apprehensive due to reports of violence in some parts of the country.
Ringim said the Nigeria Police had always been active in response to issues that bordered on security of lives and property.
He also called on policemen to prepare ahead of the 2011 elections and ensure free, fair and violence-free polls.
The inspector general charged the officers to be focused and exhibit professionalism in the conduct of their duties during the elections.
According to him, the task of ensuring a violence-free election must be given all the seriousness it deserves.
Ringim said in the outgoing year, the police arrested and prosecuted more than 35,000 persons in various courts across the country, in its efforts to check crimes.
He commended officers and men of the force for effective management of the recurring Boko Haram crisis and the menace of kidnappings.
Ringim also thanked Nigerians for keeping faith with the police and assured them that the police would continue to collaborate with them to achieve the objectives of community policing.
The police, therefore, advised Nigerians to go about their normal businesses and not be apprehensive in view of what was happening in some parts of the country.
Meanwhile, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olusola Amore said all the Commissioners of Police in the various state commands had been put on ``red alert''.
Amore urged the public to collaborate with the police, saying that we are all stakeholders as security is everybody’s business.
He assured the public that informants would not be treated as suspects.
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Police vow to arrest perpetrators of Bayelsa explosion
The Bayelsa police command has vowed to arrest the perpetrators of the bomb explosion that rocked a political campaign rally in Yanagoa on Dec. 19.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Aliyu Musa, said on Friday that the perpetrators succeeded in scaring away supporters who gathered at the rally.
Musa said the police command would take proactive steps to curb such incidence in the future.
The commissioner, who described the spate of explosions in the state as worrisome, however, appealed to the people to see security as every body’s business.
He advised them to always provide information to the police for prompt action.
The commissioner said the command would set up a bomb disposal unit to comb the nooks and crannies of the state capital to check such incidences and appealed for the understanding of members of the public.
Two explosives suspected to be time bombs went off at a school field during the rally organised by a PDP gubernatorial aspirant, Chief Beimo Rufus-Spiff.
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Bomb blasts: Force Hqtrs deploy experts to Jos - Commissioner.
Force Headquarters, Abuja has deployed bomb experts to the Police Command in Plateau to begin a thorough investigation into the Christmas Eve bomb blasts in Jos.
Abdulrahman Akano, the Police Commissioner in the State, told newsmen in Jos that forensic, bomb and scene crime experts were already carrying out investigations in Jos.
He said that the experts from Abuja were working hand-in-hand with detectives based in Jos to unravel the mystery behind the bombing.
Akano said that the Command was using the experts to sweep venues of important events ``before people are allowed into such places to prevent a recurrence’’.
He said the command had introduced strategies such as vehicle and foot patrols, road blocks and joint investigations with sister security agencies in its bid to prevent a recurrence of the Dec. 24 incidents.
Akano urged the public to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement to the police or any security agency for necessary action.
He appealed to the citizens of Plateau to go about their lawful business as security agencies were ready to protect their lives and the property.
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Suspected Boko Haram members kill four policemen, others in Borno.
Armed men suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram, were killed four policemen and three civilians in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
The gunmen ambushed a Joint Task Force team made up of Military and Policemen in the Dala area of Maiduguri metropolis and opened fire on them.
The ensuring shootout four police officers were killed, some escaped with bullet wounds, while their patrol vehicle was burnt down.
The assailants, who arrived at the scene in three Golf cars, fired several shots into the air to scare away members of the public, but three people were said to have been hit by stray bullets and died.
However, ASP Abdullahi Lawan, the Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in the state, who confirmed the incident, said that only three policemen and one civilian were killed in the incident.
Lawan said that more policemen and soldiers had been deployed to the area to fish out the suspects from their hideout.
He urged the public to assist security operatives with vital information that could lead to the arrest of the suspects.
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Clerics call for prayers for Nigeria
Religious leaders on Friday called for prayers for the peace and prosperity of Nigeria as it enters a new year.
In separate messages to herald the year 2011, the religious leaders urged Nigerians to be obedient to constituted authorities and pray for the country’s leaders.
The Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Dr Mike Okonkwo, urged Nigerians not to lose hope but pray for the recovery of the economy and for successful elections in 2011.
He appealed to politicians aspiring for public offices to play by the rules and not see the forthcoming elections as a do-or-die affair, stressing that Nigerians deserved credible leaders capable of delivering the dividends of democracy.
The cleric also urged politicians to desist from acts and utterances capable of overheating the polity thereby creating unnecessary tension.
The cleric tasked security agencies to wake up to their responsibilities and prevent a recurrence of violence, stressing ``any nation inundated with violence cannot develop’’.
In his message, the Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Ephraim Ademowo, declared 2011 a decisive year.
He charged the government to be committed to laying a solid foundation for credible elections and urged the citizens to be tolerant and vigilant in order to advance the country.
Ademowo urged political parties to imbibe the culture of intra-party democracy, adding that the era of imposing unwanted and unpopular candidates on the people was over.
He advised the government to evolve new measures to deal with corruption, which he said had plagued the nation since independence.
Ademowo called on all tiers of government to declare a state of emergency in healthcare, power, security, education, infrastructure and the employment sector.
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