The death toll from an oil pipeline explosion in two Abia communities in Osisioma local government area of the state has risen to 24.NAN reports that as at Friday when the incident occurred, 19 persons, including a nursing mother, died on the spot.Anthony Ogbizi, Abia commissioner of police, gave the new figure during a press briefing in Umuahia on Saturday.“When we [...]
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the government to ensure the prosecution of operatives of the Enugu state command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) who allegedly shot at a commercial bus, leading to the death of seven persons.In a statement released on Friday, Emmanuel Onwubiko, national coordinator of HURIWA, said the [...]
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says a total of 110 persons have died in the current Lassa fever outbreak.In its latest weekly report which was released on Tuesday, the centre said a total of 1121 suspected cases have been reported from the beginning of the year to March 4, out of which 353 are confirmed positive.It said eight of [...]
Abdulrahman Dambazau, minister of interior, has directed Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP),and Abdullahi Muhammadu, commandant-general of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), to relocate to the north-east.They are to liaise with the army and the governors to ensure that security is provided to schools in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states.The directive was disclosed by the presidency in a [...]
The Edo command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested one Sani, a self-confessed Boko Haram suspect.Makinde Ayinla, NSCDC commandant in the state, said the suspect was arrested in the early hours of Saturday within the premises of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).“Our men deployed to guard the premises of the NTA arrested suspect after he [...]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the protection of telecommunication facilities in the country.The memorandum was signed at a meeting between Umar Danbatta, executive vice-chairman of NCC, and Abdullahi Muhammadu, NSCDC commandant-general, at the head office of the corps in Abuja on Wednesday.A statement [...]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it deployed 14, 000 personnel for Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra to boost the number of personnel provided by other security agencies.The corps said the measure was also to guarantee confidence of the people in the provision of adequate security for the election.Abdullahi Muhammadu, the commandant-general of the corps, gave the [...]
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has discovered an illegal refinery, operated in a rented apartment in Sokoto state.Babangida Dutsin-ma, the NSCDC commandant in the state, made this known in an interview with NAN on Friday in Sokoto.Dutsin-ma said the commandant’s surveillance team discovered the “mini-refinery” located in a rented apartment owned by a popular Sokoto [...]
Four people, including an operative of the Edo state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), have been killed by gunmen in Benin.Rawlings Osagie, the NSCDC operative, was shot dead at his residence when he returned home from work late on Monday.Aghatise Osagie, a younger brother to the deceased, who confirmed the development, told NAN that Rawlings [...]
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it is not opposed to the establishment of the Peace Corps of Nigeria.Musa Faruk, deputy comptroller, who represented Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, commandant general of the NSCDC, said this when he appeared before the senate committee on judiciary on Tuesday.Lamenting the challenge of inadequate security personnel in the country, Muhammadu said the establishment [...]
Some security agencies have deployed their personnel back to communities in the 24 local government areas in Borno state liberated from the Boko Haram insurgent group by the military.Damian Chukwu, the state commissioner of police, told NAN in Maiduguri that his command had deployed its men in almost all the liberated communities.He said the police deployed men from different departments [...]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it is monitoring the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), through its central Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in Abuja.In an interview with NAN, Muhammed Ibrahim, coordinator of the board in Niger, said all the examination centres were linked to the CCTV.“Our staff, candidates and supervisors in all examination centres are being watched [...]
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said on Saturday that six persons have been arrested over the illegal registration and sale of 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) materials.Fabian Benjamin, JAMB spokesperson, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja.He said the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for various registration [...]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) says it has arrested the former wife of Mamman Nur, a factional Boko Haram leader in Borno state.Ibrahim Abdullahi, NSCDC commandant in the state, disclosed this while speaking with reporters on Tuesday.He said his men arrested two female suspects in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Friday.Abdullahi said at first they were suspected to [...]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has uncovered a fake Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) centre in Maiduguri, Borno state.Ibrahim Abdullahi, the commandant of the corps in Borno, told NAN on Sunday in Maiduguri that operators of the fake centre were defrauding applicants.Abdullahi explained that the centre was uncovered on Thursday at the Kawu Shopping Complex [...]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested two suspects who connive with officials to divert food items in an Internally Displaced Person (IDPs) camp in Dalori, Borno state.Speaking with journalists on Tuesday, Ibrahim Abdullahi, commandant of the corps, said the suspects were arrested at premises of the camp.He explained that the food items in question [...]
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