…information systems, inter-governmental cooperation, federal intervention, use of force, firearms, grants and accountability." Essentially, the National Assembly retains broad supervisory legislative authority over the entire policing ecosystem, even after state forces are established. The bill, however, is explicit th…

…of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), also led to the recovery of firearms, ammunition and other dangerous weapons allegedly intended for use in violent activities. According to the police spokesperson, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, in a statement, the arrests followed credible intelligence indicating that memb…

…arrested a 16-year-old boy, Sunza Samuel, for unlawfully carrying a pistol and other firearms. In March this year, tension rose in Borno State following the circulation of a viral video showing 18 underage children in military-style uniforms celebrating in an isolated forest. At the time, the Borno State Commissioner f…

…the arrest of two suspected armed robbers. The command also disclosed that it recovered firearms and other items from the suspects. The command made the disclosure in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade. The statement was made available to DAILY POST on Sunday. Ayanlade explained that…

…must account for how security funds are utilised and tackle the proliferation of illegal firearms. “The issue of insecurity still comes back to the executive arm of government. What are governments doing with their security budgets? How did these criminals acquire these weapons? These are questions that need answers,”…

The Oyo State Police Command has recorded another significant breakthrough in its sustained efforts to combat cultism, violent

…of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested eight suspected cultists and recovered firearms and dangerous weapons during coordinated operations across the Ilorin metropolis. DAILY POST reports that the arrest is coming barely a week after four people were killed, two gravely injured and two arrested in a fierce sho…

…a known bandit Kingpin when you visited his forest camp and saw him in possession of firearms, an information which you knew to be of material assistance in securing his apprehension, but failed to disclose such information to any law enforcement or security officer as soon as reasonably practicable and thereby committ…

…4, which bordered on concealing information that her brother had illegally acquired firearms, which she saw when she visited his forest camp. While the punishment for each count is 20 years, Justice Yilwa ordered that the sentences run concurrently, after which the convicts will undergo rehabilitation. BREAKING: Court…