Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The state has started the training program for the personnel who will manage drones. The Ogun State government is taking proactive measures to address security concerns within the state by implementing an innovative approach: the use of drones for aerial surveillance. Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun recently revealed that the state has initiated a comprehensive training…
Ogun declares war on kidnappers. The state government assured residents and travelers passing through the state of adequate security before, during, and after the Yuletide season. The government also stated that it would step up efforts to rid the Ogun State corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway of kidnappers and other armed gangs by providing more…
Following the threat of an attack by suspected bandits, residents of Ogere and Isara in Ikenne and Remo-North Local Government Areas of Ogun have been paralyzed. Our correspondent learned that a message purportedly written by bandits planning to attack the communities of Ishara and Ogere was being circulated. “I was in a prayer group yesterday…
General Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff, has reassured Nigerians that the general elections in 2023 will go place despite the country’s growing insecurity. Nigerians are gravely concerned about whether the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will hold the elections nationwide since terrorists and bandits continue to have a field day despite repeated promises…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has donated ten million naira and a van to the Nigerian Legion in the state as part of efforts by his administration to support security agencies in the state with logistics. The governor made the announcement at his office during the launch of the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day…
Security has been beefed up in border communities across the Southwest states, following an alleged plot by suspected terrorists to attack military formations in the areas, it was learnt yesterday. Government sources said there is increased surveillance in Yewa, Ogun State border towns and Badagry-Seme borders in Lagos and Oke-Ogun, Oyo State to ward off…
The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru has died in an air crash with some of his aides. Gen. Attahiru was on a trip to Kaduna, Military sources said. According to the source, efforts were on to locate the wreckage of the plane and evacuate the remains of the victims. The late…
The Ogun and Lagos police commands have strengthen security in different parts of their states to avert any possible attack by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and its Eastern Security Network. This was contained in a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, during a security summit chaired by Governor…
The Ogun State Government is taking proactive measures to prevent clashes between herdsmen and farmers and also ensure that lives and property within the state are safer. Towards this end, the state government has held a meeting with leaders of the various interest groups, including leaders of the Fulani, Hausa communities and Miyetti Allah Cattle…
The Department of State Service (DSS) has broken its silence on its search of the residences of Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser, saying that it found “incriminating” evidence during its search operation. The DSS, said there was suspicion that Dasuki was involved in “treasonable felony”. In a statement signed by Tony Opiuyo and released…
