Category: Security

The Oyo State Police Command has said it received a report that hoodlums loaded in a bus and taxi came to set ablaze the house of Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Igboho .

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state , Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi , said this in a statement .

He said the police had begun an investigation into the incident .

The police statement read , “ At about 0620 hrs of today 26 /01 / 2021 , a report was received at the Santo Police Station that some unidentified hoodlums came to Sunday Igboho’ s house at Soka area of Ibadan in a Hummer bus and Micra ( taxi) firing sporadically , and set the house ablaze.

“ The mini sitting room got burnt in the process while the value of other properties is yet to be estimated .

“ Immediately the DPO Sanyo got a wind of the incident , he contacted fire service while he also went to the scene for on the spot assessment .

“ The fire was eventually put out . An investigation has commenced into the incident while the Police are on the trail of the hoodlums . ”

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The Oyo State Police Command has said it received a report that hoodlums loaded in a bus and taxi came to set ablaze the house of Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Igboho .

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state , Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi , said this in a statement .

He said the police had begun an investigation into the incident .

The police statement read , “ At about 0620 hrs of today 26 /01 / 2021 , a report was received at the Santo Police Station that some unidentified hoodlums came to Sunday Igboho’ s house at Soka area of Ibadan in a Hummer bus and Micra ( taxi) firing sporadically , and set the house ablaze.

“ The mini sitting room got burnt in the process while the value of other properties is yet to be estimated .

“ Immediately the DPO Sanyo got a wind of the incident , he contacted fire service while he also went to the scene for on the spot assessment .

“ The fire was eventually put out . An investigation has commenced into the incident while the Police are on the trail of the hoodlums . ”

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Governors of the South – West has agreed to ban all forms of open grazing in the region , Oyo State Governor , Seyi Makinde, has said .

According to him , the decision was taken today when the governors met with the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria as well as security chiefs .

Giving a report after the meeting , Makinde tweeted, “ Today , the South West governors held a security stakeholders’ meeting in Ondo State . The meeting was attended by our brother governors from Kebbi and Jigawa States ; security chiefs , South West zone led by the AIG Zone 11 and leaders from the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria .

“ Collectively , we resolved to ban open grazing in all parts of the South- West. In Oyo State, we already have a law against open grazing which will continue to be implemented by our security agencies .

“ I restated that we will not permit criminality as a response to criminal actions . Instead we will continue to support our security agencies to do their duties . Also , we will work with our people to face our common enemies – the criminals ; kidnappers , armed robbers and bandits . ”

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The Federal Government said although the country was facing security challenges , the current situation is better than what the present regime met at its inception in 2015 .

The Minister of Information and Culture , Lai Mohammed , said this while answering questions at a press conference in Abuja.

He was joined at the briefing by the Minister of Interior , Rauf Aregbesola .

“ I can say without hesitation that , though Nigeria is facing security challenges , the situation is far better than what we met in 2015 , ” the minister said .

He explained that before the inception of the present regime , bombings by Boko Haram members were being witnessed in about 12 states including Abuja .

He said the situation has changed for the better .

“ There is no doubt that we are much better than how it was , ” he added .

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The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to exercise restraint following the brewing conflict in the northern regions of Oyo State , as well as the tension in Ondo State .

This is contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola , and shared on his official Twitter handle .

A part of the statement which has now been deleted says “ the Federal Government is moving in quickly to bring state , community, security , traditional institutions, religious organizations and youth groups into a purposeful dialogue that will bring effective resolutions to the problem within constitutional and legal frameworks . ”

Another part says , “ Let us all try to be our brother’ s keeper and work towards building a peaceful community that works for all irrespective of ethnicity, religion and other forms of differences . ”

Meanwhile, The meeting between members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and members of the Nigeria Governors Forum has started .

Some of the governors in attendance include Ondo, Osun , Ekiti , Oyo , and Jigawa , and Kebbi states .

In his welcome remarks , the chairman of the Nigeria Governors ’ Forum and Governor of Ekiti State , Dr Kayode Fayemi , said the meeting was called to resolve the issue of insecurity in the South- West.

He noted that Akeredolu had not ordered the Fulani to leave Ondo State .

Fayemi said , “ Many members of MACBAN were born in the South -West. So , Akeredolu cannot ask Fulani to vacate Ondo State . The area concerned is the forest reserves and it is about registration and also to work in line with the law .

“ What we are after is the criminals , not Fulani herdsmen , criminals are criminals irrespective of their ethnic group . ”

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The Presidency has been advised against the planned arrest of Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho .

The National President of Yoruba Youth Socio- Cultural Association, Olalekan Hammed , who said this in an interview with our correspondent said arresting Igboho will trigger a crisis in the area .

He said Igboho offered to do what security agencies had not been able to do for the people , saying many indigenes of the land had been maimed and killed for so long by herdsmen .

According to him , arresting Igboho will make the people lose confidence in the Federal Government.

He said , “ Ibarapa youths may react violently if Sunday Igboho is arrested . They will also lose hope in both the federal and the state government .

“ Ibarapa and other communities across Yoruba land seriously need to be guaranteed safety . So , any attempt to arrest Igboho will make the people think the government wants the menace of bandits in their communities to continue. ”

He said the police should not arrest Igboho because he did not ask Fulani to leave Yorubaland but criminals .

He added , “ The President ’ s body language which is boosting criminal herders ’ moral has already pushed the entire country in a state of anarchy . ”

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The Presidency says the Inspector -General of Police , Mohammed Adamu , has ordered the arrest of Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho , for giving Fulani in Oyo State an ultimatum to exit the state.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity , Garba Shehu , was quoted as saying this during an interview with BBC Hausa.

According to the BBC report , Shehu said he had just got off the phone with the IGP who told him that an order had been given to the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Ngozi Onadeko, to arrest Igboho immediately and transfer him to Abuja .

Part of the report read , “ Garba said he just got off the telephone with the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police , who confirmed to him that he had ordered the arrest of Igboho , who is to be brought to Abuja .

“ Igboho is among topics that have generated public discuss on social media in Nigeria on Friday since he visited Igangan in Ibarapa Local Government (of Oyo State ) where he insisted that all Fulani residents in Oyo State, must leave as long as kidnapping continues.

“ Mallam Garba Shehu said government was having a hard time punishing (such ) offenders because of the activities of human rights organisations .

“ Garba Shehu said the order given by the Inspector General of Police , for now , is that Igboho should be arrested and brought to Abuja to be taken to court to face prosecution. ”

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The Inspector – General of Police , Adamu Mohammed , has assured Nigerians of improved security in the year 2021 .

Mohammed assured Nigerians that the Nigeria Police Force will be unrelenting in fighting all forms of crimes especially kidnapping , armed robbery , banditry , cultism , cybercrime, sexual and gender – based violence in the new year.

He said aggressive , proactive , intelligence- driven and community-based crime fighting strategies will be implemented by the Force in ensuring the safety of the country.

The IGP said the Force will collaborated with other Law Enforcement Agencies as well as citizens in carrying out the task of ridding the country of criminal elements .

The President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd . ) , has assured Nigerians that the Boko Haram insurgency which started in 2009 in the North – East would end this year .

He , however , urged the citizens to pray for the armed forces which is also undertaking operations against bandits and kidnappers in the North – West and part of North – Central .

Buhari , who spoke , during the Juma ’ at prayer held in commemoration of the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the National Mosque , Abuja , declared that “ this is a year of action and we will finish what we are doing” .

Represented by the Defence Minister , Maj. Gen . Magashi Salihi , ( retd . ), the President noted that “ what is happening in this country will soon be over .

“ This year, we will finish what we are doing ; pray for us that we succeed ” .

There are indications that the Nigerian Police Council may nominate a new Inspector – General of Police by February.

It is unclear if the current Inspector -General of Police , Mohammed Adamu , will get a tenure extension but unconfirmed sources said his successor may be announced .

The council , which is chaired by the President , comprises the 36 state governors and the Chairman of the Police Service Commission .

Adamu , who is the 20 th indigenous police boss, is expected to retire next month when he would clock 35 years in service .

Sources said he had launched a vigorous lobby for tenure extension to enable him to conclude certain reforms in the police but it is still unclear if his bid to secure an extension additional was successful .

It was gathered that the race for the IGP ’ s successor has begun with some state governors , influential politicians and traditional rulers rooting for their candidates .

A senior official said intense lobby for the new IG has commenced with various interest groups pushing the candidacy of their protégés .

A handful out of about 20 Assistant Inspectors – General of Police are eligible for appointment as the next IG , newsmen gathered on Saturday.

A source stated, “ The police council always meets confidentially to decide the next IG but a lot of people are already pushing for their candidates ; the pressure is high but it is the President ’ s prerogative to select the IG .

“ We have about 20 AIGs but most of them do not qualify under the new Police Act , which stipulates that a candidate for the office of the IG must have at least five years of service .

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