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A successful joint security operation in Benue State neutralized three members of a notorious kidnapping syndicate, disrupting their illegal roadblocks and ambush tactics against travelers. The mission, driven by actionable intelligence and inter-agency collaboration, highlights the critical importance of community-informed, proactive military-police partnerships in combating localized banditry. This incident underscores that persistent insecurity in areas like Ukum LGA is often driven by specific, identifiable criminal networks with deep community ties. The operation’s success demonstrates that sustained, intelligenceContinue Reading

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The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association in Ibadan has issued a stark warning that Oyo State’s security, once a national benchmark, is rapidly deteriorating due to governmental complacency, putting residents at immediate risk as evidenced by recent kidnappings. This critique uniquely shifts accountability from federal to state authorities, urging Governor Makinde and the police to urgently rebuild and “rejig” the local security architecture. The warning was strategically delivered during the NBA Law Week, which itself highlights the legal sector’s focusContinue Reading

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By Aluta News Sept 6, 2021 The Police have confirmed the kidnapping of Sen. Nelson Effiong, who represented Eket Senatorial District in the eighth Senate. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Akwa Ibom, SP Odiko Macdon, told newsmen in Uyo on Monday that the senator was kidnapped in Uyo atContinue Reading