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  • Farmers seek Ogun’s intervention over cattle rustling

    Farmers seek Ogun’s intervention over cattle rustling

    Farmers across rural communities in Ogun State are reeling from a surge in cattle rustling incidents that have not only depleted their livestock but also left many with injuries and emotional scars.

    Local authorities and community leaders said the attacks have become increasingly frequent in recent months, with armed rustlers targeting herders and farm owners during early morning or late-night raids.

    The assailants, often wielding machetes and other dangerous weapons, have stormed farmlands, stealing cattle and violently assaulting those who resist. Several victims have sustained serious wounds, some requiring urgent hospital care.

    One of the latest attacks occurred between Tuesday, September 9, and the early hours of September 10 at A & A Harmony Farms, Okunowa, Ijebu.

    According to the farm owner, Sina Akinsanya, the invaders disabled all security equipment before carting away valuable livestock and supplies.

    “Our lone security guard was overpowered, blindfolded, and restrained. His phone was taken, and all our floodlights and CCTV cameras were destroyed.”

    The SIM cards were removed from the cameras. The cost of the damage is close to N2 million. Eight cows valued at N14 million, along with about N1 million worth of medication, were stolen,” Akinsanya said.

    He expressed worries that the rustlers threatened to return.

    In another incident in Imodi Mosan, Ijebu, a farmer narrowly survived an attack after rustlers struck his property. His security guard, a member of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), sustained life-threatening injuries and remains in hospital. The   guard was almost killed.

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    “We are praying for his recovery. The wave of attacks has left livestock owners terrified and uncertain about the future. Some are now quitting the business altogether. This is my second attack in three months. A total of 25 cows are gone. Two farms near me were also hit in the last two weeks. I am quitting,” said Kola, a farmer from Ijebu. In Odeda and Yewa North, subsistence farmers and herders say the insecurity has triggered widespread panic and economic hardship, threatening their livelihoods.

    To this end, many have appealed to the Ogun State Government for urgent intervention, demanding not only better protection . The crisis in Ogun reflects a wider regional threat. Last year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), through its Subregional Office for West Africa, convened a regional workshop in Saint-Louis, Senegal, to address the growing menace of cattle rustling across West Africa and the Sahel. The meeting underscored that rustling has evolved from small-scale theft into organized cross-border crime, marked by deadly violence and linked to broader conflict economies in countries such as Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali.

    FAO’s Animal Health and Production Officer, Dr. Lionel Gbaguidi, estimated annual losses from cattle rustling at $432 million in Nigeria, $32 million in Mali between 2016 and 2022, and $3.2 million annually in Senegal. Experts warn that beyond the economic toll, rustling fuels unregulated slaughter activities that endanger public health by exposing consumers to zoonotic diseases.

    “Cattle rustling is inseparable from instability and conflict. Authorities, civil society, and the international community must recognize its role in fueling violence and make it central to peace and security efforts,” said Mali’s National Director of Animal Production and Industries, Mr. Djakalia Ouattara.

    Livestock is central to West Africa’s economy, contributing up to 44 percent of agricultural GDP in some Sahelian states. With over 84 million cattle and more than 311 million small ruminants, the subregion accounts for nearly a third of Africa’s livestock population. Yet this critical sector faces growing threats from rustling, leaving farmers like those in Ogun State exposed to financial ruin and despair.

    For Ogun’s farmers, the fear is immediate and personal. Unless urgent measures are taken, they warn, the state’s food security and rural economy could face lasting damage.

  • Police kill two kidnap, robbery, cattle rustling suspects

    Sokoto State Police Command has killed two notorious kidnap, cattle rustling and robbery suspects, including a ward head of Gidan Bunu village in Rabah Local Government.

    Nineteen suspects, including a woman, were arrested in villages across Goronyo, Rabah and Illela local governments.

    Items recovered from the suspects include 251 sheep, 69 cows, 29 camels, 98 blankets and seven wrappers.

    The deceased ward head, Alhaji Adduwa, was the group’s armourer, who engaged the police in a shootout and got killed while attempting to escape.

    The other deceased suspect, Aliyu Abdullahi, who also attempted to escape at Gawon Fulani village in Rabah Council, died in hospital.

    Briefing reporters yesterday in Sokoto, spokesperson for the command, DSP Cordelia Nwawe, while parading the suspects, said the deceased ward head died in hospital while receiving treatment from gunshot injuries he sustained during the gun battle with the police tactical operations team.

    “Abdullahi was arrested at Gawon Fulani village in possession of AK47 rifle loaded with 30 rounds of live ammunition and extra magazine. He was nabbed while attempting to escape and eventually died,” she said.

    Nwawe also confirmed the arrest of a gunrunner, Lawali Aliyu, at Araba village in Illela Local Government.

    The suspect, she said, was nabbed in possession of AK47 rifle while trying to smuggle it to Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi states for distribution to members of his gang.

    “He confessed receiving the arms from one Dankani, aka America, to deliver to Ramatu Muhammad of Tursa village in Rabah Local Government. He gets his stock from Ibrahim Galmi in Niger Republic and has been involved in a number of kidnapping and robbery operations.

    “Ramatu is an elderly woman, who is the custodian of the arms used by the gang.”

    Nwawe said Madugu Haruna was arrested for being in charge of transportation by giving out his bike to the late Adduwa to move with the products.

    She said the command remained resolute and combat ready against criminals, adding: “We will continue to make Sokoto difficult for criminals to find comfort for their operations.”

  • Police parade 59 suspects for kidnapping, armed robbery in Abuja

    The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday paraded 59 suspects for their alleged involvement in kidnapping, armed robbery, cattle rustling and other violent crimes.

    Seven of the suspects paraded according to the Police were responsible for the kidnap and murder of the Vice Chairman of Abaji Area Council and four others along Suleja-Minna Road in  Niger State.

    The Suspects include the 60 year old gang leader who is also the armourer of the gang;  Bello Alhaji Lawal, Sadiq Danladi, Abubakar Mohammed,  Abubakar Usman, Abdullahi Idris, Abubakar Suleiman, and Ibrahim Babangida.

    Items recovered from them are; Seven AK47 rifles, 118 rounds of ammunition, nine mobile phones, four pairs of suspected fake military Camouflage uniforms and Charms.

    The Police said the suspects were trailed and arrested in their hideout at Tunga Maje forest along Zuba-Gwagwalada Road, Abuja, where the syndicate plan their operations and keep hostage of their kidnap victims.

    This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Thursday by the Force Spokesman, Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood.

    The statement reads: “On 24th November, 2018, the IGP Special Strike Force on violent crimes attached to Operation Absolute Sanity in Gawu Babaginda, Niger State led by DCP Yusuf Kolo, working on actionable intelligence in a follow up of a case of Criminal Conspiracy, Armed Robbery and Kidnapping of the Vice Chairman of Abaji Area Council and four (4) others along Suleja-Minna Road, Niger State, trailed and arrested the above mentioned suspects in their hideout at Tunga Maje Forest along Zuba-Gwagwalada Road, Abuja, where the syndicate plan their operations and keep hostage of their kidnap victims.

    “The suspects on sighting the Police Team opened fire and engage in a serious gun battle with the Police Team that lasted for over an hour. The superior gun power of the Police Team led to the death of three of the vicious and notorious kidnapping/armed robbery gang members and the arrest of Seven other members.

     The Police said four victims were rescued from their captivity adding that the suspects have confessed and admitted to be responsible for the kidnap of the Vice Chairman of Abaji Area Council and four others.

    “They have also revealed their various criminal roles in the armed robbery/kidnap operations and murder of the Vice Chairman of Abaji Area council who was one of their victims in the kidnap operation.

    The Force said effort is being intensified to arrest other members of the gang indicted in the confessional statements of the arrested suspects adding that they will all be arraigned in court on completion of investigation.

    52 other suspects belonging to three gangs who operate in Nasarawa, Niger, Kaduna, Katsina,  Zamfara and Sokoto States were also paraded by the Police. One of the suspects,  Abdra’uf Yusuf is from  Libya and he is said to be a trained gorilla fighter.

    The Police also recovered from them; Eight AK47 rifles, one  G3 rifle, two Single Barrel gun, one dane Gun, one  Revolver Pistol, 145 ammunition, five  Live Cartridges, 16 swords, three operational Vehicles of the gangs, two  Bajaj motorcycle and charms.

    The suspects in the first gang are; Abdulra’uf Yusuf ‘M’ 45yrs – Gang Leader, a Libya trained Gorilla Fighter, Bashiru Aminu ‘M’ 30yrs – Buys and Supply firearms and ammunition to armed bandits and other members of the group, Aliyu  Saidu ‘M’ 33yrs, Musa Adamu ‘M’ 35yrs, Isah Haruna ‘M’ 55yrs

    Abdullahi Haruna ‘M’ 56yrs, Mohammed Tukur ‘M’ 25yrs, Abdullahi Buhari, Aliyu Abudullahi ‘M’ 29yrs, Tukur Hassan ‘M’ 26yrs, Mande Aleri ‘M’ 30yrs and Sani  Ali ‘M’ 21yrs.

    Others are; Shehu Umar ‘M’ 30yrs, Ibrahim Garba ‘M’ 21yrs, Mohammed Sani ‘M’ 30yrs,          Mohhamed Bello ‘M’ 35yrs, Sule Dambule ‘M’  48yrs, Ahmadu Buba ‘M’ 27yrs,   Mohammed Baude ‘M’ 63yrs, Abubakar Umar ‘M’ 52yrs, Abubakar Turai ‘M’ 66yrs, Abubakar Sala ‘M’ 37yrs, Ibrahim Mohammed ‘M’ 31yrs, Abubakar Mande ‘M’ 20yrs, Abubakar Hussaini ‘M’ 60yrs, Usman Hassan ‘M’ 65yrs, Shehu Abubakar ‘M’ 70yrs, Usman Umar ‘M’ 18yrs and Yahaya Lawal ‘M’ 55yrs.

    Suspects in the second gang include; Isiyaku Samaila ‘M’ 37, Mohammed Rilwanu ‘M’ 40yrs, Usman Sani ‘M’ 35yrs, Mohammed Shuaibu ‘M’ 49yrs, Rabiu Tukur ‘M’ 30yrs, Surajo Suleiman ‘M’ 45yrs, Abdullahi Ya’u  ‘M’  30yrs,   Abdullahi Ibrahim ‘M’ 58yrs, Abubakar Ahmed ‘M’ 42yrs, Musa Abdullahi ‘M’ 48yrs,       Isah Waziri ‘M’ 35yrs,  Shuaibu Ibrahim ‘M’ 25yrs,  Shuaibu Usman ‘M’ 18yrs, Faisal Surajo ‘M’ 18yrs, Kamalu Abdulmumini ‘M’ 30 yrs, and   Ibrahim Musa ‘M’ 28yrs.

    Members of the third gang are; Abdulkarim Adamu ‘M’ 27yrs, Sani Alh Lawal ‘M’ 20yrs, Umar Garba ‘M’ 22yrs, Hussaini Mamman  ‘M’ 25yrs,  Sani Umar ‘M’ 23yrs, Musa Ibrahim ‘M’ 28yrs, and Umar Kiruwa ‘M’ 30yrs.

    Moshood said: “Consequent on recent complaints and reported cases of armed robbery/kidnapping, armed banditry, cattle rustling and other violent crimes in some parts of Nasarawa, Niger, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara and Sokoto States, the IGP Special Strike Force on violent crimes attached to Operation Absolute Sanity, working on actionable intelligence further expanded its operations and relentlessly embarked on raids of criminal hideouts, identified kidnappers den and follow up on cases in its effort to continue to actualize its mandate to rid the country of unscrupulous elements, vicious and notorious criminals. These operations led to the arrest of 52 criminal suspects.

    “The suspects have confessed and made useful statements to the Police Investigation Team on their various criminal roles in the recent incidents of kidnapping/armed robbery and other violent crimes in the mentioned States and the above listed exhibits recovered from their possessions. Some of these suspects arrested have also been on the watch list of the Police for quite some time now.”

    The Force said the operation is on-going and more efforts are being intensified to arrest and bring other members of the gang them to justice.

  • Nigerian Army re-strategizing to end insecurity – Buratai

    The Nigerian Army is re-strategizing to deal decisively with problems of kidnapping, cattle rustling and other conflicts in the North Central and North Western regions of the country, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has said.

    General Buratai also said the army would continue to remain apolitical while ensuring the sustainance of democracy.

    General Buratai in Message to Officers and Soldiers of the Nigerian Army on the occasion of the 2018 Eid El Fitr celebrations said the army has performed well in the past few months especially in the various operations assigned to them across the country.

    The Army Chief said Boko Haram has effectively been tackled, but called on officers and men to redouble their efforts in the collective discharge of their constitutional roles.

    Said General Buratai: “I wish to use this medium to felicitate with all officers, soldiers of the NA and their families on this occasion of 2018 Eid-el-Fitr Celebrations. This Celebration which climax the Holy month of Ramadan offers an opportunity for spiritual upliftment and renewal of our collective commitment to the NA and the Nation at large.

    “I want to use this occasion to commend personnel for their tireless contribution in the sustenance of peace and security across the Country and I urge all to remain professionally focused to this end.

    “The achievements recorded by the NA in the various activities conducted in last few months is worthy of mention. These activities include the successful conduct of Op DEEP PUNCH II, Ex AYEM AKPATUMA (Ex CAT RACE) Op LAST HOLD which is ongoing and the hosting of the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja to mention but few.

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    “Furthermore, we have effectively tackled the Boko Haram Insurgency.  However, in the areas of kidnapping, cattle rustling in the North Central and North Western Regions; we are re-strategizing to decisively deal with the situation.

    “These feats no doubt are calls for officers and soldiers to redouble our efforts in the collective discharge of our constitutional roles.  In the pursuit of this, I charge you all to maintain disciplined, be committed, dedicated, resilient and courageous in the discharge of your duties.

    “May I at this point reiterate my total commitment towards achieving my vision for the NA. It is my desire to transform the NA into a more potent and professional responsive force that will effectively curtail contemporary security challenges.

    “To this end, I want to reassure you all that issues bothering on training and welfare will continue to receive my utmost attention. We shall continue to do our best to ensure the wellbeing of our officers and soldiers as well as their families.

    “Finally, on this great occasion, I want to on behalf of officers and soldiers of the NA reaffirm our unalloyed loyalty to the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The NA will continue to remain apolitical while ensuring the sustenance of democracy.”

  • Katsina police nab cattle rustling, armed robbery gang

    Katsina police nab cattle rustling, armed robbery gang

    The Katsina Statee Police Command has announced the arrest of a 9-man gang who had been terrorizing travelers along Dutsima –Kurfi road, as well engaging in cattle rustling in Zamfara State and other border areas of the state.

    The State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, who addressed newsmen in his office, said the command is poised to flush out crime and criminality in the state, especially in preparation for the forthcoming 2019 general elections.

    He said: “We appeal to Katsina State citizens, stakeholders and politicians to assist the command in tackling crime and making the state safe for all.’’

  • Police arrest kidnapper, recover arms in Zamfara

    Police arrest kidnapper, recover arms in Zamfara

    The Police Command in Zamfara has arrested a suspected kidnapper and cattle rustler, Musa Abdullahi a.k.a Gaugai, the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Muhammad Shehu, has said.

    Shehu disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday.

    He said the arrest was part of the command’s sustained efforts to rid the state of banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other criminal activities.

    “The suspect was arrested on January 1 by the Anti kidnapping Squad of the command on Operation Sharar Daji around Kunkeli and Chabi villages in Maru Local Government Area of the state.

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    “One Ak47 Riffle with five rounds of live ammunition were recovered from the suspect,” he said

    Reports say that the suspect is believed to be one of the members of a kidnap gang terrorising the state who had been declared wanted by the police.

    Shehu further said that the suspect was assisting the command to fish out other members of the gang.

    “The suspect would be charged to court as soon as the command completes its investigation,” the police spokesman added.

    He urged members of the public to always report any suspicious persons or movement around them to the nearest security outpost.

    NAN

  • FG, Senate agree over agency to tackle cattle rustling, herders/farmers conflict

    FG, Senate agree over agency to tackle cattle rustling, herders/farmers conflict

    The senate has disagreed with the Federal Government over the Proposal to establish a national bureau charged with the identification and management of cattle, goats and sheep in parts of the country.

    The Senate said that creation of the bureau to identify and manage the animal would serve as a means to forestall cattle rustling as well as curtail conflicts between herders and farmers across the country.

    The proposal for the establishment of the bureau is contained in a Bill seeking to establish National Animal Identification and Management Bureau for the purpose of animal traceability, registration and identification.

    Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbe, vehemently opposed the proposal describing it as unnecessary.

    Ogbe who expressed his objection at a Public Hearing organized by the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, argued that already, there was a department in his ministry saddled with the responsibility for which the agency was being sought.

    The minister insisted that creating the proposed agency would render the some staff of his ministry redundant and serve as a duplication of the functions of department saddled with the duty.

    Senator Abu Ibrahim, who sponsored the bill countered that it is obvious that the ministry has failed to address the content of the Bill.

    Ibrahim added that from all indications, the ministry has no clear cut direction in tackling and bringing to an end, the perennial problem of cattle rustling and farmers and herders conflict which he said has assumed a threatening dimension in recent times.

    The lawmaker who pointing out that the Ministry of Agriculture last held a conference on curbing farmers, herders clash, cattle rustling in 2009, noted that there had been lingering rustling of cattle, herders, farmers clash, to which the ministry has not taken any action to contain.

    On the importance of the Bill, Ibrahim said that if it becomes a law,, cattle could be traced, while the bureau will solve a lot of security questions in the Nigerian meat industry.

    The lawmaker who stated that Nigeria has the largest population of cattle compare to other countries in Africa, lamented that “yet the business of livestock is still localized only within Nigeria because the bureau is not yet in existence.”

    He noted that the country has been denied of gross earnings, since it could not export meat to other countries for lack of meeting international standard.

    Ibrahim also lamented that Nigeria has not keyed into the Pretoria declaration two years after, hence, there was no proper recordings, identification and management of animals in Nigeria.

    He said, “In April 2015, Sub-Saharan African countries including Nigeria adopted a declaration in Pretoria, South Africa, on animal identification and recording.”

    He stoutly canvassed that animal related responsibilities be severed from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture for it to function effectively.

    According to him, the bureau would effectively tackle cattle rustling and check the menace of herdsmen/farmers clashes.

    He explained that animal live stocks could easily be identified, the location, and breed known, adding that they will also be traced for purposes of disease surveillance.

    “The challenge of herdsmen and farmers clashes would have been taken care of with the propose bureau. It also means that ownerships, location, breed and other information on animal would have been available for easy tracking if there is animal disease.” he said.

    Ibrahim who regretted that the ministry is only concerned about themselves and how to preserve bureaucracy, he warned that states are now making laws against open grazing, saying that the agency and the Bill could not have come at any better time than now.

    “If cattle are rustled, the owner can be traced through the microchip that is planted in their body. Stolen cattle can equally be recovered”, he said.

    The senator said that the law is already in existence in countries like Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda and Djibouti, which he said have less cattle than Nigeria.

     

  • Police recovers 109 cows, 29 sheep; others from armed robbers

    Police recovers 109 cows, 29 sheep; others from armed robbers

    The FCT Police Command have recovered 109 cows, 29 sheep and others from an armed robbery gang that specialize in cattle rustling.

    The police also recovered one pump action gun and two live cartridges from the gang.

    According to the police, the recovery was made after a gun battle between members of the gang and operatives of the Police.

    The gun battle according to a statement in Abuja Thursday by the FCT Command Spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manzah led to the death of one of gang members and fleeing of other members.

    The statement reads: “Poised to combat crime and frustrate criminals out of circulation, a gallant teamof Police operatives attached to Kwali Divisional Headquarters on patrol at Kwali village has dislodged and recovered one pump action gun, two live cartridges, 109 cows and 29 sheep from a dare devil armed robbery syndicate which specialises in cattle rustling.

    “The syndicate which was reported to have rustled some cows and sheep from a community in Niger state were intercepted at Kwali village on Wednesday 26/04/17 at about 1:00amwhere a fierce gun battle ensued between them and the Police patrol team.

    “As a result of the professionalism, gallantry and superior gun power of the Police Patrol team, one of the hoodlums was shot dead while five of his accomplices fled the scene with varying degree of bullet wounds.”

    The commissioner of Police FCT, CP Musa Kimo has however ordered for a massive manhunt for the fleeing suspects.

    He also commended the Police operatives for their bravery and gallantry that led to the dislodging of the notorious cattle rustling syndicate.

  • Cattle rustling: Senate seeks identification of 19.5m cows, 72.5m goats

    Cattle rustling: Senate seeks identification of 19.5m cows, 72.5m goats

    If the Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of the National Livestock protection, control and management Bureau is passed by the National Assembly, no less than 19.5 million cattle will be officially identified in the country.
    Also to be identified according to 2011 National Agricultural Sample Survey of the livestock population in the country included 72.5 million goats, 41.5 million sheep, 7.1 million pigs, 145 million chicken, 11.6 million docks and 1.2 million turkey.
    Entitled, A Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of the National Livestock (Protection, control, and management) Bureau for the purpose of livestock identification, traceability, registration, cattle rustling control and for other related purposes, sponsored by Senator Abu Ibrahim (Katsina South) scaled second reading yesterday in the Senate.
    Senator Ibrahim in his lead debate noted that the move would improve food security, animal genetics and better flock management as well as manage animal health and disease control.
    He noted that in April 2015, sub-Saharan African countries, including Nigeria, adopted a declaration in Pretoria, South Africa, on animal identification and recording.
    Senator Ibrahim reminded his colleagues that Nigeria has about 40 percent of the entire cattle population in West Africa.
    He said that Lagos as a metropolitan city has the largest livestock market in West Africa where a transaction of over 5,000 cows, 8,000 to 10,000 sheep and goats is recorded daily.

    “It is worthy to note that in the Beef Production Index Report of May 2016, Nigeria was not even mentioned, among the top 52 producing countries. A list that had countries like Gambia and Congo,” he said.

  • Cattle Rustling: Police to deploy dogs to remote areas

    Cattle Rustling: Police to deploy dogs to remote areas

    As part of efforts to curtail cattle rustling and boost the security situation in the country, the Police have disclosed that dogs would be deployed to remote and flash points areas of the country.

    This move according to the police is expected to help fight crime and criminality in the country.

    The police disclosed this in Abuja Tuesday during the passing out parade of 19 personnel of the Nigeria Air Force who were trained on patrol dog handling courses.

    Speaking, the Assistant Inspector General of Police Nigeria (AIG) Charles Ugomoh said the training which was conducted by the Police lasted for three months and it focused on dog handling.

    On the deployment of dogs to remote areas, AIG Ugomoh said: “With the acquisition and commissioning of three fully powered air conditioned dog trailers, the K9 operations would now be extended to remote areas and other flash points in the country to fight crime and criminality and to facilitate the Nigeria Police Force zero tolerance for cattle rustling.

    He also hinted that the IGP has approved the implementation of  a communiqué that will curb cattle rustling.

    According to him: “The Nigeria police force is giving zero tolerance to cattle rustling in Nigeria, and as part of its effort, the IGP in furtherance to other machinery put in place has approved the implementation of the communiqué for the curtailment of cattle rustling.

    He explained that the implementation of the communiqué will begin the flag off of the operation show your loading and offloading permit at States and Federal animal posts.

    On the importance of dogs to security, the AIG said: “Today, we are witnessing a new trend of terrorism and other organized crimes. Trained dogs are indispensable in the deployment and sniffing of IEDs, narcotics, arms and ammunition, airport luggage compartment among others. Dogs have proven to be dynamic and when well trained uses their natural odour instincts to match down the tide of crime and criminalities”.

    Also commenting on importance of dogs to internal security, the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations (DIG), Habila Joshak said: “The place of dogs in security operations cannot be overemphasized. They are relevant at our borders, sea, land and that is why they are very expensive and not quite affordable.

    “we must also realize that dogs add value to security. What one dog can do, thirty policemen might find it difficult to do, so they are very essential when it comes to the issue of security.