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  • Buhari’s visit: Police deploy 1,711 officers in Niger

    The Police Command in Niger had deployed 1, 711 security officers to provide adequate security before, during and after President Muhammadu Buhari’s one day official visit to the state.

    The President’s official visit to Niger is billed for Saturday Jan. 19.

    The Commissioner of Police in the state, Dibal Yakadi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Friday.

    Yakadi said that an effective operational order on how to provide security at each of the places that the President was expected to visit had since been issued to the officers deployed for that purpose.

    He said that President Buhari was expected to inaugurate the Baro River Port, Presidential Lodge at Baro in Agaie Local Government Area , as well as launch the All Progressives Congress ( APC), Presidential Campaign rally at the Trade Fair Complex in the metropolis.

    He said that the command had taken concrete security measures to ensure a peaceful visit.

    ” We have mobilised sufficient armed personnel with modern working facilities to provide security cover for our president during and after the visit.

    ” We have since embarked on “Operation Show Force” with other security agencies to show our preparedness for the August visitor.

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    The Commissioner warned politicians and party supporters against thuggery before during and after the visit.

    According to him, the police will arrest and charge to court, any politician or youth caught perpetrating violence.

    He said that the police would not fold their hands and watch any politician or group of youths carry arms before, during and after the visit.

    Yakadi added that the command had been proactive in responding to emergency calls across the state at all times.

    ” I wish to also solicit the cooperation of the public through the provision of timely and useful information to all divisions of the command across the state with a view to helping us respond to distress calls on time,’ he said.

  • Osinbajo’s visit: Police ready to provide security in Niger

    The Police Command in Niger is fully ready to provide adequate security before, during and after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s visit to the state on Saturday, Jan. 12.

    The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Dibal Yakadi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Friday.

    Yakadi said that an effective operational order on how to provide security at each of the places that the Vice President was expected to visit had since been issued to the officers deployed for that purpose.

    He said that the command had taken concrete security measures to ensure a peaceful visit.

    ‘’We have mobilised sufficient armed personnel to provide security cover for our Vice President before, during and after the visit,’’ Yakadi said.

    The commissioner also said that the command had already embarked on “Operation Show Force’’ with other security agencies to show our preparedness for the visit.

    He explained that the measures were aimed at giving the residents of the state the opportunity to welcome the Vice President without any security threat.

    The commissioner advised leaders of political parties in the state to impress it on their supporters to shun all forms of violence and thuggery before, during and after the Vice President’s visit.

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    Yakadi said: “We will not tolerate any act capable of bringing confusion before, during and after the visit.’’

    He warned that any person or groups found wanting would be arrested and prosecuted.

    The commissioner said that during the Vice President’s visit, the TraderMoni Scheme of the Federal Government would be introduced to traders at Gwari and Tunga markets in the metropolis.

    According to him, the visit will also afford the Vice President the opportunity to flag off the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship campaign.

    NAN reports that the Federal Government’s TraderMoni scheme is a collateral-free loan to traders, that ranges from N10,000 to N50,000, depending on how well the borrowers are able to make repayments.

  • Independence Anniversary: Police ready to ensure hitch-free celebration

    The Police Commissioner in Sokoto, Mr Dibal Yakadi, says the police is committed to providing adequate security during the activities marking Nigeria’s 58th Independence Anniversary in the state.

    Yakadi told the News Agency of Nigeria in Niger on Friday that various security measures had been put in place to ensure a hitch-free celebration.

    He said already operational order had been issued to the Area commanders and divisional police officers to ensure security of lives and property of residents.

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    “We have put in place security measures against any form of security threats in our areas of jurisdictions,” he said.

    Yakadi called on residents to cooperate with police and other security agencies as uniform and plain clothes security personnel had since been deployed to motor parks, markets and recreation centers to guarantee their safety.

    The commissioner also appealed to the public to furnish the police command with useful information about activities of miscreants.

  • Police arrest son for allegedly killing father – CP

    The Niger Police Command has arrested one Abubakar Turuwa of Pissa village of Borgu Local Government Area for allegedly killing his father, Turuwa Ibrahim, over sharing of cattle.

    Commissioner of Police in Niger, Mr Dibal Yakadi, made the disclosure in an interview in Minna on Saturday.

    He said upon interrogation the suspect confessed to the crime, alleging that his father showed partiality in sharing his cattle between him and his brother.

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    Yakadi stated he used his machete to inflict injuries  on his father that led to his death.

    He said that the suspect would soon be charged to court after investigation into the matter.

    The Commissioner of Police appealed to residents of the state to volunteer useful information on happenings in their communities for the maintenance of law and order.

    NAN

  • Niger police command arrests suspect for murder

    Niger police command arrests suspect for murder

    The Police Command in Niger has arrested one Ma’aruf Saraki,  for alleged murder of Tasiu Shitu of  Unguwar Samaru in Kontagora Local Government Area of the state.

    The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Dibal Yakadi, disclosed this in an interview with our Reporter in Minna on Friday.

    Yakadi said that one Abdullahi Aliyu of Dadin Kowa area of Kontagora local government area reported the matter to B division of the Police that his younger brother, Tasiu Shitu of Unguwar Samaru Kontagora, left home on Jan. 25 with his unregistered Honda Accord car,  and that since then his whereabouts remained unknown.

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    He said information from a reliable source revealed that Ma’ aruf  Saraki of Dimbisco village of Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State was seen in possession of the car in question.

    He said detectives were dispatched to the Police Command in Sokoto State in search of the suspect, and that they arrested the suspect and recovered the car.

    The commissioner said in the course of interrogation, the suspect confessed to have murdered Shitu, snatched the vehicle and allegedly threw the corpse in Gwada river in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger.He said efforts were being made to recover the corpse of the deceased.He said that the suspect would be charged to court after investigation.

    NAN

  • Police say gunmen kidnap seven in Niger

    Police say gunmen kidnap seven in Niger

    The Commissioner of Police in Niger, Dibal Yakadi, said gunmen on Friday kidnapped seven people in Munya Local Government area of the state.

    Yakadi made the disclosure in an interview in Minna.

    He said that two brothers Alhaji Garba Yakassai and Alhaji Umar Yakassai and five others were kidnapped on two different occasions.

    He said that Garba and Umar were kidnapped in a Toyota Corolla car with registration number YAB 669 GB, adding that the car was abandoned on a bush path.

    He explained that five passengers in a Toyota Sienna commercial bus were equally suspected to have been kidnapped.

    He said that their identities were yet to be ascertained as special squad, mobile policemen and the police in Sarkin Pawa had been drafted to the bush to rescue the victims.

    He said the kidnappers came in the morning with sophisticated weapons shooting indiscriminately and blocked Minna-Sarkin Pawa road before taken the victims into the bush.

    He called on residents of the local council to offer the useful information that would assist in the rescue of the victims.

    NAN

  • ‘Be loyal to the country’, IGP tells officers

    ‘Be loyal to the country’, IGP tells officers

    The Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has enjoined officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force to rededicate themselves to their constitutional duty of protecting lives and property of Nigerians and foreigners resident in the country.

    Idris also called for diligence among the personnel even in the face of “undue hostility and unwarranted criticism of members of the force and its leadership by a spectrum of the Nigerian society in recent times”.

    He made the call at a get-together organised by the family and friends of a Cadet Inspector, Mr Idris Baba-Mohammed, at the Bida campus of the Niger Polytechnic, over his recent successful passing out and Presidential Commissioning from the force.

    Represented at the occasion by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Dibal Yakadi, the inspector-general described police job as one of the best jobs in the world.

    He, however, said that the job could also be hazardous, sometimes.

    He further said if the officers and men of the force, including the celebrator, were genuinely busy protecting lives and property of other people in the larger society without getting involved in unwholesome practices, God would also bless and protect such members and their families.

    Idris, therefore, advised the celebrator, including officers and men of the force, to further rededicate themselves in the service of their fatherland, exhibit discipline, be upright in their official conduct and obey lawful orders.

    “ You should always be courageous, prayerful, shun unwholesome acts capable of tarnishing your names, families and that of the Nigeria Police.

    “Be loyal to the country and constituted authority and make sure you always obey lawful orders and be prayerful at all times for Allah’s protection and blessings.”

    He stressed that if all the instructions were properly observed, they would get to the peak of their career, just as he warned the commissioned cadet to remain focused and make up his mind not to be influenced negatively by worldly things.

    NAN

     

  • CP to Nigerians: Don’t accept wrapped gifts during Xmas

    CP to Nigerians: Don’t accept wrapped gifts during Xmas

    The Commissioner of Police in Niger State, Mr. Dibal Yakadi, on Saturday advised Nigerians against accepting wrapped gifts from strangers during the Christmas and New Year festivities.

    Yakadi, who gave the advice in Minna, said such gifts could turn out to be parcel bombs and be dangerous if opened.

    He also urged the people to be security conscious, especially while attending public functions during and after festivities.

    The police commissioner said the command had already taken proactive security measures to deal with threats to peace before, during and after the yuletide.

    ‘‘We will continue to utilise the avenues of intelligence-led policing, community, visibility policing as well as constant intelligence-led raid on criminal hideouts,’’ he said.

    He urged residents to provide useful information on suspicious movements of people, saying this would assist security officials to apprehend criminals at the planning stages of their activities.

    “We are battle ready to deal with any form of security threats to enable people celebrate the festivities in a peaceful atmosphere,’’ Yakadi added.

    NAN