1,200 CCTVs Activated In Lagos, 1000 More Planned

Posted by: holuwoley on January 21, 2014

In a bid to beef up crime monitoring across Lagos State, the government has concluded plans to activate 1,000 Close Circuit Television, CCTV, security cameras, in addition to the existing ones.
The state in collaboration with the Federal Government had already activated 1,200 security cameras deployed in strategic places across the state.
Governor Babatunde Fashola disclosed this, yesterday, during the public security system demonstration of the use of the 1,200 security cameras already deployed in the state by the Federal Government at the Command and Control Centre, in Alausa, Ikeja.

Anti-Gay Law: Jonathan Was Not Scheduled To Visit Canada, Says Canadian High Commission

Posted by: daniel on January 21, 2014

The Canadian High Commission has denied media reports that a state visit being planned by President Goodluck Jonathan to Canada in February has been cancelled by the Canadian government.

According to the reports, the cancellation was the North American country’s way of registering its strong opposition to the recent signing of the anti-gay bill into law by the federal government.
The reports also said that the Nigerian Ambassador to Canada, Ojo Madueke, was told to communicate news of the cancellation of the state visit to President Jonathan, which was reportedly scheduled for February 13 -14, 2014.
But when contacted, the Canadian High Commission in Abuja said that there was no visit ever scheduled for next month by President Jonathan to Canada.
“But we look forward to welcoming President Jonathan on a future date”, the High Commission said, adding that “Basically, Canada and Nigeria enjoy shared opportunities for economic, social and security cooperation”.

27 Foreigners Arrested By The Police In Adamawa

Posted by: niyi on January 7, 2014

27 foreigners have been arrested by the police in Adamawa State with the help of other security agencies along the borders of the state, according to Commissioner of Police, Godfrey Okeke.
Reviewing the success of his command in 2013 to journalists in Yola yesterday, Okeke also added that 55 persons had been convicted for various offences.
The Commissioner said 220 suspects were also apprehended and paraded, with 1,161 live ammunitions and 30 live cartridges recovered by his men last year.
According to him, 15 armed robbery suspects were killed in exchange of fire with the Nigeria police during the year under review, and 21 stolen vehicles were recovered by the command.
Okeke said 118 suspects had also been charged to court for various offences adding that the command has during the year under review arrested 61 armed robbery suspects and 22 armed robbery suspects reported to the command.
The police commissioner also said 15 burglary offences and theft cases were reported to the police, while 14 suspects have been arrested and 12 have been charged to court.
He commended the journalists for the cooperation and support, especially during the height of the Boko Haram activities in the state as well as the members of the public for their support in fighting crimes in the state.
Okeke said the achievements recorded was with synergy between the police and other security agencies, which has drastically reduced the rate of crimes in the state.
He said the police had adopted proactive policing as parts of the crime prevention strategies and techniques which he said was in compliance with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police.

Oyo Orders Closure Of Schools In Iseyin LG To Forestall Religious Crisis Posted by: niyi on January 7, 2014 Oyo State Government yesterday ordered the closure of all public primary and secondary schools in Iseyin Local Government Area, in order to avert a religious crisis. Schools in the state resumed for the second term Monday, according to The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The state Ministry of Education had on Sunday announced that students in the area should stay away from their schools indefinitely. The indefinite closure was said to be a preemptive strategy to prevent a clash between students of two religious faiths over mode of dressing. According to the Chairman of the council area, Alhaji Yusuph Saheed, the directive of the government was necessary to forestall crisis in the ancient town and its environs. “The state government is very proactive and sensitive to religious matters; that is why the announcement of the closure was made. “As it is now, we are working round the clock to return our students to class as soon as possible. “Security of lives and property is very important to the government, but I can assure you that the matter would be settled amicably soon,” Saheed said.

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