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February 18, 2022 House Of Representatives Demands Body Cameras For Security Agents To Check Allegations Of Extortion, Harassment

House Of Representatives Demands Body Cameras For Security Agents To Check Allegations Of Extortion, Harassment

The House of Representatives has called for provision of body-worn cameras for police, customs officers and other security agents.

Adopting a motion by CHINEDU EMEKA MARTINS, the House said the cameras would ensure security of operatives and citizens.

MARTINS had cited allegations of harassment, extortion and extra-judicial killings of citizens by security operatives.

He said body cameras would keep the security operatives in check, considering the massive allegations of human rights violation against them and lack of evidence to indict them.

The House therefore mandated its Committees on Police Affairs, Army and National Security and Intelligence to ensure compliance.

In another vein, the lawmakers called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to urgently deploy physical enumerators and other assistance to conduct new voter registration across all federal constituencies.

This followed a motion by ABUBAKAR YALLEMAN.

INEC had put in place a machinery for a virtual continuous voters registration, but the online process does not seem satisfactory to the lawmakers.

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October 15, 2021 Army Confirms Killing Of Over 40 Bandits In North West

Army Confirms Killing Of Over 40 Bandits In North West

Military authorities have said over 40 bandits have been gunned down in the North West.

Acting Director, Defense Media Operation, Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, who disclosed this, said troops carried out operation in forests within Sokoto and Kaduna States.

He spoke at the Defense Headquarters, Abuja, while giving updates on the activities of troops across all theatres of operations between October 1 and October 13.

The senior military officer, who also revealed how several structures which served as bandits’ logistics bases were destroyed, explained that the operations became imperative in order to ensure that impending security threats are forestalled across the country.

According to him, within the two weeks under review, using a force package of NAF platforms, multiple air strikes were executed on bandits’ enclaves in different locations.

 

 

July 15, 2021 Army Launches Manhunt For Soldier Accused Of Killing His Lover

Army Launches Manhunt For Soldier Accused Of Killing His Lover

The Nigerian Army says it has launched a manhunt for the soldier who allegedly killed his lover, one Miss Jennifer Ugadu, an undergraduate of Niger Delta University, Amassoma, Bayelsa.

The Director, Army Public Relation, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said in a statement, on Thursday, it was alleged that the student was shot in her apartment by the suspect now at large.

Nwachukwu said there was no place for such barbaric act in the army, adding that the Nigerian army had commiserated with the family of the deceased.

According to him, Nigeria army is an institution that is accountable to the people and would ensure the justice is served.

”The NA has taken the allegation seriously and joint investigation has commenced, while effort to profile and ascertain the true identity of the suspect is ongoing.

“The NA being a professional and disciplined organisation will continue to uphold and respect the Fundamental Human Rights of citizens as enshrined in the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” said the statement.

Nwachukwu said members of the public should be rest assured that details of the investigation would be made public.

“The NA also wishes to reaffirm that as a force with zero tolerance for any form of criminality, such allegations will not only be investigated, but the culprit will be made to face the full wrath of the law,” he said.

 
 
 

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