Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has given an assurance that the Federal Government would soon develop a clear-cut set of strategies to curb and curtail the proliferation of small and light weapons in the country.

He gave the assurance at a meeting with top security chiefs and members of the Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Abuja.

According to a statement by his media aide, Laolu Akande, Prof Osinbajo chaired the inaugural meeting of the committee in line with the directive of the President.

The vice president decried that this fuelled the insurgency in the North East and other security challenges in the country.

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire has said no new person has tested positive to the deadly coronavirus.

He also announced that four Chinese nationals quarantined in Plateau state have tested negative for Covid-19.

The Plateau state government had earlier reported four suspected cases of the corona virus on Saturday and placed the individuals on quarantine.

While speaking at a news briefing in Abuja, the Minister said none of those cases have any symptoms and that they have all been tested at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reference laboratory.

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has said the Nigeria Police Force will need almost 1trillion Naira to carry out its operations across the country in the fight against insecurity.

The IG made this known at a public hearing organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs, themed ‘Repositioning the Nigeria Police for an Enhanced Service Delivery.’

He had on Tuesday said apart from more personnel, the Force needed not less than 1,000 Armored Personnel Carriers, 250,000 assault rifles with corresponding ammunition, to effectively police Nigeria.

Ten people have been killed in the latest onslaught by Boko Haram sect during the raid on a village in restive Borno State.

According to civilian militia sources, the sect also set buildings on fire and looted food supplies.

They said the suspected Boko Haram insurgents in trucks fitted with machine guns stormed Rumirgo village in the AskiraUba district on Saturday, shooting indiscriminately and sending residents fleeing into the surrounding countryside.