Security
Insecurity: Friends Of Police Pledges To Partner With Security Agencies To Secure Schools In Nigeria
A non governmental organization, Friends of Police in collaboration with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps have taken a strategic move on how best to secure schools across the nation begining with Nasarawa State.
Chairman, Friends of Police, Ibrahim Babayo, stated this during a safe schools security initiative training, held at Faculty of education, Nasarawa state University Keffi, recently.
The programme tagged, training and retraining, a tool and solution to inscurity drew teachers from public schools across the state for a one day Sensitization seminar to brainstorm on the way forward, reeling out solutions in safety of students schooling in various schools in the state.
Speaking at the event, the chairman, friends of police, Ibrahim Babayo, said insecurity is beyond banditry, Kidnapping and other crimes but also involved poverty in the society, charging secondary and primary schools to ensure the safety of their school environment against any security breach.
Ibrahim Babayo, further disclosed that safe schools security initiative have a standard operation procedure and a multidisciplinary approach to solve insecurities in schools and the host communities to include, Kidnapping, banditry, rape, robbery and house breaking.
Speaking on the topic, proactive security in the society, the deputy state commandant Anty fraud of the Nigerian security and civil defence corps NSCDC, Lafia, DCP Serah Irukera, identified bullying, harassment, threats and intimidation, physical alterations, drug abuse and conflicts between teachers among others as factors that contributed to the falling standards of education.
She charged school proprietors to be mindful of who to employ as private security guards in their various schools as according to her, must of them perpetrated crimes particularly at night.
Other speakers include, Doctor Tunde Oke and keffi area commandant, NDLEA, Mr. Ndubusi agabus, commended friends of police for organizing a programme which is geared towards curbing security challenges in various schools across the state and urged teachers and parents to always protect the lives of students and pupils through formulation of the appropriate security measures.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Sirajo Jaja, the Accountant General of Bauchi State for alleged N70 billion fraud.
He was arrested in Abuja on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 alongside Aliyu Abubakar of Jasfad Resources Enterprise, an unlicensed bureau de change (BDC) operator and Sunusi Ibrahim Sambo, a Point of Sale (PoS) operator.
They were arrested in connection with investigations of money laundering, diversion of public funds and missapropriation to the tune of N70 billion.
The Commission is investigating the Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, regarding the matter.
The EFCC said investigations showed that cash withdrawal of N59billion had been made through various bank accounts opened and operated by the Accountant General on behalf of the state government.
The money was allegedly moved to Abubakar and Sambo, who in turn made cash payments to party agents and associates of the governor.
The BDC operator, Abubakar, earlier jumped bail and has now been rearrested.
The Akwa Ibom police Command has arrested one Victor Okon, 42, for the alleged gruesome murder of his wife, Victoria Okoh, 38, at their residence in Oron.
The police public relations officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement in Uyo, the state capital, on Monday.
Ms John said the command’s operatives swiftly responded to a distress call from concerned residents at 05:20 p.m. about the incident.
“On arrival at the scene, the officers discovered the mutilated body of the deceased lying outside the house she shared with her husband,” Mr John said.
She said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect had allegedly attacked his wife with a machete over accusations of infidelity.
Ms John said further reports indicated that the suspect hid in the ceiling of the house in an attempt to evade arrest.
The PPRO said the officers went into the building and apprehended the man.
“The machete used in committing the crime was recovered by the police, and photographs of the scene were taken for investigation purposes,” she said.
Mr John said the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the state’s General Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
She said the suspect would be charged to court soon.
Ms John quoted the commissioner of police, CP Baba Azare, to have condemned the act and assured the public that justice would take its full course.
Mr Azare warned against all forms of domestic violence and called on residents to seek lawful means of resolving disputes rather than resorting to violence.
He pledged the commitment of the command toward ensuring the safety of citizens.
Mr Azare also urged the members of the public to promptly report any suspicious activities to the nearest police formation.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has strongly condemned the killing of Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, a Catholic priest abducted and murdered by suspected bandits in Kaduna State.
Okechukwu, who served at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Tachiri, Kaura Local Government Area, was taken from his residence on Tuesday night. His body was discovered the following day, sparking outrage and calls for justice.
In a statement released two days after his death, the US Mission described the killing as “brutal and senseless” and urged Nigerian authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice.
“We strongly condemn this horrific act of violence,” the mission said. “We extend our deepest condolences to the family, congregation, and community of Father Okechukwu, who have suffered an immeasurable loss.”
The killing of clergy members has become a recurring concern in parts of Nigeria, where armed groups frequently target religious leaders, community members, and security forces. The US Mission’s statement reflects growing international concern over insecurity in the region.