DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Daily Rendezvous - Recovers 4 Ak-47 rifles,1 Corolla LE vehicle, the sum of N946,000, 164 round of live Ammunitions The Adamawa state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ahmed Barde, has assured residents of Adamawa state that the police is committed to a sustained efforts in fighting crimes, improving public safety and security across the state in preparation for the state-wide local government elections.  The command said it has apprehended three persons in possession of four AK-47 riffles,164 rounds of ammunitions, a Toyota vehicles, specialised in kidnappings, within Yola North, Yola South, Song, Fufore and Girei local governments of Adamawa state. This is contained in a press statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje and made available to Newsmen over the weekend in Yola, Adamawa state. The statement reads in part, "The police command attached to Karewa Area Command, has 8th of April, 2022 dislodged a criminal network and apprehended o...

Daily Rendezvous Gunmen suspected to be bandit-terrorists have surrounded Nasko Divisional Police Office and killed the DPO in Niger State. The DPO, one Umar Mohammed Digari, was killed on Tuesday, alongside two other policemen. Dakingari, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, was the DPO of Nasko Division of the State Police Command, before his death. A source inform Newsmen that the bandit-terrorists were on revenge mission after the recent attack on their hideouts and recovery of rustled cows. “Recently, a police and vigilante joint clampdown operation had led to the killing of bandits and recovery of over 800 rustled cows. “He was having a meeting with his security team for another operation when the bandits suddenly surrounded the station and started shooting sporadically. “The DPO, alongside his personnel were gunned down around 3pm at the Nasko Division of the Nigerian Police in Magama town. “Though they killed the DPO, and two other policemen, other police officers...

Daily Rendezvous House of Representatives has commenced investigations into alleged disappearance of about 178,459 arms and ammunition, belonging to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). It also called on Inspector General of Police (IGP) to urgently apprehend those culpable for depletion of the Force’s armoury. The resolutions followed adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Deputy Minority Leader, Toby Okechukwu. Disappearance of the arms and ammunition was contained in the 2019 report of the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation. According to the lawmaker, the audit of Arms Movement Register, Monthly Returns of Arms and Ammunition, and Ammunition Register at the Armoury Section of Police revealed that lost firearms, as at December 2018, was 178,459 pieces. Okechukwu explained that out of 178,459 missing arms, 88,078 were AK-47 rifles, 3,907 assorted rifles and pistols across different police formations, which could not be accounted f...

Daily Rendezvous  The Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has proscribed the activities of Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria, banning their activities in the 21 local governments of Adamawa state over security concerns the group is reported to have been causing. Fintiri said, the Hunters Association has been working contrary to the essence of its creation, as the group is reported to have been showing total disregard for security agencies and for traditional authorities in their localities. This is contained in a press statement issued by the press secretary to the Adamawa state governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, and made available to Newsmen, Monday in Yola, Adamawa state. The statement further states that security operatives should ensure compliance of the directives especially in the five Adamawa state local governments of Numan, Demsa, Lamurde, Shelleng and Guyuk. The statement reads, "The Adamawa State Government has banned the operation...

Daily Rendezvous The Divisional Police Officer of Fugar Police Division in Edo State, Chief Superintendent of Police, Ibrahim Aliyu Ishaq, has been kidnapped around Ise River along old Auchi-Ekperi-Agenebode Road in Edo State. Daily Rendezvous gathered that the armed kidnappers have already contacted the family of the Senior Police Officer for a ransom payment. CSP Ishaq before his deployment some years ago had served as DPO in Dakata Police Division in Kano State

Daily Rendezvous Armed policemen were seen on Wednesday, to have taken over the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress national Secretariat in Abuja. Armed policemen on Wednesday took over the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. Four (4) patrol vans were positioned at entry and exit points of the building located at Blantyre Street in the Wuse 11 area of the Federal Capital Territory. The Rendezvous gathered that the police was drafted to the APC headquarters to forestall possible breakdown of law and order. There were reports that aggrieved party members planned to stage a protest against the party’s leadership over the recently conducted ward, local government and state congresses.  

Daily Rendezvous President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the appointment of DIG Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector General of Police, with immediate effect. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi made the announcement Tuesday, in Abuja. Buhari had on February 4th extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for three months. Adamu has spent two months and three days.  The minister recalled that Adamu’s tenure was extended because it was necessary to give room for the proper selection of a successor. 

Daily Rendezvous The Adamawa state Commissioner of police, Aliyu Adamu Alhaji,  has ordered for the deployment of over four thousand and eighty six security personnel in the twenty one local government areas of Adamawa state as a necessary measure aimed ensuring a peaceful easter celebrations in the state and to also curb any possible breakdown of law and order in the state. The Commissioner who directed for a twenty-four-hours-water-tight security deployment in the state also ordered for a proactive high visibility patrols in all the 21 Local governments of the state, ahead of the Easther Celebration. The police Boss also charged officers and men to maintain high level of professionalism and to shun away from harassment, intimidation of travellers and any other acts capable of undermining the integrity and image of the police force.  This is contained in a press statement issued by the Adamawa state Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje, an...

Daily Rendezvous The Adamawa state police command has arrested a three-man extortion syndicate in Adamawa notorious for threatening and duping residents of Adamawa state. The three man suspects, Suleiman Adamu, a 34years a resident of Alkali Street, Demsawo, Abdullahi Ayuba, a 36 year old resident of Ghana Crescent, Bekaji and one Zainab Ahondu, a 50 year old woman from, Jalingo,Taraba State, were nabbed at their respective hideouts at Viniklang and Doubeli, after a tip off to police detectives at the State Intelligence Bureau leading to a thorough search and subsequent arrest of the gang. In a press statement issued by the Adamawa Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje, the force said, "Investigations so far revealed that the suspects always extort their victims using text messages, threatening to kidnap them if certain amount were not paid. "As part of efforts at tackling Criminal activities and other related offences, the commissioner of ...

Daily Rendezvous Seven policemen and three soldiers killed as Boko haram terrorists attack Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum’s convoy Eight policemen, three soldiers, and four Civilian Joint Task Force operatives were killed after the convoy of the Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum, was again attacked by Boko Haram terrorists along the Baga Highway in the state on Friday, September 25. According to reports, the governor had left Maiduguri for Baga to prepare for the planned return of internally displaced persons from Maiduguri to the camps in Baga when his convoy was attacked by the terrorists. The attack comes barely two months after Governor Zulum was attacked around the same axis by the insurgents on his way from Baga.