North-Central governors call for unifying laws to deal with almajirai North-Central governors call for unifying laws to deal with almajirai
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North-Central Governors, on Monday, rose from their meeting and resolved to enact unified laws to deal with almajiri phenomenon.
The governors who raised concern on insecurity in the region appealed to the Federal Government to support the zone in its ongoing Digital Technology project(s) and other security preventive measures to fight all forms of criminality.
The member states were urged to partner with the Federal Government agencies; immigration and Customs Services to track the proliferation of light and small weapons.
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Former Zamfara State governor and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ahmed Yarima, speaks to select journalists, including TAIWO AMODU, on his objection to granting amnesty to bandits and terrorists and how the country can overcome its worsening security challenges. Excerpts
With all the problems bedevilling this country called Nigeria, how do you think we can overcome them?
First of all you need to improve the welfare of the security agencies, the police, the Department of State Security Services, the military, civil defence [corps] and all other people working to ensure peace and secure our people. You have to make sure that their welfare is improved. In fact, not wages and salaries, you have to make sure that their families are adequately taken care of; their future, their education, their health facilities, their retirement benefits. They have to be very comfortable so that they can give out their lives in the struggle to ensure that we are secur
SEAN BARRON
YOUNGSTOWN A trip to a well-known city park on a winter day proved to be two firsts for Leonard Vanderhoff and his family.
“This will help us put Christmas presents under the tree, so it’s truly a blessing,” said Vanderhoff, who, along with his family, moved within the last year to the city from New Orleans.
Vanderhoff, who is a car detailer, was referring to having received his first two $25 Walmart gift cards Friday while enjoying a winter day with the family at Crandall Park on the North Side. The free cards, which they intend to use for Christmas shopping, were courtesy of the Youngstown Police Department’s Community Police Unit.
Written by HH
Wilton Police Department announced the 2019 Community Police Officer of the Year on their Facebook Page. Congratulations to Officer Mark Canepari!
2019 Community Police Officer of the Year
Mark began his career with the Wilton Police Department in December of 2014. He has consistently distinguished himself as a proactive officer. His distinction is particularly evident in his proactive motor vehicle enforcement. In 2019 he conducted 412 traffic stops resulting in 3 DUI arrests, 1 narcotic arrest, and the issuance of 9 infractions for marijuana possession. In addition, he has distinguished himself as a keen criminal investigator, who takes exhaustive efforts to identify those responsible for crimes. Mark also received a letter of commendation, letter of recognition and a life-saving award in 2019.
Obaseki
As kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery and other social vices have continued to threaten communities and states in the South-South like Cross River, Rivers, Edo, Delta, Akwa Ibom, and Bayelsa are thinking of how to deal with the situation. The borderless creeks are porous and difficult to police, giving the pirates and other criminal elements a field day to operate unhindered. Besides, the Federal Government’s centralised police force has increasingly become helpless in the face of pervasive insecurity.
It has become a huge “business” and it continues to boom. An average of two persons are kidnapped on a daily basis in Cross River State and many traders have relocated elsewhere while others have threatened to leave town if nothing urgent is done by the state government to protect life and property.