The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed that a 21 year-old Ekiti State University student, earlier reported missing, has been found safe in Osogbo, Osun State. Police said the student was neither abducted nor kidnapped but had deliberately stayed out of contact due to academic challenges and has since secured employment with a security firm.
Nigeria faces a growing security emergency as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declares a nationwide security mobilisation, orders massive recruitment, and warns that the nation will yield no ground to terrorists amid rising regional instability and echoes of Nigeria’s past CPC designation.
Police Withdrawal took center stage on Sunday as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ordered the immediate removal of police officers from VIP protection duties, directing their redeployment to core policing roles nationwide. The presidency said the move aims to strengthen security presence in underserved communities.
A swift Imo Police Operation in Owerri has led to the arrest of two robbery suspects and the recovery of firearms and a stolen shuttle bus, according to DSP Henry Okoye.