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The Inspector General of Police, SOLOMON ARASE has proposed community-driven policing system as a means to effectively curb insecurity in Nigeria. ARASE made the proposal at the national security summit in Abuja which had President MUHAMMADU BUHARI, heads of security agencies and traditional rulers in attendance.
One person has died while another has been hospitalized after a small plane crashed onto railroad tracks on Long Island in New York State over the weekend. Nassau County Police spokeswoman Maureen Roach said the crash happened on South Oyster Bay Road in Hicksville, which is about thirty one miles east of New York City.
Yobe State Governor IBRAHIM GAIDAM says Nigerian troops did not have the needed number of combatants to prosecute the war against Boko Haram militants during the past administration. Governor GEIDAM also said the troops lacked modern weapons to fight insurgents leading to significant losses in battles against the insurgents.
Major General YUSHA’U MAHMOOD ABUBAKAR has been appointed as the new Commander of anti-insurgency operations in the north-east region code-named Operation Lafiya Dole. Until his appointment Major General ABUBAKAR was the Commander of the Nigerian Army Armoured Corps. The appointment which takes immediate effect was confirmed in a post on the website of the Nigerian Army.
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