Frank Mba

December 4, 2020

#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu gives N60m to wives of police officers killed in aftermath of protests | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu gives N10m each to wives of police officers killed in aftermath of protests Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, presented cheques of N10 million each to the wives of the six officers killed during the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests. The governor had made an earlier promise to carry out this action during... Read More

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October 6, 2020

#EndSARS: #NigerianLivesMatter, compensation for victims | Salient points from Naira Marley’s Instagram Live with Police PRO

Naira Marley has currently placed himself in a position that’s probably making him uncomfortable, knowing other popular figures have done same and received heavy backlash. The singer who is known to have started the Marlian movement joined the conversation on Twitter to call for an end to police brutality and extortion – the #EndSARS trend... Read More

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October 5, 2020

FG increases number of passengers per flight for international carriers | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

The Federal Government has approved the increase of passengers per flight for international airlines from 116 passengers to 200 with a total of 25, 200 seats per week for both Lagos and Abuja airports. The development was communicated in a statement by the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu, on... Read More

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The Late 5: IGP probes siege at the Dakolos’ residence, re-assigns petition to DIG; Deputy commissioner of police killed in Shiite, police clash | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: IGP probes siege at the Dakolos’ residence, re-assigns petition to DIG Following the invasion of armed men storming the residence of the Dakolos on Sunday, Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), has officially ordered a probe. The armed men supposedly from the police had gone to house... Read More

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The Big 5: Three injured as explosion rocks APC campaign venue in Uyo; IG deploys DIGs, 227 CPs for March 9 elections | Other top stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: EFCC arraigns ex-Skye Bank chair The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned Tunde Ayeni, a former Chairman, Board of Directors, Skye Bank Plc, before Justice Valentine Ashi of a Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Apo on a four-count charge, bordering on criminal... Read More

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February 11, 2019

The Big 5: Fire engulfs INEC office in Plateau, destroys PVCs; three feared dead at Atiku’s Kano rally | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Fire engulfs INEC office, destroys PVCs and ballot boxes According to Premium Times, a fire outbreak on Sunday completely burnt down the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau. Osaretin Imajiyereobo, Head of Department Voter Education and Publicity in Plateau... Read More

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January 16, 2019

The Late 5: Buhari, Osinbajo to feature on live TV programme on Wednesday; Death toll rises to 14 in Nairobi hotel terror attack | Other top stories

Here are the top stories that drove conversation today: Death toll rises in Nairobi hotel terror attack The death toll in a terrorist attack by Shabab militants who stormed a luxury hotel and office complex in Nairobi rose to 14 on Wednesday, President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya said. Kenyatta said in a speech to the nation that... Read More

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January 16, 2019

Ag. IGP names Frank Mba as new Spokesman for Nigeria Police

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Abubakar Adamu Mohammed has appointed Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Frank Mba as the new Spokesman for the Nigeria Police. As contained in a statement by the Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Force, CSP Aremu Adeniran on Wednesday in Abuja, the posting of Frank who is a former Police Spokesman- both... Read More

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August 13, 2014

Frank Mba: How to prevent female suicide bombers from carrying out attacks

by Frank Mba However, the most helpful way of nipping the planned attack in the bud is to take deliberate and effective measures aimed at isolating and frustrating her from getting to her target area. In modern history, female suicide bombers have earned dubious honour of becoming more news-worthy than their male counterparts following the... Read More

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Here they go again. “No stone will be unturned” as the IG sets up probe panel for Kaduna

by Mayowa Aboah Mohammed Abubakar, the Inspector-General of Police has set up a high-powered team of investigators to unmask the perpetrators of Tuesday’s bomb attacks in Kaduna which killed up to 82 people. The attack which targeted a former Head of State, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari and an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, also injured more... Read More

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Civil Defence Corps official arrested for stabbing teacher to death (PICTURED)

by S’ola Filani The police in Osun have arrested an operative of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) over the death of one Kamaldeen Muritala. A statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Force spokesman, ACP Frank Mba, said Muritala, a 32-year-old Islamic teacher, died of fatal stab wounds allegedly inflicted on... Read More

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Boko Haram ‘chief-butcher’ arrested in Bauchi

by Kolapo Olapoju The chief butcher of Boko Haram and a senior member of the sect, Mohammed Zakari has been arrested by detectives attached to the Bauchi state command of the Nigeria Police. He was arrested on Saturday around 2 p.m. after an intensive operation by security forces against the activities of insurgents in the Balmo forest in... Read More

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UPDATE: One suspect arrested in connection with Abuja shopping plaza blast

by Akan Ido The Police has confirmed the arrest of one suspect in relation to the blast blast which occurred today in Abuja. According to Frank Mba, the Police Public Relations Officer, twenty people have been confirmed dead in the bomb blast which occurred around 3:55pm today. Seventeen others were injured in the blast. “Twenty-one... Read More

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Elnathan John: Dear Frank Mba, I think I might be a suicide bomber

by Elnathan John I just think that Frank should have done the honorable thing. He should have invited me to Force Headquarters to ask me if I was going to blow up anything, instead of exposing me to mob violence in this roundabout way of speaking. This is not what Jesus died for. I did... Read More

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Frank Mba: This is how the media should report terrorism and violent crimes

by Frank Mba Perhaps the most worrisome is the tendency of some media practitioners to engage in sensationalism and emotionalism, all in a bid to promote sales and profit in the unrestrained spirit of capitalism. The important question of the relationship between media coverage of terrorism and the impact of such media depiction on the... Read More

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“We will not free these 7 French hostages while our members are held and brutalised” – Boko Haram

by Rachel Ogbu “We are proud to say that we are holding the seven French hostages,” Boko Haram member announced on Thursday in the video aired by France’s i-Tele channel with French sub-titles. The Nigeria’s terrorist group went on to warn government officials not to use force as an attempt to rescue Tanguy Moulin-Fournier, a French... Read More

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February 23, 2013

JTF in ‘massive manhunt’ for French family kidnapped in Cameroun by Boko Haram

The Nigerian security forces were in a “massive manhunt” Friday for seven members of a kidnapped French family after Paris said the abductors had likely separated the victims into two groups. “As long as there are rumours of their cross-border movements, then security agencies must be intensely searching for them,” police spokesman Frank Mba told... Read More

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February 18, 2013

Fraud: Wanted pension fund boss, Abdulrasheed Maina flees the country (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido Abdulrasheed Maina, the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) Chairman who was accused of embezzling pension funds has reportedly left the country to escape prosecution by law enforcement agencies. Maina apparently sensed a clampdown following the Senate’s issue of an arrest warrant against him and the decision of the Presidency to punish him for... Read More

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January 5, 2013

Terrorism: Nigerian security agencies get set to answer the JAMBS question

by Akan Ido The Nigerian security apparatus which, according to observers, have so far proved inadequate to protect the lives and property of citizens might soon be stretched thinner with the emergence of a new terror group known as the Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi Biladis Sudan (JAMBS), which roughly translates as Vanguards for the Aid... Read More

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December 4, 2012

Police deny bomb blast in Abuja, say it’s “mere fire outbreak” (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene The Nigeria Police have dismissed rumours of a bomb blast in Abuja. There were reports earlier today that there was a bomb explosion at a shopping complex in Lokogoma, a settlement in the Federal Capital Territory. The police public relations officer, CSP Frank Mba, however dismissed the rumour describing the unfortunate incident... Read More

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November 9, 2012

Report: Another Boko Haram commander escapes from police custody

by Isi Esene Sani Mohammed, a top Boko Haram commander arrested along with Kabir Sokoto in January this year has escaped from police custody. Reports say Mohammed, who was said to have been kept with other terror suspects, curiously slipped away from the police cell in Abuja on Thursday. Though there have been denials emanating... Read More

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September 13, 2012

Controversial movie: Jonathan places military, Police on red alert

by Stanley Azuakola Yesterday in Benghazi, Libya, the embassy of the United States was attacked. Four people – three embassy officials, and the United States’ ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stephens – lost their lives as a result. The killers of the US officials were protesting against an amateur video shot in the United States, which... Read More

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September 7, 2012

Everywhere you go: IGP orders round-the-clock surveillance on telecoms facilities

by Isi Esene Telecommunications facilities in the country will soon have police security details mounting 24-hour surveillance around them due to the recent attacks on telecoms facilities by men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect in several states in the north. Suspected Boko Haram members on Wednesday attacked several telecoms masts... Read More

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September 1, 2012

29 people burnt to death, others injured, in Yobe road crash

by Isi Esene 29 people were confirmed dead yesterday afternoon in an accident involving two Toyota Hiace buses travelling in opposite directions along Potiskum-Kano Road in Yobe State. The buses were reported to have collided head-on and immediately burst into flames killing all 29 people with 11 of the victims burnt beyond recognition. The spokesman... Read More

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Have a crime to report? The Nigeria Police has an email address for you

by Hauwa Gambo Mohammed Abubakar, the new Inspector-General of Police is certainly fashioning a legacy – and it’s big on technology. Weeks after releasing to the public a number he called his private phone contact (by the way, we called it, and it didn’t work), the force has a phone number for you to report... Read More

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