Eid-el-Kabir: FRSC deploys 950 personnel, equipments in Kwara

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Kwara Sector Command has deployed 950 officers and marshals, including Special Marshals and First responders for the Eid-El-Kabir celebrations in Kwara. It also arranged 16 patrol vehicles, four ambulances, and a 70 tonnes tow-truck to monitor all roads in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the …

Eid-el-Kabir: NSCDC deploys 2,480 operatives in Kwara

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has deployed 2,480 operatives to ensure a peaceful and secure Eid-el-Kabir celebration across the state’s 16 Local Government Areas. The command’s spokesperson, Mr Ayoola Shola, said in a statement issued in Ilorin on Monday that the State Commandant, Abbas Mohammed, approved the deployment. According …

Terrorists kill 3, abduct 15 in Kwara

Bandits on Saturday invaded a prayer ground where worshippers were observing vigil killing three persons and abducted 15 others at Ori-Oke Ajaiye, in the outskirts of Ikiran village of Ekiti Local Government Area (LGA) of Kwara state. The Kwara state Police command, in a statement released on Sunday by it’s spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire Adeyemi, …

Customs CG calls for stronger collaboration with institutions in Kwara

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi, has called for stronger collaboration withinstitutionsin Kwara. Customs Comptroller-General made the call while delivering a keynote address at the 4th Biennial International Conference of the University of Ilorin. This is contained in a press statement issued by Mr Sani Suleiman, Public Relations Officer, Customs Kwara Area …

Cleric bagged life imprisonment over rape of minors in Kwara – NSCDC

Kwara Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has revealed that one Ajiboye Abayomi Olayinka, who claimed to be a prophet had been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for rape and other related offences involving minors. Olayinka was the General Overseer of Mission House of Divine Land of Joy and Prayer …

NDLEA denies allegation of releasing suspects in Kwara

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has denied allegations that the command released three drug suspects without prosecution. NDLEA Commander in Kwara, Mrs Fatima Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ilorin that the three suspects were still in its custody contrary to insinuations. Popoola said that she was highly …

Customs generate N3.89 billion within three months in Kwara

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kwara Area Command, has generated N3,89 billion revenue in the first quarter of 2026, while intensifying its crackdown on smuggling activities across border communities and major highways in the state. Acting Area Controller of the Command, Deputy Comptroller Najeem Ogundeyi disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing, held at …

3 died in Kwara car accident after Workers’ Day celebration

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of three people in a lone accident along Oke-Onigbin and Omu-Aran road, after the Workers Day Celebration in Kwara. The Sector Commander of FRSC, Kwara Command, Kabir Kazeem told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview that the accident occurred around 3 p.m …

New NSCDC Commandant pledges stronger collaboration with sister agencies, stakeholders 

The new State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command, Commandant Abas Nda-Mohammed, has pledged stronger collaboration with sister agencies and relevant stakeholders. The collaboration is to strategise and improve intelligence gathering in the fight against crime and protect critical national assets in the state. The Commandant made the pledge …

Customs intercept, auction 43,750 litres of petrol in Kwara

The Operation Whirlwind Team of the Nigeria Customs Service, Niger and Kwara axis intercepted and publicly action 43,750 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol). DCC Abubakar Aliyu, National Coordinator Operations Whirlwind, said that the core mandate of Operation Whirlwind was to curb the diversion and smuggling of petroleum products, and its operatives was based on …

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