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How Police spent N600m on imported security dogs - IG reveals

Pulse News Agency Local By NAN | 19:29 | 10.03.2016
The IG said that so much money is being spent on the importation of dogs from foreign countries that rarely adapted to the country’s policing objective.

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The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Solomon Arase, says Nigeria Police Force has spent over N600 million on the procurement and maintenance of foreign dogs in the last few years.
Arase made the disclosure at the inauguration of the Police Dog Breeding Centre and Ultra Modern Mounted Troop in Abuja today, March 10.

“This is certainly not sustainable in the face of the current dwindling resources,”he said.

The IG said that so much money is being spent on the importation of dogs from foreign countries that rarely adapt to the country’s policing objective.

He said that the projects inaugurated are funded within the budgetary provisions of the Force Animal Branch.

Arase said that the force animal branch has remained underutilised in the past while the force continued to rely on importation of dogs and other animals for its operations.

READ: Police IG sacks 50 officers over corruption

He said that the centre was built to aid the police acquire capacity to locally breed police dogs as well as support other security agencies in the country.

The Police boss said that the centre if effectively utilised, will save the nation some foreign exchange that would have gone into procurement of dogs from foreign countries.

The IG said that the centre has the capacity to breed and supply police dogs to the entire West African sub-region.

“It is projected that at optimal breeding capacity, it can produce well above 200 dogs per year,“he said.

He said that the establishment of the facilities is part of the long term strategies aimed at restoring police primacy and aligning it to best global standards.

In a remark, the Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, said the projects are timely considering the current security challenges facing the country.

Dambazau said that Nigerians deserve a police that is competent and reliable. He said that the projects will not only reduce spending but will also provide job opportunities for other Nigerians aside from the police.

The high point of the occasion was a display by police dogs and award presentation to the Minister of Interior, Arase, and Mr Mike Okiro, Chairman, Police Service Commission, among others.
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ForeverNew:
Two grown men acting like little children. So instead of tackling the task assigned to them by the electorate, they are busy talking about women.

Dats the issue with me, why will a nation or state assign such important duties to these sort of men

aflame100:
Hey!!! what is the meaning of these emoticons?

Mixed feelings

aflame100:
So what will you gain in their fighting? please don't be mean.

kilode100:
Make dem fight kill and troway themselves jawe..

Ko kan aiye!

My wife na oyibo, ur own na naija

Controversial Nigerian senator from Kogi State, Dino Melaye, has replied Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole saying he would soon pick a Nigerian made wife.
In his tweet on Friday, March 4, 2016, the Senator who reacted to Gov. Oshiomhole's statement said, "Sahara liars,Adams will never call anyone Lunatic. How come only Sahara reported this? When I'm ready una go see my made in Nigeria wife.'"

sleazy5:

Lai Mohammed. Your ingenuity in disseminating "information" is sempiternal

Without beginning or end? How do you mean

The promises we can't keep this year we will keep in 2017,2018,2019

ckmayoca:
Picture or video. Show us

Its confidential

senatorbayor:
How wud I know when both of us ain't members of the meeting.

We shud not dwell on assumption, presumption and "e be like say" gist

Na English u de talk, talk politics

meforyou1:
Beg fire. Tinubu begged Saraki not to keep exposing him

Lollllllll

petecoolboy:
I absolutely disagree with this news! It's too false to be true. There was a meeting for real but Saharareporters as usual just to attack saraki and paint him in the negative have just cooked up this befuddled lie. Why must it always be because of Saraki whenever everything happens in Nigeria; Naira's fall against Dollar = Saraki, Electricity = Saraki, Buhari travelling = Saraki, Everything = Saraki.................Haba! Na wa ooo

oga this is not saharareporters, and noboy is hinging anything against him, except if he is ur relation, u would term what been said as so

senatorbayor:
Where you in the meeting ? of what use is the pleading when Tinubu is not the one prosecuting Saraki except you want us to believe that saraki travail is politically motivated.

I would have love you to describe the exact words saraki used in pleading to Tinubu.

I hope you aint paid to project Jagaban image sha. If so, you no too try for this one.

if you want to know you will have to follow me to the next meeting of APC leaders

senatorbayor:
Where you in the meeting ? of what use is the pleading when Tinubu is not the one prosecuting Saraki except you want us to believe that saraki travail is politically motivated.

I would have love you to describe the exact words saraki used in pleading to Tinubu.

I hope you aint paid to project Jagaban image sha. If so, you no too try for this one.

oga yu dont knw wat goes on in the midst of all things

chukwudi44:
Last time i checked Tinubu could not impose his stooges in both houses of parliament.Except you are talking about LSHA

oga forget that thing, him just silent ni

diasporaman:
VP Osinbanjo the mere commissioner according to Saraki is now the one mediating between saraki and Jagaban

lollllllllllllllllllllllll

diasporaman:
Tinubu defeating his political enemies back to back like the invincible Barcelona.He's leading 2.0 now. A goal against confused Dokpesi now Saraki had joined.

Sai Jagaban

Sure

tuniski:
Junk! Are u confirming that the trial is actually political? Well, we all know the truth sha!

More like an emergency meeting to close ranks and settle with Saraki and deputy speaker. In response to the emergency of Sheriff As pdp chairman! They really have a battle on their hands!

Sheriff is just a passer by

vanguard90:
But wait, why the thing pain u like this na, shey saraki na your family member ni?

Help me ask

vanguard90:
Beg Jagaban ke? Hin no offend am na, na kwarans wey hin offend o. Let him just face CCT biko

Broda u forget origin of him matter

Chigold101:
so you believe this trash...
U forget that we are in era of media propaganda all round...

Na trash to u, we choose what we believe

Funjosh:
Who is begging who, all these politicians self

Him must beg

dammytosh:
The trial must continue.

The trial might be discontinued or put to naught

datola:
Beg him for what?

Jagaban should leave Saraki to his fate. The trial must continue.

Na yoruba proverb, person whey knw how to beg no de tail for kneels

We thought he had enough balls
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has reportedly begged for forgiveness from the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.
Saraki is said to have apologized to Tinubu today, February 24, 2016, during a meeting which held in the office of Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, according to Sahara Reporters.

UBULU-UKU COMMUNITY IN DELTA INSTALLS 15YR OLD NEW KING AFTER FATHER'S DEATH IN THE HANDS OF ABDUCTORS

Ubulu-Uku community in Aniocha South local government area of Delta State has been thrown into jubilation as a new king was
installed in the kingdom 45 days after the community’s monarch was abducted and subsequently murdered by suspected fulani herdsmen.

He is a 15- year old secondary school student,the son of the late king. Obi Ofulue lll. He is Obi m [Agbogidi] Chukwuka Noah Akaeze I.

The installation of Obi Chukwuka Noah Akaeze I, followed the recent demise of his father, Obi Edward Ofulue III in the hands of persons suspected to be Fulani herdsmen who abducted him on January 5th along Igbodo- Obior road.
On the installation of the Obi,the Palace Secretary, Joseph Obaze, said it was in line with the custom and tradition of the people of Ubulu-Uku that a king is said to be dead only when a new one is installed and his first son crowned as king.

Wat will u do https://www.instagram.com/p/BCD3OXXiTSk/

Funjosh:
Weekends and Public Holidays

I wish I could have the whole weekend as a lazy day

What is your lazy day of the week and wats the reason

belloabd1914:
I think they bought d house not build, dere is a dfrnc.

Is it the buying of the house that is the problem,? But whichever case na money dem use buy am

Wat is the police doing at his residence

Okupe said it was unfortunate that the PDP was in the habit of making grave errors in its choice of leadership.

He said with the emergence of Sheriff as the national chairman of the PDP, the opposition party risked total disintegration.

In an article published on his official Facebook page on Wednesday, he said although Sheriff was his long-standing political associate, the former governor lacked the capability to hold the party together.