MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENTS: NIGERIA POLICE FORCE REASSURES NIGERIANS OF SUSTAINED SECURITY VIGILANCE
The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Olatunji Disu, psc, reassures all Nigerians of the unwavering commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to the protection of lives, property, and national peace, in light of evolving geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and their potential global implications.
While Nigeria remains stable and its internal security situation firmly under control, the Force has reinforced proactive, intelligence-led policing measures across the country. The Ag. IGP has directed all Commissioners of Police in the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory, with particular attention to the North West, North East, and North Central zones, to heighten surveillance and intelligence gathering, strengthen collaboration with traditional and religious leaders, enhance visibility policing around worship centres and public spaces, and swiftly address any attempt by individuals or groups to exploit global developments to incite unrest or sectarian tension.
The Nigeria Police Force reiterates that Nigeria will not serve as a theatre for foreign conflicts. Any attempt to import external ideological or religious tensions into the country will be met with the full weight of the law.
IGP Disu calls on community leaders nationwide to continue promoting peace and urges citizens to remain calm, vigilant, and law-abiding, reporting any suspicious activity to the nearest police formation.
The Nigeria Police Force remains resolute, prepared, and fully committed to safeguarding every Nigerian and maintaining national security at all times.
Ag. ACP BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN, anipr, mipra Force Public Relations Officer Force Headquarters, Abuja 1st March, 2026
Good morning, happy Sunday and Happy New Month. May this new month be fruitful and successful, and may it be filled with God's abundant blessings. Amen.
Today, the 1st of March 2026, is second Sunday of Lent.
The theme for our reflection is from Eden's fall to Tabor's hope.
One of the greatest philosophers and theologians in the church's history, one whose thoughts have influenced Christian thoughts, St. Thomas Aquinas, described all of his writings and all the insights he had had as straw. He had had a profound mystical experience while celebrating mass after which he stopped writing altogether because of the grandeur of the glory of the Lord that surpassed all that he ever wrote.
What did he see that made his illustrious work look insignificant that made his writing looked like chaff, that made him see worthlessness in material things? It was the same thing that the disciples saw on Mount Tabor that made Peter exclaim, "It is good for us to be here." They saw a glimpse of the grandeur and the glory of God.
The passage of the gospel that we read today, Matthew 17:1-9, we see the call by Jesus for Peter, James, and John to go with him to the top of Mount Tabor in order to witness His glory as God.
Obviously, the climb up that mountain was not easy. But in loving obedience, they responded to the call and they did not regret it.
As we also fast, pray, and do charity on our way to Easter, today's readings encourage us that even though it may not be easy and it may take self-discipline to follow the Lenten observances, a glimpse of the glory of the Lord awaits us as we bask in the joy and grace that Easter pulls out for us.
The transfiguration is a sign of the future glory that awaits those that follow Christ. It is a sign that at the end of all our pain and suffering, there is glad rejoicing. It is an encouragement for us to keep going forward. It is encouraging us to bear adversity with fortitude, to respond to God's call to righteousness, to follow Jesus and listen to his commands.
The whole of our life in this world is a journey towards heaven. It's a journey which is sometimes harsh and difficult because we have to struggle with the enemies both within and outside of ourselves. We have to swim against the current of the times and the flow of the waters of the world.
Quite a number of us suffer from fidelity to God, to the teachings of the Church, and the values of the Church as we make choices driven by faith not popular or acceptable to the world around us. The story of the transfiguration is God's way of strengthening us with the hope of heaven.
Our life in heaven will definitely be free from fears, worries, troubles, or shame. and we will be truly able to understand and repeat what Peter said after he had seen the glory of the Lord. It is good for us to be here.
As we contemplate the apostles glimpse of glory, we should have the courage to continue to follow Jesus and listen to him. Today also, the experience of the apostles stand not only to encourage those who have responded to God's call, but also to those who are yet to respond.
For those who are yet to respond, what exactly is keeping you from doing so? Could it be any of the many worldly pleasures that are difficult to live off? Some material good or fear of the demands of following Jesus? Know that all these things lost meaning to the Apostles on the Mount Tabor so that they wanted to build tents and remain there.
Abraham heard God's call at 75 and he left father and family. God is calling you at this present age and time to leave undue comfort zone, sin, worldly attachments, fears and worries because the eyes of God are on those who fear him.
If like Abraham, we leave our comfort zone, if like Peter, James, and John, we allow Christ to lead us to the high mountain, we can be rest assured that we will be embracing the covenant of God's blessings which he has prepared for those who do his will.
The call and the invitation are still open, and God eagerly awaits our response.
For those who have responded and maybe are in doubt or clouds of fear looms around, this is an encouragement. Maybe you are waiting to have that personal glimpse of the glory like the apostles had. But then every day at Mass, God reveals his glory. In the sacraments, at the confessional, God reveals his glory. Try to remove irreverence and see God's glory in the Eucharist. We must not forget that the Jesus whom Peter, James, and John were with on Mount Tabor is the same Jesus they were with every day of their lives and he is the same Jesus that is daily on our sides.
He may not show himself to us in any special manifestation, but we must learn to find him in our everyday life.
And may God Almighty bless you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Most Reverend Doctor Alfred Adewale Martins, Catholic Archbishop of Lagos.
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