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Some youths who identify as cultists have voluntarily given up their affiliations with the cult organizations and have come out of hiding at Ondo City’s headquarters, Ondo West Local Government Area.

Youths, under the umbrella organization of Ondo Ekimogun Youths, are a part of the organization’s involvement with the Police Area Command in the city, organizing the exercise that will take place on Tuesday.

Olusola Ayanlade, the public relations officer for the Ondo State police command, said the collaborative engagement demonstrated the value of community collaboration in addressing long-standing security issues.

According to Ayanlade, “some of the people who surrendered included well-known faces and individuals who had long been on the Command’s trail,” many of whom had previously been recorded on the Command’s watchlist for their involvement in cult-related activities.

Their decision to come forward demonstrates the effectiveness of the program in breaking up cult-rooted cult networks and reinforces the growing acceptance of the Command’s peace-driven approach.

The police spokesperson revealed that the Command had also successfully mediated a dispute between two rival cult organizations and camps. In the previous year, the groups’ bivalry had claimed eight lives.

Adebowale Lawal, the state’s police commissioner, praised the Ekimogun Youths and the program’s initiators for their contribution to fostering harmony and stability in his response to the development.

He reassured them of the Command’s full cooperation and ongoing cooperation, stressing that the Police will make more efforts to persuade other cultists to repent. He reiterated the Command’s commitment to apprehend any person who chooses to continue to be a criminal.

Ayanlade stated that there were submitted a total of 17 weapons and 12 rounds of ammunition, including 9 mm rounds and AA cartridges.

The tangible progress being made in eradicating the state of illegal firearms is further demonstrated by these recovered arms, which include various grades of locally produced weapons and Beretta pistols.

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has reiterated the need for state police and a joint regional security force.

At a meeting of the state’s governors on Wednesday that was heavily focused on the state’s growing security threat, Abiodun made the call.

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The meeting’s chair, Governor Abiodun, emphasized the need for region-wide safe school programs, digital surveillance, and intelligence-driven security systems.

He praised Bola Tinubu, the president, for what they characterized as transformative leadership.

He reaffirmed their long-standing need for state police and emphasized that security issues have grown more difficult with centrally centralized institutions.

State Police

Abiodun noted that the collective demand for effective grassroots security and true federalism still includes the establishment of state police.

Our region has consistently argued for a more connected, responsive, and capable of responding to the rapidly changing threats we face.

The recent incidents in the nation demonstrate how urgent it is to decentralize policing so that states can assume full responsibility for protecting their citizens.

A “unified Southern position on State Police will enhance our ability to secure schools, farmlands, border communities, and critical infrastructure across our states,” he continued.

Additionally, the governor suggested expanding community policing, improving corridor surveillance for major thoroughfares and rail lines, and creating a regional rapid response fund for emergencies. The governor also suggested establishing a real-time digital intelligence-sharing platform across the 17 southern states.

Agenda for Development

A coordinated southern Nigeria development agenda was discussed by Abiodun over security.

He identified opportunities for expanding regional connectivity, agricultural productivity, and mineral and energy resources.

The abducted pupils and teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in the Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State will soon be reunited with their families, according to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda.

When Yilwatda led the APC National Working Committee (NWC) members on a solidarity visit to the Christian Association of Nigeria’s (CAN) chapter in Niger State today, he provided the assurance.

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In this challenging time, he urged the party to stand firm with the affected families, the Christian community, the government, and the people of Niger State.

“We are here to express our sincere condolences for the tragic state-related kidnapping.”

The APC chairman stated on Wednesday that “these children will be reunited with their parents as soon as possible.” “Our hearts are with you, our prayers are with you.

He added that despite the agony, there was hope, and that national anthems were in effect right now to ensure the victims’ safe recovery.

God will give them strength wherever they are. Because the entire nation is praying, “God will rescue them and bring them back safely as we wait on the Lord,” he said.

Yilwatda earlier received updates on government and security agency efforts to bring the abductees to justice in a meeting with Governor Umaru Bago at the Government House in Minna.

He praised President Bola Tinubu for the actions taken so far, noting that several security measures are already working well.

He prayed that the efforts would soon enable the teachers and schoolchildren to recover safely.

He, however, expressed his concern about the country’s rising kidnapping rate, citing the alarming frequency of attacks and urging more intensive cooperation.

Rev. the CAN Chairman in Niger State made his remarks. Bulus Yohanna, who is accompanied by Rev. Yohanna, his vice chairman. Ezekiel Ibrahim expressed his gratitude to the APC leadership for their hospitality and support.

He claimed that the Christian community had been praying more for the victims’ safe return.

In the Agwarra local government area of Nigeria State, terrorists kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers.

In the Ita-Ogbolu community, in the state’s Akure North Local Government Area, operations of the State Anti-Kidnapping Squad have rescued a couple and taken a suspect kidnapper into custody.

Olusola Ayanlade, the command’s public relations officer, made this revelation on Wednesday in Akure, the state capital.

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The operation began at around 0530hrs on November 26, 2025, when the Command learned that Mr. David and his wife, both of whom live in Akure, Ondo State, had been abducted in their farm hut along the Ondo–Ekiti border at Odeigede Camp. The police spokesperson explained how the operation was carried out.

The Commissioner of Police immediately ordered that all necessary operational resources be mobilized to ensure the victims’ safe rescue by reacting quickly to the information.

According to the PPRO, the Iju-Itaogbolu Division and the State Anti-Kidnapping Squad (SAKS), which collaborated closely with vigilant community youth, advancing into the woods in search of the kidnappers.

The suspected kidnappers abandoned the victims as the pressure from the combined team increased, he claimed.

Ayanlade also made it known that the man had machete cuts but managed to escape with his wife, and that the operatives immediately saved them.

He added that some items were taken from him after one of the suspects was detained in a hut.

A sword, a broken bottle, and a Samsung Note 10 mobile phone are among them.

The suspect is currently being interrogated by the police, according to Ayanlade, and he has been recovered with all of his belongings.

The suspect has since been cooperating with investigators and providing useful information, assisting with ongoing efforts to find the fugitive accomplice(s).

The Legislation to Modify the 2025 Secret Cult and Related Activities Prohibition Law has been approved by the Edo State House of Assembly.

The House Committee on Security and Public Safety’s submission of a report to its chairman, Rt. R., led to the passage of the bill. Hon. . Maria Edeko

After that, the House resolved to adopt the committee’s two findings and one recommendation before conducting a bill-by-clause discussion.

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A bill for a law to establish the Edo State Emergency Management Agency was a bill for a law passed by the governor of the state, Monday Okpebholo, during the plenary session.

The Rt. Hon. The Committee on Rules, Business, and Government House received the bill after blessing Sherriff Agbebaku for further consideration.

The following bills were stepped down for consideration at a later time during plenary, too:

A Bill to amend the 2025 amendments to the Edo State Lottery Establishment Law, the Edo State Lottery Regulation, and related matters.

A Bill to amend the Edo Rural Access Road Agency (RARA) Law to address the management, rehabilitation, construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and related issues (First Reading).

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina on Wednesday signed the 2026 budget into law, just 22 days after its November 4th presentation to the State House of Assembly.

Titled “Building Your Future III”, the ₦897, 865, 078, 252.05 budget is a first of its kind for Katsina, comprising 81% capital expenditure, 18% recurrent, prioritizing development over bureaucracy.

During the ceremony at the Council Chamber, Radda hailed the swift passage as a sacrifice for the people, stressing unity and harmonious relations between the executive, legislature, and judiciary.

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“The speedy passage of the appropriation bill has really demonstrated the assembly’s sacrifices and love for the state and the people, and commitment to serve the state.

” In Katsina State, the executive, legislative, and judiciary arms of government are working in harmony for the betterment of the state.

“This is the people’s budget, which we got input from all 361 political wards across the state through town hall meetings, which reflect the minds of the citizens. The essence is to bring government closer to the people”, he added.

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Earlier in his remarks, the speaker of the Katsina State House of Assembly, Nasiru Daura, while presenting the budget to the governor on behalf of the 34 members of the state Assembly.

Daura noted that the house took its time to study the budget proposal, asked questions for the best interest of the people to ensure that the document reflects their needs for the progress of the state

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