M23 SAYS HUNDREDS OF BURUNDI SOLDIERS CAPTURED IN LATEST CONGO OFFENSIVE. (PHOTO).

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 M23 says hundreds of Burundi soldiers captured in latest Congo offensive The Rwanda-backed M23 group has captured hundreds of Burundian soldiers during its latest offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a rebel official said, as clashes continued despite a warning from the Trump administration. Last week M23 entered the strategic town of Uvira near the border with Burundi, less than a week after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda met in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump and affirmed their commitment to a peace deal known as the Washington Accords. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that Rwanda's actions in eastern Congo violated the Washington Accords and vowed to "take action to ensure promises made to the President are kept". Rwanda denies supporting M23 and has blamed Congolese and Burundian forces for the renewed fighting. A United Nations group of experts report published in July said Rwanda exercised command and control over t...

IGP,DEPLOYS 3 COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE TODAY,TO SUPERVISE THE RE-RUN ELECTION IN RIVERS STATE.

                     In furtherance of strategies designed to prevent electoral violence and thus to ensure a smooth and orderly conduct of the Rivers State Supplementary elections slated for Saturday,19th March,2016,the Inspector General of Police,IGP Solomon E.Arase,has directed the AIG in charge of zone 6 Calabar,AiG Adisa Baba Bolanta to relocate to Port Harcourt today monday March 14 for pre-elections preparations with a view to emplace conducive environment for free,fair and credible election.The IGP,while disclosing that three Commissioners of Police have been deployed to supervise security arrangements  within the three Senatorial Districts Rivers East,Rivers West and Rivers South East,respectively,stated that 6000 conventional Policemen and 14 Units of  Police Mobile Force personnel {MOPOL},would be deployed to compliment the personnel of Rivers State Command during the election.In addition,the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Department of Operations,DIG Sontoye Wakama,has also been directed to proceed to River immediately to hold meeings with Stakeholders and Police officers in the State Command on the need for peaceful conduct before,during and after the election.The IGP,while assuring the la abiding electorates of a secure and enabling environment to exercise their franchise,warns all security details to desist from accompanying their principals and politicians to polling booths and collation centers during the election.He emphasizes that only security personnel specially assigned for election duties must be seen within and around the election designated places.-ACP Olabisi Kolawole,Force Public Relations Officer,Force Headquarters,Abuja.One more photo below.                                                             

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