ANAMBRA POLICE COMMAND RECEIVES AND AUGMENTS IGP’S MONITORING UNIT OPERATIVES ON ENFORCEMENT OF POLICE PERSONNEL WITHDRAWAL FROM VIP ESCORT DUTIES IN THE STATE. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 ANAMBRA POLICE COMMAND RECEIVES AND AUGMENTS IGP’S MONITORING UNIT OPERATIVES ON ENFORCEMENT OF POLICE PERSONNEL WITHDRAWAL FROM VIP ESCORT DUTIES IN THE STATE The Anambra State Police Command today 8th December 2025 formally received operatives of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP)’s Monitoring Unit deployed to the state to ensure full implementation of the IGP’s directive on the withdrawal of police personnel from VIP escort and guard duties. The Commissioner of Police CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc mnips PhD reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to supporting the IGP’s reform efforts targeted at enhancing professionalism, discipline, and optimal deployment of police manpower nationwide. The CP noted that the withdrawal of these officers will help to strengthen public policing, improve response capacity, and ensure that more personnel are available for core policing duties across the state. He further assured the Monitoring Unit operatives of the Command’s full cooperation throughout th...

NRC TO PROBE 'TICKET RACKETEERING' ON ABUJA-KADUNA TRAIN SERVICE. (PHOTO).


 NRC to probe ‘ticket racketeering’ on Abuja-Kaduna train service


The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it will address allegations of ticket racketeering on the Abuja-Kaduna train service (AKTS).

In a statement on Saturday, Yakub Mahmood, NRC’s deputy director of public relations, said some officials take advantage of the difficulties some passengers have with the online booking platform to engage in ticket racketeering.

He also appealed to the public, especially the passengers, to bear with the NRC, saying that the situation would soon be brought under control.

“Information has reached the management of the NRC on difficulties of passengers in obtaining tickets online resulting in ticket racketeering on the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) in recent times,” NRC said. 

“In order to arrest the ugly situation, the management has set up a team headed by the deputy director of  ICT to investigate.

“In the meantime, the Managing Director of NRC, Mr Freeborn Okhiria, has directed Mr Mohammed Modibo Ibrahim to report and take over as the Manager of the AKTS with immediate effect. 

“The Managing Director also directed the director  of operation to increase train service frequencies on the route within the next two weeks.”

On January 22, 2021, the federal government launched the N900 million e-ticketing platform for the online purchase of train tickets on the Abuja-Kaduna service.

NRC said the e-ticketing platform was introduced to reduce the physical contact between passengers and staff of the corporation.

In November, the corporation launched the electronic ticketing platform for the Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe-Warri train services.

The development came after an investigation by TheCable exposed how NRC officials engaged in ticket racketeering at the Lagos-Ibadan train.

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