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 Constitutional Council confirms Djibouti president's 97% vote win Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh was officially confirmed as winner of a sixth straight election with a final tally of 97.01% of the vote, the Constitutional Council said on Tuesday, AFP reported. Guelleh, 78, has governed the strategically important country in the Horn of Africa since 1999. Initial results a few hours after the April 10 vote showed he had taken 97.81%, against just one opponent. "In this election, President Guelleh obtained 97.01 percent of the vote, for a total of 204,874 votes cast. His main opponent, Mohamed Farah Samatar, received 6,318 votes, or 2.99% of the total," Djibouti's official press agency said, citing the Constitutional Council. Strategic location Djibouti borders the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which provides access to the Red Sea from the Gulf of Aden, through which passes a large portion of trade between Asia and the West. Djibouti has just over a million inhab...

WATERWAY SECURITY: IGP COMMISSIONS 31 NEWLY ACQUIRED OPERATIONAL GUNBOATS.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE..


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WATERWAY SECURITY: IGP COMMISSIONS 31 NEWLY ACQUIRED OPERATIONAL GUNBOATS.


As IGP Reechoes Commitment to Maritime Safety.


The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, today June 5th 2025, commissioned 31 newly acquired operational gun boats for the Force Marine Unit at a ceremony held in Lagos, marking a significant investment in maritime security aimed at enhancing the Unit's capacity to combat crime, protect waterways, and ensure the safety and security of citizens and critical infrastructure within Nigeria's maritime domain.


The IGP was accompanied by senior police officers including the DIG in charge of Operations, DIG Yakubu Kwazi, mni; the AIG Zone 2, AIG Adegoke Fayoade, mni; the AIG PMF, AIG Funsho Adegboye, mni; the AIG SPU, AIG Tunji Rilwan Disu, psc, and the Force Marine Officer, ACP Chima Ogarashi. Other dignitaries present includes government officials of various Maritime agencies, CEO Sensor and Safety Ltd, Chief Oguntade Majekodunmi, who was ably represented by Mr Babalola Tunde and representatives from the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).


In his remarks, the IGP buttressed that these milestone reflects a strategic response of the Force to the evolving security dynamics in our maritime environment. The deployment of these assets is a symbol of our renewed drive to strengthen our maritime policing architecture, counter emerging threats, reinforce our rescue and patrol operations. The newly commissioned gun boats which are equipped with cutting-edge navigation and communication technologies, comes as follow up to the IGPs assurances on maritime security which he gave during the visit of the CEO Nigerian Shippers Council to the Force Headquarters earlier this week.


The IGP reiterated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to working in collaboration with other security agencies and stakeholders to ensure the safety and security of Nigeria's maritime environment, charging officers of the Force Marine Unit to put the gun boats to good use towards combating economic sabotage and ensuring our waterways are safe for smooth port operations .


ACP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra, fCAI, 

FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, 

FORCE HEADQUARTERS, 

ABUJA 


5th June, 2025.

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