Journalists: MRA releases report on rampant attacks by government officials - ITREALMS

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The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has released a report titled “When Protectors Become Predators: The State Against Freedom of Expression in Nigeria”, documenting a disturbing pattern of attacks, intimidation, and harassment targeted at journalists and other media workers by security, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies, which are the very institutions that are supposed to protect them, reports ITREALMS.

The 129-page report, issued in commemoration of this year’s International Day to End Impunity (IDEI) for Crimes Against Journalists, highlights how those entrusted with maintaining law and order as well as protecting citizens, including journalists, have instead become instruments of repression, targeting journalists and other media workers for doing their legitimate work of informing the public and holding power to account.

Protest: GOCOP condemns attacks on journalists by security agents, says act undemocratic - ITREALMS

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The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) condemns, in very strong terms, the serial attacks on journalists covering the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest, describing the act as undemocratic and repressive.

GOCOP notes that journalists are partners in national development as well as critical stakeholders in the advancement of democracy and civil liberties and therefore deserve to be protected, and not suppressed as the security agents tried to do during the protest.

AFRICMIL: IGP must stop police attacks on journalists, protesters - ITREALMS

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The African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) notes with dismay disheartening media reports about the manhandling of journalists and other citizens by the police as the #EndBadGovernance protests that began August 1, 2024, continues in some states across the country.

We strongly condemn the violence against journalists and other citizens by the police as citizens exercise their constitutional rights of freedom of assembly and expression within the extant laws of the country.

First half of 2023: Dwell time on attacks shrinks says Sophos - ITREALMS

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Global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, Sophos has released its Active Adversary Report for Tech Leaders 2023, an in-depth look at attacker behaviors and tools during the first half of 2023, reports ITREALMS.

According to the report available to ITREALMS, after analyzing Sophos Incident Response (IR) cases from January to July 2023, Sophos X-Ops found that median attacker dwell time; the time from when an attack starts to when it’s detected—shrunk from 10 to eight days for all attacks, and to five days for ransomware attacks. In 2022, the median dwell time decreased from 15 to 10 days.

KnowBe4: Phishing emails, most common malicious attacks - ITREALMS

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The provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, KnowBe4, has announced the results of its Q2 2023 top-clicked phishing report. 

The results included the top email subjects clicked on in phishing tests and reflected the use of HR business-related messages that pique interest from employees and could potentially affect them.

IT experts disagree with Pantami on 12.9m cyber attacks in four days - ITREALMS

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Information Technology experts have disagreed with the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), over his declaration that the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria suffered a total of 12,988,978 million attacks, just in four days, reports ITREALMS.

They said that the federal government through the minister must have exaggerated the figure.

FG: NigeriaDecide2023 suffered 12,988,978m cyber attacks - ITREALMS

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The Federal Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has declared that the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria suffered a total of 12,988,978 million attacks, just in four days, reports ITREALMS.

Out of this figure, he said, some 6,997,277m cyber threats were recorded on Saturday, February 25, 2023 precisely, which was the day of the presidential election in Nigeria.

INEC records 3rd attacks on facilities in Imo State - ITREALMS

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded the third attack on its facilities in Imo State in one month, reports ITREALMS.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Imo State, Professor Sylvia Uchenna Agu, was quoted as reported that the third in the series as the State Headquarters office in Owerri that got attacked by unknown gunmen.

MRA demands govt investigates all attacks against Journalists, punish perpetrators - ITREALMS

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has demanded from the governments at all levels to fulfill their obligations to ensure the safety of journalists by investigating all attacks against media practitioners as well as prosecuting and punishing the perpetrators of such attacks.

Also, MRA said this would send a strong signal to those who attack journalists that they can no longer do so with impunity while also giving the media the confidence to carry out their functions without fear.

Suspected terror attacks: US authorizes departure of employees in Abuja - ITREALMS

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The United States Mission to Nigeria has approved departure status for some employees due to suspected heightened risk of terrorist attacks in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, reports ITREALMS.

The embassy, ITREALMS gathered in a security notice entitled ‘Authorised departure status’ made available to citizens on Wednesday from Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria, noted that on October 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of State granted authorized departure status to Embassy Abuja.

29% of corporate users experienced financial malware attacks, first half of 2021 - ITREALMS

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Latest Kaspersky report has shown that some 29 per cent of corporate users experience financial malware attacks in the first half of 2021, reports ITREALMS.

They also said that this is particular in Kenya, their Kaspersky research showed that the overall number of financial malware attacks in Kenya has decreased in the first half of 2021, when compared to the same period in 2020, 29.3% of the 7 962 attacks recorded in the country targeted corporate users, which is a cause for concern, warn Kaspersky experts.

WebTv licensing: No amount of attacks will stop us says Minister - ITREALMS

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has declared that no amount of attacks, sponsored or otherwise will stop the implementation of the recommendations outlined for the sanitization of the national broadcasting industry, reports ITREALMS.

Part of the recommendation, he said approved includes the amendment of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act “to enable NBC license WebTv and radio stations.”

Speaking to ITREALMS on Sunday at a ministerial briefing in Lagos, Alhaji Mohammed, insisted that all the recommendations as outlined for NBC Implementation Committee recently set up by the Federal Government will be executed to the letter.

“Let me be straight: No amount of attacks, sponsored or otherwise, will stop the implementation of the approved recommendations,” he asserted.

According to him, only non-patriots and anarchists will kick against measures aimed at putting an end to what he called “fake news and hate speech.”

These, he said, are rampant in the broadcast industry.

“Only those who are guilty should be afraid of the efforts to sanitize the broadcast industry,” he maintained.

Pointing out that responsible broadcasters have nothing to fear, stressing that its not a move to stifle free speech or gag anyone.

“But purveyors of fake news and hate speech should not expect to sleep easy,” he said.

Some of the highlights of the recommendations include:

i) Independence of the NBC from political interference in the exercise of its regulatory powers, particularly with respect to the issuance and withdrawal of broadcasting license.

ii) A review of the National Broadcasting Code and extant broadcasting laws to reflect the following amendments;

- Upward review of fines from N500,000 to N5,000,000 for breaches relating to hate speeches, inciting comments and indecency

- Wilful repeat of infractions on three occasions after levying fine on a station to attract suspension of license

- Upgrade of breach of political comments relating to hate speeches and divisive comments to ''Class A'' offence in the Broadcasting Code, among others.

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AMI worried over surge in attacks against African journalists - ITREALMS:

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The media fraternity across the continent, under the aegis of African Media Initiative (AMI) has expressed worries over the surge in attacks against African journalists, reports ITREALMS.

AMI, ITREALMS gathered, said it learnt with great concern the growing curtailment of media freedom in many African countries, including Cameroon, Sudan, Egypt and Tanzania.

Cameroon
In the last four weeks, eight journalists - Joseph Olinga, Michel BiemTong, Gustave Flaubert Kengne, Michel Kalabassou, Mimi Mefo, Josiane Kouagheu, Akumbom McCarthy, and Mathias Mouende have been intimidated, arrested, or tried before military courts across the country over allegations of ‘propagating false information’ or ‘undermining the safety of the State’ under the antiterror law.

Cameroon has seen, over the years, an accelerated shrinking of the democratic space where both journalists and citizens are having to compose with a difficult environment.

Egypt

In Egypt, a law enacted last month has been widely criticised as tantamount to extortion of media houses as it requires hefty registration amounts for licenses with websites being forced to pay more than $30,000 to register and up to five times that amount for non-compliance. The law is viewed as an attempt by the government to silence the remaining independent media.

Sudan

On 29 October, the Press Court in Khartoum sentenced Zine El Abeen Al-A'jab, a former editor of Al Mustagila newspaper to one and a half months in prison, or a fine of 5,000 pounds ($104) over “dissemination of false information” among other charges.

Overall, according to Amnesty International, at least 15 journalists have been arrested and detained between January and October 2018 by the government’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISS). In addition, the entire print run of 10 newspapers was confiscated on at least 27 occasions. Al Jareeda, one of the last independent newspapers, has been confiscated at least 13 times this year.

Tanzania

On 7 November, South African journalist Angela Quintal, Africa programme coordinator for press freedom group the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), and her Kenyan colleague Muthoki Mumo were arrested from their hotel in Dar-es-Salaam and detained by authorities for 24 hours.

Rights groups and media advocates have recently expressed concerns about the freedom of expression in the country since election three years ago of Tanzania’s President, John Magufuli, whose regime has cracked down on independent media and close down critical newspapers.

Earlier in 2018, the government approved a new law regulating online content that gives them the right to revoke the permit if a website publishes content “that leads to public disorder” and “threatens national security”, according to media report.

It should be recalled that freedom of the press and right of people to information are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa.

Governments in Africa have a duty to refrain from undue interference with the right to media freedom and must promote and protect citizens’ rights of access to information.

In view of the above, African Media Initiative (AMI) reiterated that intimidation of journalists, harassment, arbitrary detentions, closures, internet cuts, media closure, censorship, and trials of journalists before military courts over crimes allegedly committed while discharging their duties contravene international treaties and covenants protecting the freedom of the press and the public’s right of access to information.

Also, AMI called on African governments to create a conducive environment for a free exercise of the media profession  and demanded the immediate release of journalists arrested across the continent.

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NUJ petitions Osinbajo over IGP’s incessant attacks on Nigerian journalists - ITREALMS

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The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Abdulwaheed Odusile, has petitioned the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on the incessant attacks on Nigerian journalists by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, reports ITREALMS.

Odusile, who wrote the petition on behalf of Nigerian journalists, used the arrest and detention of a Premium Times Reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, as take-off point.

He said Idris has a history of hounding Nigerian journalists, adding that this is giving the government a bad image.

The letter reads in full:

“August 15, 2018

His Excellency,

The Acting president,

Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN

The Villa, 

Abuja

“Your Excellency,

“PETITION AGAINST THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE, MR IBRAHIM IDRIS

I write this petition on behalf of thousands of Nigerian journalists, against the Inspector-General of police, Mr Ibrahim Idris over his incessant attacks on journalists and violent violations of their human rights, culminating in yesterday's (Tuesday)arrest of a Premium Times reporter, Mr Samuel Ogundipe.

Mr Ogundipe is being detained over the publication of the letter of the IGP to your Excellency, in respect of the police investigation on the DSS siege on National Assembly. The journalist is being held to disclose his source of information, a demand that is against the ethical precepts of our profession.

Your Excellency, we want to note that this is not the first time the IGP has been hounding the press. On January 1, this year, two journalists who are brothers, Messrs Daniel and Izuchukwu Elomba were abducted in their homes by SARS officers, on the orders of the IGP and detained for ten days, over what was published on their blog purportedly against the IGP.

It would be recalled that counsel to the two journalists, Festus Keyamo, (SAN) petitioned your Excellency and you caused the matter to be investigated. 

Consequently, on April 23, 2018, a Federal High court, sitting in Abuja awarded N5 million damages against the police for this illegal detention.

Also, on March 13, 2018, SARS officers, under the control of the IGP, abducted Abdulahi Krishi, the National Assembly correspondent of Daily Trust, right at the premises of the National Assembly. He was subsequently released 24 hours later after an outcry from the media.

Your Excellency, it is obvious that the excesses of the IGP against the media is giving your government a bad image as an anti-press government, even when it's obvious these infractions were carried out without the presidency's imprimatur.

We therefore implore your Excellency to call the Inspector-General to order and stop his incessant attacks on the media.

We also demand that the detained reporter of Premium Times be released forthwith.

Yours sincerely,

Abdulwaheed Odusile

National president

Nigeria Union of Journalists.”

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Incessant attacks on unarmed Christians is ‘jihadist’ – Rev Afolabi

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The incessant attacks on unarmed Christin across the country have described as ‘Jihadist terror” according to Rev. Oladele Afolabi, the General Overseer of Christ Base Assembly based in Oworonshoki, Lagos, reports ITRealms.

Speaking to ITRealms on Sunday after complying with the protest march called by the Christians Association of Nigeria nd Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rev. Afolabi lamented the killings of many Christians in Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, Plateau and other parts of the country.

For him, Nigeria, is under siege and requires absolute God’s intervention, stressing that he led the congregation to the peaceful protest to join other members of CANN, PFN in venting their displeasures over the unjust killings of innocent Christians.

The jihadist herdsmen, Rev. Afolabi said, are attacking people on their farms, homes and churches.

“We want the government to wake up to their basic responsibility of providing security for her citizenry.  This present government seems to be unmoved and careless about lives that are being wasted daily,” he said.

Also, the clergy bemoaned that with security situation, some of them are ashamed and shocked about the announcement on daily basis about gruesome killings in the country.

“But the government seems unconcerned,” he decried and listed some demands including an end to these killings, “release of Leah Sharibu, kidnapped by Boko Haram must be released and other girls that were not Christians have been released. She must be released.”

Rev. Afolabi equally reminded the government that Christians' lives matter, insisting that they may do more than this protest if government does not do as demanded.

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Pix of members of the Christ Base Assembly church protesting on Sunday at Oworo-Lagos

Enough is enough says FRSC Corp Marshal on incessant attacks on personnel

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The Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has condemned the unprovoked attacks and molestation of operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on the highways and vowed to prosecute all those involved, declaring that enough is enough, reports ITRealms.

Speaking through the Corps Public Education Officer at FRSC, Bisi Kazeem, Corps Marshal said this has become pertinent on the heels of the recent shooting of two FRSC staff and the detention of another in a Police facility in Abia State.

“Many road users are abusing the civility of the unarmed personnel that are trained to be cautious while discharging their legitimate duties. In the past, many FRSC operatives had been abducted, killed, assaulted, ran over, threatened and shot. It is also disheartening that some of the attackers misinformed the unsuspecting public by releasing manipulated information to gain public sympathy. Attempts are often made to make the aggressors looked like the victims," Oyeyemi said.

Also, the Corps Marshal said the FRSC remains the nation’s lead agency on road traffic administration and safety management empowered to arrest and prosecute erring motorists. Stressing that, “Section 10 (4) of the FRSC (Establishment) Act, 2007 states categorically that members of the Corps shall have powers to arrest and prosecute persons reasonably suspected to have committed any traffic offence. Resistance based on ignorance of the law or impunity can no longer be grounds to attack operatives carrying out their lawful duties. We will definitely not abdicate our statutory responsibilities."

He recalled that the Abia incident which occurred on Saturday, July 15, 2017, saw his men being shot at.

According to FRSC Corps Marshal, “While we commend the Abia State Police Commissioner for swiftly directing the arrest and orderly room trial of the Policemen who shot the FRSC staff at Aro Ngwa along the Enugu – Port Harcourt expressway last Saturday, the Corps is deeply saddened by the shooting. It is also greatly concerned that the two young men were abandoned with their gun wounds by the Policemen attached to the wife of the Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly who shot them. Obviously, they were left to die at the scene by these Policemen who are also employees of government.”

He expressed thanks to the road users that assisted the two injured and abandoned staff to the hospital, and hopeful the two victims, still undergoing treatment will not suffer life-threatening injuries.

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NITDA counsels MDAs, others on Ransomware attacks

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The leadership of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has counselled Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the country, on the recent cyber-attack that is affecting computers across the world known as ransomeware attack, reports ITRealms.

Director-General/CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, in a press statement personally signed in Abuja and made available to ITRealms, said this attack, known as “WannaCry” or “WannaCrypt”, spreads by itself between computers and does not require human interaction.

“It restricts access to the affected system as well as demanding for the payment of ransom. This attack, according to reports, has so far affected over 99 countries and 100,000 machines,” he said.

The ransomware attack, Pantami explained, exploits vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Windows Operating System, especially those not currently supported such as Windows XP, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2003. Microsoft released a patch for the vulnerability in March and machines that were updated with the patch would have been automatically protected.

Further, he said, should your system be infected by ransomware, isolate the system from your network to prevent the threat from further spreading.

In addition, he outlined some actions that could be taken immediately to include removing the system from Network; do not use flash/pen drive, external drives on the System to copy files to other systems; Format the System completely and get fresh OS copy installed; and Contact NITDA Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT) for assistance. They can be reached via telephone on +2348023275039 or e-mail: support@cerrt.ng.

He pointed out that as a general precautionary measure and as the security of systems is a collective responsibility, NITDA would like to recommend that individuals and organisations in the country, should regularly update their operating systems with the latest patches; regularly update their software applications with latest patches; avoid downloading and opening unsolicited files and attachments; adjust security software to scan compressed or archived files; and  avoid indiscriminate use wireless connections, such as Bluetooth or infrared ports.

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NCEF tasks Islamic leaders to disable doctrine of hatred, attacks on Christians

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The National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) has urged Islamic leaders to disable doctrine of hatred within its fold, so as to stop frequent attacks on Christians, reports ITRealms.

Reacting to the yet another murder last weekend of a 42-year old Christian woman, Mrs. Eunice Olawale Elisha by suspected Islamic assailants, NCEF in a press statement by Solomon Asemota (SAN), made available to ITRealms said the news got to them as a shock.

ITRealms gathered that Mrs. Elisha was murdered on Saturday, 9th July, 2016, while on Christian Evangelism in the early hours. Her neck was reportedly slashed and was also stabbed in the stomach at Kubwa area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Noting that barely nine days earlier, on 30th June, 2016, Pastor Joseph Zakariya Kura of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) was murdered while on his farm by Fulani herdsmen in Obi LGA of Nasarawa State. Until his death, Pastor Kura was the Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Obi LGA.

  

The NCEF also expressed condolence to families that have been affected in recent gruesome mindless and unwarranted murder of Nigerian citizens, lamenting how a modern state could descend to such level of barbarity and bestial extermination of human lives.

NCEF, therefore, attributed these killings to three immediate factors namely anchored on doctrine of hatred, sacred space and a polity in dual political systems.

Asemota’s NCEF explained that the doctrine of hatred used to indoctrinate Almajiris in various Islamic Madrassas in the North where Muslims were deliberately taught to hate Christians and people of other faiths, contributed to the current mess.

In addition, NCEF said the concept of ‘sacred space’ is that which Islamists believe, for example, that the road leading to their mosque belongs exclusively to them. Stressing that the ‘sacred space’ concept is applied to every area in which Islamism has travelled. “The belief is that all land on earth has been given by Allah to Muslims and it is theirs by right, to stage a Jihad to retake them,” Asemota underscored.

NCEF emphasised that the result of one nation operating two political systems of democracy and sharia, has not been helpful, urging Muslim leaders in the country to take steps to reverse this anomaly in the best interest of everyone.

“No country can make progress and live in peace when a section of the population is consumed with hatred for other citizens,” NCEF insists.

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Christian group belittles attacks in Saudi Arabia, United States

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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has belittled recent attacks in Saudi Arabia and United States, saying it totally condemned these sacrilegious acts and urged those behind such acts and other similar acts to desist from such because no good thing comes out of violence, reports ITRealms.

The newly elected President of CAN Rev. Dr. Samson 'Supo Ayokunle said that the recent terrorists mayhem unleashed near a mosque in Saudi Arabia, and United States, saying that nobody should be deceived into believing that doing violence in the name of God would attract any eternal reward.

Ayokunle who also is the President, Nigerian Baptist Convention, pointed out that violence and all acts of cruelty against humanity would end up in eternal condemnation and everlasting punishment.

“We therefore sympathize with all Muslims all over the world over this unfortunate development,” he said.

Similarly, CAN condemned the separate brutality of policemen in Minnesota and Louisiana against two African-Americans which led to their premature death. 

Much more, the reprisal attacks on and killing of the policemen who were protecting the people doing peaceful protest against the continuous killings of black people in America was condemnable, unjustifiable and totally irrational.

“Two wrongs can never make a right,” Ayokunle declared and enjoined the American government to take action to police brutality against all races in America because all lives matter.

The parliament must do something to control gun possession so as to avoid in the future senseless killings like these and make America safer.

“Finally, we sympathize with the families of those killed in the three incidents and the American government and pray for fortitude to bear the loss,” he prayed.

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Ekhomu urges intelligence officials to proactively prevent terrorists attacks

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A renowned security expert, Dr. Ona Ekhomu, has advised Nigerian intelligence officials to focus on providing reliable warnings of impending terror attacks in order to save the lives of citizens from incessant bombings, militant attacks and other mass fatality events.

Speaking at the joint graduation ceremony of 77 intelligence officers at the Nigerian Air Force School of Air Intelligence Makurdi, Benue State, recently, Ekhomu who is the Chairman of the School of Management and Security said “this is a new day, and new page as you write the history of your life and your service to the nation. I have seen excellence on display here - certainly, in the intelligence analysis course.”

He said that while intelligence gathering was extremely necessary and important, robust intelligence analysis remained the cornerstone of good operational decision-making as analysts could ‘predict’ terror attacks with some degree of certainty.

Ekhomu stressed that as intelligence analysts, “You guys worked very hard with high level concepts and were able to conquer.  That denotes the quality of personnel and the quality of training that is available here in the Nigerian Air Force and most especially the passion that you have for service to the nation”.

He said that since intelligence analysis was important in averting “surprises” by the enemy, clandestine operatives and intelligence analysts must redouble their efforts to prevent attacks by terrorists by uncovering their plans and plots “thereby averting  intelligence failures”.

In his remarks, the Director of Air Intelligence, Air Vice Marshall Mohammed Usman said the “graduating intelligence Analysis Course Q1/2016 should realize that this course is aimed at equipping them for higher intelligence operations, as intelligence analysis is the hub of intelligence operations”.

The intelligence Chief urged the graduates of the Intermediate Intelligence Course (IIC) and the Basic Intelligence Course (BIC) to enhance the intelligence gathering efforts of the Nigerian Air Force.  He said that the current internal security situation in Nigeria has led to an “increased demand for organic intelligence gathering capabilities for the armed forces”.

Addressing the graduates, the Commandant of the Nigerian Air Force School of Air Intelligence, Group Capt. Raymond Nwankwo said the training was aimed at boosting the capacity of the graduants.

He emphasized that through capacity-building, the nation’s security challenges such as insurgency and terrorism would be successfully combated.

The Commandant stated that the introduction of Intelligence Analysis training into the School’s curricular was to ensure optimum performance of intelligence.

The graduation ceremony combined three classes – the Intelligence Analysis Course, the Intermediate Intelligence Course and Basic Intelligence Course.

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