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National Orientation Agency (NOA) has hailed the nation’s information and enforcement institutions for what it described arsenic “robust and coordinated” achievements recorded crossed Nigeria successful September 2025, nether the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
At the agency’s monthly associated information property briefing successful Abuja yesterday, the director-general, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, said the period nether reappraisal reflected a sustained committedness to nationalist safety, organization integrity and inclusive governance.
He said the Nigerian Army, constabulary and respective information agencies executed hundreds of intelligence-led operations that degraded transgression networks, rescued hostages and recovered weapons and contraband crossed the country.
The Nigerian Army, helium said, conducted 196 operations targeting terrorists, insurgents, bandits, and kidnappers — rescuing 76 kidnapped victims, recovering arms and ammunition, and destroying limb factories successful respective states.
The Nigeria Police Force carried retired 107 operations, arrested 2,547 suspects, and rescued 105 hostages, portion besides recovering 212 firearms, ₦250 cardinal successful cash, and hundreds of bags of cannabis.
In its report, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested 1,703 suspects — 1,509 males and 194 females — and dismantled 37 large cause syndicates nationwide. The bureau besides seized implicit 212,000 kilogrammes of narcotics and recovered firearms.
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) intercepted 20 quality trafficking victims successful Jibiya and facilitated the repatriation of 48 Nigerians from Niger Republic. It besides processed 13,000 visas, deported 1,282 irregular migrants, and foiled respective stowaway attempts.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated ₦658.6 cardinal successful gross during September, boosted by enhanced enforcement and integer systems. The Service besides intercepted firearms, concern drones, and high-risk contraband successful the South-West region.
Similarly, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) responded to 589 roadworthy crashes, rescuing 3,848 radical portion signaling 252 fatalities. It launched an Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) and rolled retired multilingual roadworthy information campaigns nationwide.
Issa-Onilu emphasised that the awesome results were products of intelligence-sharing, collaboration, and sustained national engagement.
He urged Nigerians to debar spreading unverified accusation connected societal media, informing that mendacious reports substance panic and undermine nationalist trust.
“Your vigilance saves lives. Your dependable matters. Your practice strengthens nationalist security,” helium said.
The NOA brag called connected the media to prioritise verified reports and enactment successful grooming connected ethical and liable information reporting, disinformation tracking, and bid journalism.
He besides urged Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to fortify anti-corruption compliance and whistleblowing mechanisms, portion encouraging borderline agencies to deepen quality sharing.
Issa-Onilu emphasised that nationalist information extends beyond subject operations, yet relying connected “collaboration, vigilance, and communal trust” betwixt citizens and the government.
“Securing the state goes beyond operations. It requires unity of intent and shared responsibility,” helium said.
The NOA reiterated its telephone for citizens to study suspicious activities, amerciable products, and substandard goods done authoritative hotlines managed by the NDLEA, NAFDAC, Police, and different agencies.
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