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Nigeria, India Train 1,000 FRSC On Stress Management
Mr Ogungbemide said the programme aims to enhance awareness of occupational stress and its impact on mental and physical health.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has sealed a strategic partnership with the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs for an intensive training of 1,000 personnel on stress management and emotional well-being.
The training, which is to commence in August, is through the Rashtriya Raksha University, India’s premier National Security and Police University.
This is contained in a statement by the corps public education officer (CPEO), ACM Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Saturday in Abuja.
Mr Ogungbemide said the programme aims to enhance awareness of occupational stress and its impact on mental and physical health.
He added that it would also help in equipping personnel with practical tools for stress management, emotional regulation, psychological resilience, and peer support.
“The initiative is the result of high-level discussions concluded between both parties and is a major milestone in the corps’ ongoing capacity-building agenda,” he said.
Speaking on the initiative, the FRSC corps marshal, Shehu Mohammed, noted that the initiative underscored the shared commitment of Nigeria and India to building resilient public institutions that prioritised the well-being of their officers.
He said this would thereby promote safer roads and healthier communities across Africa’s most populous nation.
“Our personnel operate under immense pressure every day to keep Nigerian roads safe.
“By investing in their mental and emotional health, we are strengthening our capacity to serve the nation with professionalism, empathy, and excellence,” he said.
Mr Mohammed said the training would combine modern scientific approaches with time-tested wellness practices led by top Indian experts in stress reduction, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence.
“Participants will gain practical tools to manage stress, improve decision-making in critical situations, and promote a culture of mental health awareness within the Corps.
“The programme facilitators will include clinical psychologists, research officers, and administrative staff from Rashtriya Raksha University, India.
“At the end of the training, participants are expected to demonstrate improved emotional regulation, greater awareness of stress triggers, enhanced peer support, and better crisis response skills,” Mr Mohammed stated.
He also said the programme would run in phases across four locations, including the FRSC Academy in Udi, Enugu State, and the FRSC Marshal Inspectorate Training School in Owo-Alero.
“This will actualise using a blend of physical and virtual learning formats to maximise reach and impact,” he said.
The FRSC boss recalled that the partnership between FRSC and Rashtriya Raksha University began in March with a pilot training programme for select FRSC personnel in Gujarat, India.
“As part of the ongoing collaboration, 10 personnel are also set to commence master’s degree programmes in August in areas such as information technology, cyber security, data management, and traffic enforcement,” he said.
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Many people are feared to have lost their lives as a military aircraft with tail number NGR 931, en route Lagos from Benin, crashed in the Igbokoda axis of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday.
The Ondo State Police Command Spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who confirmed the incident to journalists in Akure, noted that details surrounding the incident are still emerging, as efforts to establish the full circumstances continue.
Jimoh said: “The Command urges members of the public, particularly residents of Igbokoda and adjoining communities, to remain calm and refrain from circulating unverified information.”
He stated further that the public will be duly informed as soon as further credible information is available.
Also, a statement by the Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, said that all efforts to raise the aircraft on radio proved abortive.
According to him, the wreckage has been located, and search and rescue operations are ongoing.
Preliminary information suggests that there were 25 passengers and 7 crew members on board.
“Whilst the control and regulation of military aircraft are completely outside the authority of the Ministry of Aviation, and Civil Aviation Authority, I have just spoken to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke and pledged our total cooperation and assistance in the search and rescue efforts ongoing”, Keyamo added.
The identity of the helicopter and the persons on board are yet to be ascertained as of the time of this report.
The Olubosin of Ifetedo in Ife South Local Government Area of Osun State, Oba Akinola Oyetade Akinrera (Latiiri I), has reportedly joined his ancestors.
Oba Akinrera, the fourth Olubosin of Ifetedo Kingdom, reportedly died on Friday, although the palace has yet to issue an official statement confirming his death.
The monarch ascended the throne in 2018 and was widely regarded by indigenes as a highly respected traditional ruler.
Before his emergence as monarch, Oba Akinrera, a lawyer and public servant, had worked in different capacities, including as a teacher, police officer and staff member of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
He joined the Nigeria Police Force in 1988 and served until 1992, when he joined the NNPC in Lagos.
Born into the Ifetedo community, the late monarch attended CAC Primary School, Ipetumodu, before proceeding to Ifetedo Grammar School for his secondary education.
He later attended the Oyo State College of Education, which subsequently became the Osun State College of Education, Ilesa, and is now the University of Ilesa.
In 1993, he proceeded to Lagos State University, Ojo, where he obtained a Diploma in Law. He subsequently gained admission to the University of Lagos in 1997 to study Law and graduated in 2004.
Following his reported death, tributes have continued to pour in from indigenes and residents of Ifetedo, with social media platforms awash with condolence messages mourning the monarch.
Many of the messages described Oba Akinrera as a respected traditional ruler whose reign contributed to the development and unity of Ifetedo Kingdom.
As of the time of filing this report, the palace had not officially announced the monarch’s death or released details regarding his burial arrangements.
The Imo State Police Commissioner of Police, Audu Garba Bosso, has revealed that security operatives have identified the location where 19 prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted in the state are being held.
This comes two days after gunmen abducted prospective corps members travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states.
The victims were travelling in two buses when the attackers struck along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in the Umunoha area of Imo State on Thursday.
Naija News reports that Bosso, while giving an update on the search-and-rescue operation in a media interview on Saturday, said security operatives have delayed moving into the camp over fears that it is planted with improvised explosive devices.
Bosso said the police used drones on Friday to locate the suspected camp after security operatives trailed the abductors into the bush, but the security agencies were being cautious because intelligence indicated that the camp had been mined with IEDs.
According to him, the security agencies were preparing to move into the area with heavy equipment, including bulldozers and armoured personnel carriers, in an effort to rescue the victims safely.
He said, “Any moment, we’ll still move into the bush. Yesterday, we were in the bush, we trailed them up to a particular location.
“But at that point in time, we couldn’t move in to where the coordinate showed us where they are because we ran drones yesterday. And the drone actually showed us exactly their location.
“But our predicament is that with the intel we have, the IED is the camp is mined with IEDs.
“We are moving in there with high, you know, high-velocity vehicles, that is, bulldozers, we’re moving in with bulldozers and APCs to see how we’re going to rescue these victims unhurt.”
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