 Hello, it's Plus Report, a compilation of the stories and events that made the news recently. Welcome, I'm Jacinta Obuco. In a bid to acknowledge heroism, the need to be consciously supportive of the Nigerian military and armed forces have been emphasised. Defence and security journalists believe this is important because such servicemen signed their lives to defend Nigeria. At an event of the Association in Lagos, Nigeria Football Supporters Club came to render their support as well. This group is under the age's hashtag prayer for the Nigerian armed forces and other security agencies. Sometimes there's journalist experience going into active duty with the Nigerian military and the armed forces just to report on them. It gives an idea of how much sacrifice our law enforcement agencies put in just to ensure a safe heaven on our lands and waterways. They want you and me to join them in prayers. Our military is the best. I think people seem not to know what they are doing. They are just looking at the surface. If they move around with them and they know they will not be condemned by these people. In Africa, as the whole, the American military will tell you that Nigeria is the best. They are so good. And I begin to wonder that if these people are so good, what is happening then I know. Of course, what is really happening, there are some people who are sabotaging their effort and does not want this to happen. So what do we do? We need to pray. Prayer and support for the Nigerian armed forces and other security agencies is born out of the need to support the military and other security agencies. Specifically in the fight against them. Insecurity, insurgency, kidnapping, we are all in Nigeria. We know the dimension at which insecurity has assumed. It has assumed a worrisome dimension. And we have this military. They have been overstretched. The group visits Dr. Rafiu Oladipo, the president of Nigeria Supporters Club for decades. He also speaks well of Nigerian military. He believes they are one of the best in the world and we should support them in prayers as he does for the super eagles. For our military, I doubt my heart to tell them. These are great people, great men and women who we deny themselves of several things. They deserve our praises, they deserve our support. So you guys, we have been praying. It shouldn't be left to you, it should be all of us as Nigerians that must be involved. Nigerian armed forces sacrifice their comfort, loved ones and sometimes their lives to ensure the safety of Nigerian citizens. Kindly say prayer for our armed forces today. Destiny Momo for Plus TV Africa. The armed forces and other security services deserve the prayers and commendations of Nigerians for laying down their lives to defend the country's unity and the territorial integrity. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency and forces have celebrated trainees of the DBLU project who graduated recently. The training and the project are important for the safety of Nigeria's waterways as the assets under the DBLU project would be given necessary protection to serve their purpose of providing security for the entire Gulf of Guinea. Plus TV Africa's Ngozi Kaohai Jesse has more. Just a few months ago, President Muhammad Ubu Harry launched the DBLU project in Lagos. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA and the emphasis were given a mandate of tackling piracy, sea robbery and other crimes at sea. Today, 42 Air Force personnel are graduating after undergoing training for the safety, security and sanity of Nigerians' oceans front. NIMASA, the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force can be happier. We cannot leave our security, our rigment and operation in the hands of foreigners. That is why this is very important. As you graduate today and begin this enormous task of watching over our maritime domain from above the sky, I leave you with this watchword. Beachlands, beachlands, beachlands. I congratulate you on this momentous occasion which signifies your attainment of a major milestone in your various careers. Next is a brief tour of the assets to be used by the graduates and their world of certificates. With the airmen and women done with their training, Bashi Ujamo explains what is next. The next is operations. We will have to deploy the assets now. Even before now, the asset has been deployed. We train some of them abroad, or most of them abroad. The remaining courses that they're supposed to take abroad because of the COVID-19 restrictions. The deputy governor of understate advises the graduates to continue to train themselves so they can be perfect. So they need to upgrade and improve themselves and pay attention and be committed to this work. No sabotage of any kind. They need to be committed because it's a national call to duty for them. The initiative of the Deep Blue project is not only about security but also for proper regulation. So waterways and oceans can be safe for people engaged in maritime business in Nigeria. For Plus TV Africa, Mgozika or HSE. Now the graduation of the asset crew was another significant leg of the Deep Blue project which the director general described as the agency's ground intervention in maritime security. Nigeria is confronted with daunting challenges occasioned by insurgency and terrorism in an effort to combat terrorism. The Nigerian Air Force says it is winning the war against terror in Nigeria. National security is a major concern in Nigeria's development and the law enforcement agencies say they are working in synergy to combat terrorism in the country. Recently the Air Force has had their first share of crashed helicopters and a cause of battle against terrorism. However, its spokesman Edward Gapkwet says the iron deterred as the war against terror has been won. Absolutely very well in conjunction with the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy, the synergy. The joint network has been brought to bear because the war against insurgency boundary has been yielding very fantastic results. As we have seen, some of the terrorists have started surrendering willingly. Clearly an indication that the cooperation that has been brought in the fight against insurgency is really winning. Gapkwet also speaks in the plan of the force to improve its capacity to protect the nation's territorial integrity. Last six years the administration of President Mahmoud Buhari has been very, very kind to the Nigerian Air Force. As of the last count, we have over 30 brand new aircraft that have been purchased for the service. These platforms have gone a long way in ensuring that we remain very relevant with regards to our operations. We have also been very fortunate that the federal government has supported us in also revamping those fleets that were grounded in the past. Engineers have also been well trained and generally a lot of things are going on that we only give thanks to the president and commander-in-chief. As the set of service chiefs are seemingly in sync with their readiness to combat terrorism in Nigeria, there is hope for better results. Destiny Momo for Plus TV Africa. The Nigerian Air Force also said it is fully prepared to respond to possible terror attacks across Nigeria's airports as they remain committed to supporting other security agencies and reducing the activities of insurgents and militants in Nigeria. Recently, peace has returned to the three local government areas. We are the state government in post-Coffews when the killing of some travellers. The state commissioner for information, Dan Manjang had told Plus TV Africa that the government is currently holding talks with stakeholders to ensure the peace is sustained. Plus TV Africa's messy wall spoke with him on the phone. Temporars, a high in Plutus State, where 22 people were killed on Saturday. The state government has seen in post-Coffews 17 local government areas, just north, just south, and Basa. The University of Jerusalem also suspended examinations which could have started on Monday. But the commissioner for information and communication, Dan Manjang tells me that 17 local government areas in the state are now peaceful. The atmosphere in Plutus State right now is calm but even when we talk about Plutus State it means the entire 17 local governments. I know that this issue is not in all the 17 local governments. It's in the three local governments of just north, just south, and then Basa local government. And so the situation is calm. As I talk to you right now, it's excellent to see the governor of Plutus State, the right Honourable Simon Bakola, is going round to do an on-the-spot assessment of the situation. Not today's killings calm less than two weeks after scores of houses were destroyed in Miango, an Irigue chiefdom in Basa local government. The Irigues are accused of carrying out the latest mayhem but they deny that. Ironically, the killings took place as native Irigues were bearing peasants killed in the Miango attack. This points to build up tension, often along tribal lines. The information commissioner Manjang says the government had set up institutions in the past to build peace among conflicting interest groups. We have been assisting security with equipment, buying vehicles for them and motorcycles, and assisting them financially. And that is why it's because of what we have been able to do that we have secured Plutus State thus far. In the life of this administration, six and a half years, we have enjoyed relative peace and it is because of the institutional framework and because of the proactive measures that the state government has been able to put in place and that is why we have what is called Plutus State today. In the midst of this killings and attacks in Plutus State, airsparks are calling for caution and engagement so the situation doesn't get worse. Merci Ebopo for Plus TV Africa. You're watching Plus Report. There is more after this break. Thanks for staying with us. Now to oil theft. After addressing the issues in river state, the Interior Security and Civil Defence Corps has paraded eight fake naval officers on an illegal escort in Port Hackett. The impersonators were paraded alongside 29 suspected oil thieves. The state commandant Mokta Lawao said this was parading the suspects and seized trucks before journalists. Details here. The second of the NSCDC Aliyu Baturi who disclosed this in Port Hackett while parading some of the suspects stated that four trucks containing illegal refined petroleum products were among items seized from the suspects. Baturi says officers of the command intercepted a truck containing petroleum products suspected to be automotive gas oil popularly called diesel along UTC Junction in Port Hackett following credible intelligence. We are parading 10 suspects of oil thieves and four trucks conveying suspected illegal refined products. On the 16th of August 2021 at about 1130 hours the command arrested five suspects conveying suspected stolen AGO stuck in a sack in a trailer truck with the registration number JJ552SZ along Transamadi area. Some of the arrested suspects confessed to the crime. While the arrests are currently undergoing thorough investigation I will try to cause a due cause. The commandant who recently assumed of his vow to put everything in place to nip crime rates on the board especially those relating to illegal all-businesses and protect the country's critical assets in the state. I was arrested at Yugu Island with three suspects. It contained an AGO suspected to be adulterated illegally refined products. My message to the police is that we are now relented in dealing with all illegal bunkers. We are going to carry then cause to go and carry something then from there as we reach there then load the team the time we then load the team me and all the other people around so they come to us and make a call as we come there to come they have come see us, to tell us. I am here because of my friend called me to come and direct motor tanker to the road where we are on the road that's on the other side. But we want those involved in illegal all deals and other criminal activities across the state to stop and urge residents to report strange movements in their areas for prompt action. Nigerians has tried a number of strategies to tackle its oil loss problems and the hope is that the issues will be resolved. Moving on, public opinion intends on the kidnapped students and staff of the Zanfar State College of Agriculture of Animal Sciences. Stakeholders are reacting to this with a call for a state of emergency on Nigeria's security and education sectors. Aneta Felix has the details. Students of the Zanfar State College of Agriculture and Animal Sciences bound by their hands, blindfolded surrounded by tourists are pleading to be saved. Fifteen students and four teachers of the school were kidnapped on Sunday while four others died in the attack. On Plus TV Africa's breakfast show, public affairs analyst Nick Agulay calls out the president of Nigeria Mohamed Abu Hari failing to fulfill his promise to protect school children. He also suggests ways to track the location of the bandits. According to Agulay, it's high time the government declared a state of emergency on Nigeria's education sector. The government of Nigeria has not taken able simple steps like that where they can put a communication system in place with every school giving a dedicated phone line to call for security response if their school is under attack. The abductors are demanding a ransom of 350 million Naira before they would release them. The government is yet to respond and Neta, Felix Plus TV Africa Nigeria will be distributing the recently received doses of COVID-19 vaccines to rural communities. It is a new batch of 173,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson job procured through the African Union. Officials say the vaccines will be strategically deployed to cover areas that have difficult terrains. 173,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrived in Nigeria on Thursday and were received by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency. The executive director of the MPH CDA explains that the doses make up the first batch that Nigeria will be receiving. This is the first batch out of 29,850,000 doses that were given in Haiti. The expectation is that again through our collaboration with the African Union the Abbas and Africa isn't done. The plan for Nigeria is to have 60% of the population vaccinated before the end of the year and for the cooperating partners it is to deliver vaccines to all member countries in Africa. With the goal of closing the gap with other continents. This vaccine acquisition is a unique milestone for African continent and it is the first time Africa has undertaken a procurement of this magnitude involving all member states. WHO had on many occasions commanded the Government of Nigeria particularly the Presidential Committee on COVID-19 and the successful completion on the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. May I also use this opportunity to congratulate the ED of MPH CDA and the Nigerian Government for your forth thought and preparedness to procure 29.8 million doses of Johnson & Johnson through the AFAD facility. The Executive Director of the MPH CDA will continue to discuss the importance of taking the vaccine amid fears and conspiracy theories. We will continue to count on you, the media for dissemination of through and accurate information to keep Nigerians informed and educated about COVID-19 vaccination. We also hope that those who are misinforming people will begin to understand the need for Nigeria The World Health Organization rocks Nigeria COVID-19 response as the fourth best in the world and Nigeria is the seventh recipient of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Africa. It is also a reminder that COVID-19 is very much real and deadly. Please do well to get vaccinated. Young African Leaders Initiative alumni under the umbrella of public affairs section of the United States Council of General Legals have gathered to discuss the result of the rented means to carry out the approach in different sectors and communities for Nigeria's development. Since inception in 2010 the reception is the first time all the three components of the Yali alumni Mandela Washington Fellowship Regional Leadership Center and the Yali Network are to harness the value of volunteerism and the strength of alumni network to support youths to create positive change in their communities. It's an investment in the future It's an investment in the future of Nigeria. It's an investment in the future of your lives the potential of your lives the promise that all of you hold inside you the promise that you hold inside the passion that you have the promise that is really a part and parcel of this program. This is the section to be at their minds the things that will be more result-oriented and some of their challenges. The interactions between the alumni members and executives of the U.S. Consulate and embassies enhanced and encouraged it could be a very good way for us to go and encourage for us as young people if the U.S. Consulate can somewhat institutionalize the process of that knowledge sharing. I think a lot more people can benefit from organizational sustainability financing the organization and so many things. If we have like maybe once in a year or twice in a year MWF or Yali Network where the U.S. Mission brings the best of the best that they have what can actually happen in terms of relationship business wise and so that's what I'm looking at. U.S. Consulate general believes this meeting will go a long way actualizing the core values of the program. What came out of this discussion and I'm very glad we had it is that we need more collaboration among all the different alumni so I mean now it's 2021 so we're in year 11 and so we need to really make sure that we have so many alumni and they're spread all across Nigeria so we need to find ways really to bring them together. First of all to build others we have to build ourselves and to build ourselves we have to understand each other and that's why we are here today to understand each other so that we can build others. The thrust here is the support in youth led sustainable development that centers around enhancing the capacity of young people. We will enable them develop and implement their own solutions to global challenges. Yali is a movement for inspiring youths across the continent to create positive changes by equipping a new generation of leaders with the skills and values that are helping to shape the future of the continent. And it's a wrap now but before we go let's remind you to follow us at Plus TV Africa on Facebook and Instagram and you subscribe to our YouTube channel at Plus TV Africa. We just enter Obyuku. Thanks for watching.