Insecurity: FG Should Own Up to their Failure — Wike

In view of the heightening insecurity across the country, River State governor, Nyesom Wike lashed out at APC, and the Buhari-led administration on Thursday, describing them as unsympathetic. The governor, soliciting support for Nigeria from “true nationalists” accused the ruling party of losing the capability to ease the tension and resolve the security challenges. Addressing his guest from the south-south zonal working committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Wike asked the...

Obasanjo Condemns Paying Ransom to Bandits, Says Jonathan Also Paid Ransom

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called on the Federal Government to develop means of dealing with kidnappers and bandits heavily in place of the ransom payment. The elder statesman stressed the need for leaders to ensure that 2023 marked the beginning of a new federation for Nigeria, warning that the country may slide into what he described as ground dissolution. The former President made the recommendation on Wednesday while receiving members of the...

Expect a Comprehensive List of Names of Those Behind Imo Attacks Soon – Uzodinma

The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has revealed that security agencies were compiling a comprehensive report to reveal the sponsors of violence in the state. The Governor gave the hint on Wednesday while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, where he highlighted the efforts of the government at restoring peace in the state. “I want to allow the security agencies to do their job and because the matter is still under...

Details of the Kidnapping, Negotiation, Ransom, Security Report and Release of Kaduna Students

The remaining 29 students abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in Kaduna State have regained freedom after spending 55 days in bandits’ den. The Chairman of the Parents’ Committee, Mr. Abdullahi Usman, confirmed the release of the students by the bandits to newsmen on Wednesday in Kaduna. He explained that their children were released some minutes past 4pm around the Kidanda area in Giwa Local Government Area of the state, and have...

Youths In Adamawa Protest Against Security Outfit “Operation Farauta”

YOLA — Some aggrieved Youths in Mayo Belwa town, Adamawa state have protested against the killing of one resident of the town Danjuma by men of Task the Joint Force “Operation Farauta” by blocking the Yola-Jalingo highway for hours burning motor tyres. Operation Farauta was set up by the present administration in the state as a moved to tame the tide of insecurity in the state. It was gathered that the family of 42-year-old, Danjuma...

Kwara State Assembly Proposes Death Sentence For Kidnappers

The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the state government to empower the state Security Task Force with more personnel and vehicles to sustain their operations, particularly in the Oke-Ero axis in Kwara South Senatorial district to curtail criminal activities. The Assembly also urged Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to forward a bill to the House stipulating the death sentence penalty for kidnappers in the State. These were part of the resolution of the House on...

OPINION: Measuring Boko Haram’s Impact on State Security Services

By John Campbell and Asch Harwood   The Nigerian state security apparatus has a long history of human rights violations. Most recently, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a notorious Nigerian police unit, made international headlines for its brutality and a wave of massive protests calling for its disbandment—which were then quashed by security services in a horrifying massacre of peaceful protestors. In many instances, the military’s response to Boko Haram has been similarly heavy-handed and indiscriminate. Abuses have been...

House of Representatives Ask Federal Government to Suspend Planned Population Census

The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to suspend the planned population census. The decision followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Hon. Barwa Shehu from Niger State. He argued that conducting a census under the present security situation will produce inaccurate data as several Nigerians have been displaced due to kidnappers. He warned that deploying census ad hoc staff to volatile regions is like giving bandits and kidnappers data to...

Journalist Kidnapped in Adamawa – Police

YOLA —  The Police in Adamawa has confirmed the kidnap of a journalist, Mrs. Amra Ahmed, a Senior News Editor with the Adamawa State Broadcasting Cooperation (ABC). DSP Suleiman Nguroje, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Yola. Nguroje said that the incident occurred at about 1 a.m. on Tuesday in Ahmed’s residence at Mbamba Ward in Yola South Local...

Governor Fintiri Reiterates Govt Resolve To Protect Lives, Properties Of Citizens

YOLA — Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has reiterated the determination of his administration of protecting the lives and properties of the citizenry considering the security challenges bedeviling some parts of the country. The Governor who spoke at a Ramadan lecture organized by the Centre for Islamic Thought (CIT), Yola held at the Federal College of Education Yola, said the government will continue to fight crimes perpetrated by unscrupulous elements in the society....

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