Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has expressed dismay over continued conflicts in some parts of the country despite an effort by the government to contain it. The Governor was speaking while inaugurating members of the reconstituted Special Administrative Panel to investigating the conflict between Lunguda and Waja Communities in Dumna District of Guyuk Local Government area. “Cycle of conflicts that Nigeria is facing today have deepened the frustration that despite several attempts at...

Cameroonian authorities have apprehended no fewer than eight kidnappers and their firearm supplier at a border post with Nigeria, local sources can confirm. The firearm supplier is from the Song Local Government Area of Adamawa state. The arrest came barely two weeks after a series of joint security meetings by Nigerian and Cameroonian security operatives over banditry and kidnappings around border communities in Maiha border town. Those arrested include Umaru Shehu, Isyaku Dauda, Hammadu Yusuf,...