Court In Yola Jail Three Men 50 Each For Abducting Nursing Mother

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaCourt In Yola Jail Three Men 50 Each For Abducting Nursing Mother

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 3, 2021

Three men who abducted a housewife and her one-year-old son at Yolde Pate in Yola South Local Government Area, Adamawa state have been convicted and sentenced to 150 years imprisonment without an option of fine. The convicts, Layi Musa, Buba Siddiki and Shanu Kori will serve 50 years each behind bars conspiracy. The convicts were earlier arraigned before Justice Nathan Musa led High Court I on 14th January, 2021 on charges bordering conspiracy to commit kidnapping...

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FG Charges NSCDC On School Security Against Abduction

EducationNational SecurityNewsNigeriaFG Charges NSCDC On School Security Against Abduction

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 3, 2021

The Federal Government has charged the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps to immediately design a robust scheme for the protection of schools across the country to ensure the safety of children, especially within the school environments, from the incessant attacks by bandits and kidnappers. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, gave the directive on Monday, in his office in Abuja, while decorating the new Commandant-General of the NSCDC, Ahmed Audi. According to the...

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Senate Confirms The Appointment of Service Chiefs

MilitaryNigeriaSenate Confirms The Appointment of Service Chiefs

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 3, 2021

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of the new service chiefs on Tuesday. The confirmation of the appointment came after the Red Chamber considered the report of the Committee on Defence which recommended their confirmation. The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, had on last week Wednesday referred the request of President Muhammadu Buhari, for the confirmation of the new service chiefs, to the Defence committee. The committee, which was led by Senator Aliyu Wamako, was given...

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Buhari Declares Zamfara ‘No-Fly-Zone’, Bans Mining Activities

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsBuhari Declares Zamfara ‘No-Fly-Zone’, Bans Mining Activities

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 3, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared Zamfara state as a ‘no-fly-zone’ and banned all mining activities in the state. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguni (Rtd) disclosed this to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday. He explained that it was part of the measured to tackle the security challenges in the north-western state. He made the disclosure to State House correspondents after a five-hour National Security Council meeting presided over by the President at...

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Buhari Declares Zamfara ‘No fly Zone’

National SecurityNewsNigeriaBuhari Declares Zamfara ‘No fly Zone’

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 3, 2021

To repel the banditry that has ravaged Zamfara State and other parts of the North-west and North-central states, President Muhammadu Buhari has declared the state a no-fly-zone. A no-fly zone, also known as a no-flight zone (NFZ), or air exclusion zone (AEZ) is a territory or area established by a military power over which certain aircraft are not permitted to fly. Such zones are usually set up in an enemy power’s territory during a conflict,...

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NSA Vows to Tackle Individuals Igniting Violence For Capital Gain

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaNSA Vows to Tackle Individuals Igniting Violence For Capital Gain

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 3, 2021

Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), has said certain individuals are profiting from the deteriorating security situation in the country. Speaking on Tuesday after the national security council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, Monguno said the government will not tolerate such. He warned anyone stoking violence to desist from the act. “Of course, the president remains concerned about the level of security, which seems to be cascading for the worse. Given the fact...

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Buhari Holds First Council Meeting With New Service Chiefs

National SecurityNewsNigeriaBuhari Holds First Council Meeting With New Service Chiefs

PilotnewsMarch 2, 2021

On Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari held the first national security council meeting with the new service chiefs. This meeting which took place at the Presidential Villa, a month after the new appointees resumed duty was attended by top government officials. The security chiefs, Lucky Irabor, chief of defense staff; Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of army staff; Awwal Gambo, chief of naval staff; and Isiaka Amao, chief of air staff, arrived at the villa about 10 am....

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Bill To Eliminate Violence Against Persons Pass Into Law In Adamawa

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsBill To Eliminate Violence Against Persons Pass Into Law In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 2, 2021

YOLA — Adamawa State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill for a law to eliminate violence against persons in private and public life. The bill prohibits all forms of violence and provides maximum protection and effective remedies for victims and punishment of offenders. The majority leader of the House, Hammantukur Yettisuri of Jada Mbulo constituency presented the bill for a third reading on the floor of the House as required by law...

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Soldiers Kill Eight Bandits, Weapons Recovered in Katsina

Crime & SecurityMilitaryNewsNigeriaSoldiers Kill Eight Bandits, Weapons Recovered in Katsina

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 2, 2021

No fewer than eight bandits were killed when some bandits’ camps were raided in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State by a joint police-military patrol in a three-day operation that ended on Sunday. The official report said members of the operation also recovered one AK-47 rifle and burnt nine motorcycles belonging to the bandits during the operation. The spokesperson of Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, also confirmed the development in Katsina on...

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UK Condemns Abduction Of School Girls In Nigeria

Culture & TraditionForeign PolicyNewsNigeriaUK Condemns Abduction Of School Girls In Nigeria

PilotnewsFebruary 28, 2021

The United Kingdom has described the continuous abduction of girls from secondary schools in the north as disturbing and abhorrent. According to the country’s minister for Africa, James Duddrigde, the safety of every child should always be guaranteed as it is a fundamental right. “The abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in Nigeria is abhorrent,” he said. On Friday, no fewer than 300 school girls were abducted at the government girls secondary school, Jangebe, Zamfara state....

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