A Retired Brigadier-General, Bashir Adewinbi, said the military solutions cannot curb various attacks in different States, but that political solutions should also be employed. “What I know is that, the redeployment is a routine exercise in the army. When the redeployments are taking place, round pegs are taken to round holes to make sure that there is no stone unturned in terms of providing the security. It is routine. “At the same time, the right...

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has addressed the people of the state following deadly attacks in the Zikwe Village of Bassa Local Government Area and Bokkos, which have claimed over 50 lives in the past one week. In a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, 16 April, Mutfwang condemned the brutal attacks, describing them as “calculated, persistent, and painful,” but assured residents that Plateau remains “unbroken.” Mutfwang commended the swift response of emergency responders and security agencies,...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has likened social media to a terrorist organisation, urging Nigerian security agencies to treat it as such. Speaking at a closed-door meeting of Northern traditional rulers in Maiduguri, the monarch claimed social media platforms spread harmful falsehoods and must be “dealt with” by authorities. “Somebody can sit in their home and formulate stories, and you will consider that it is true,” he said. “Social media is a...