A renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Muhammad Nuru Khalid, on Thursday, alleged that some influential people, including religious leaders and politicians, were the real sponsors of insecurity in some parts of the country. Khalid stated this in Abuja during the public presentation of a book titled, “The Infinite Light, The Pride of Humanity” authored by Sheikh Fathullah Gulen a spiritual leader of Hizmet. Khalid claimed that the bandits who were predominantly youths of northern extraction had...

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State says bandits are providing funds for the Boko Haram sect and his administration would not negotiate with bandits. El-Rufa’i who featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics said a strong link has been established between the bandits terrorizing the North West and the Boko Haram insurgents in the North East. He said there was no way Boko Haram could gather money to fund their operations in the North...