CRIME
Nigeria’s Security Situation Better Than In 2015, Says Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government on Monday said although the country was facing security challenges, the current situation is better than what the present regime met at its inception in 2015. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this while answering questions at a press conference in Abuja. He was joined at the briefing by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. “I...
Insecurity: Abia Assembly Members Weep, Invite Security Heads
The member representing Isiala Ngwa South State Constituency, Rt Hon Chikwendu Kalu, and his Isuikwuato counterpart, Hon Emeka Okoroafor have decried the growing level of insecurity in their various constituencies, calling on the security agencies to intervene. This is even as other lawmakers during Tuesday's plenary expressed frustration over the escalating security situations across the state. The Assembly through the Speaker,...
Instead Of Force, Use Security Allocation To Address Fulani Armed Men — Clergy
A Kaduna-based Islamic clergy, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has decried the Federal Government’s use of force in the fight against what he called a typical insurgency in the North. Gumi, who spoke in continuation of his five-day visit to bandits’ and Fulani settlements in Zamfara State, said the huge financial resources spent in the fight against insecurity in the region could...
Declare State Of Emergency On Insecurity, Senate Tells Buhari
The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency over escalating insecurity across the nation, ABN TV reports. It made the call following kidnap of students and teachers of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara, Niger State by gunmen on Wednesday morning. The lawmakers further called on the President Buhari-led administration to implement the various recommendations of...
Our Constituents At The Mercy Of Criminal Elements, Onyejeocha, Hon. Kalu Weep
The member representing Isukwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency and the Deputy Chief Whip House of Representatives, Hon Nkeiruka Onyejeocha has decried the growing insecurity in her constituency, saying her people are at the mercy of criminal elements who have taken over the two local governments making up the constituency. The lawmaker moved a motion on Tuesday on the floor of the House...
Orlu Military Bombardment: Igbo Youths Blow Hot, Tell Army To Take Fight To Bandits
The Ndigbo Youth Parliament, NYP, Saturday condemned the alleged aerial bombardment in Orlu, Imo state, saying “aside the videos from the eyewitness sent to us, we received calls of tensions and anxieties from the citizens of the communities in Orlu where the aerial bombardments took place.” Speaker of the Parliament, Rikki Nwajiofor in a statement described the alleged military action...
Send Your Children To Join ESN, Ohanaeze Youth Council Challenges Okorocha
The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) has challenged the former governor of Imo State, Sen. Rochas Okorocha to send his children to join the Eastern Security Network (ESN) as a sign of support for the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The National President of the council, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka at Umuahia, at the weekend in Umuahia reacted...
Gumi Sets Date For Return Of Kidnapped Kagara School Boys
Influential Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, said on Saturday that the kidnapped Kagara schoolchildren might be released today. Bandits, donning military uniform, had around 2am on Wednesday invaded Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State and whisked away 27 pupils and 15 staff members after killing a Senior Secondary School 3 pupil. The incident has created nationwide agitation and worries over the...
Gov. Uzodinma’s Aide Led Armed Thugs To Attack Me, Says Sen. Okorocha
A former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, on Sunday alleged that the governor of the State, Hope Uzodinma, attacked him with “more than 1000 thugs”. Okorocha and three of his political associates were on Sunday arrested by the state police command after he and his supporters together with armed policemen, Soldiers, and the personnel of National Security and Civil...
Ensure Enforcement Of Anti-Open Grazing Law, Ikpeazu Urges Security Agencies [VIDEO]
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has called on security agencies in the State to assist government in enforcing the Anti-Open Grazing Law of Abia State. The Governor made the call at Michael Ọkpara Auditorium, Umuahia, while flagging-off the Statewide sensitization workshop against criminal activities in Abia communities. According to him, enforcing the law would help reduce the issue of farmers/herders' clashes in the...
