CRIME
Crush Boko Haram, ISWAP Before 2023 – Buhari Charges Service Chiefs
The service chiefs on Friday got a fresh marching order from President Muhammadu Buhari to crush the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), which has overtaken Boko Haram in the North-East insurgency before he leaves office in 2023. Buhari handed down the order at a meeting of the Security Council in Abuja 24 hours after the group rained rockets...
Nigerians Deserving Of A Country Devoid Of Fear, Harassment — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians deserve a country that will guarantee the citizens are free from fear and harassment. In a statement issued on Friday, the President recalled his trip to Maiduguri the Borno State capital where he addressed officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces serving in Operation Hadin Kai – a military operation aimed at fighting...
After Contribution N15m, Bandits Still Demand Additional Levy, Fleeing Zamfara Communities Weep
Five villages in the Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been deserted due to persistent attacks by bandits who reportedly collect levies from the villagers. The affected villages are; Karazau Dantsauni, Gidan-tsamiya, Gurgurawa, Kwalaye and Gudan-kaura. A resident of the area, Musa Sani, said they had contributed and paid N15m levy enforced by the bandits, but the hoodlums were...
Terrorists, Bandits Hiding In Forests, We Need Help, Ganduje Begs Buhari
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said most forests across the country now accommodate terrorists, armed robbers, bandits and criminals. The governor said this while speaking with State House reporters after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. He described the current security challenges in the country as “unfortunate” and called the...
Son Pours Fuel On Mother, Sets Her On Fire In Niger As She Later Dies In Hospital
Mrs Comfort Jiya, former Principal of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Sabon Wuse and Maryam Babangida Girls’ Science College, Minna, has been set ablaze by her biological son, Steven Jiya. It was gathered that the tragic incident happened in Minna, Niger State capital. Steven, who was described as a drug addict, reportedly returned from Suleja, still in Niger, on Monday and poured...
After Several Months In Detention, DSS Releases man Falsely Accused Of Preparing ‘Juju’ For Sunday Igboho
After about six months in detention, the Department of State Services, DSS has released one Dada Ifasooto, who was wrongfully detained for allegedly preparing charms for embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. Our correspondent gathered that th DSS detained Ifasooto on July 16, 2021, some two weeks after the secret police stormed Igboho’s Ibadan residence in a...
Christmas: Trauma Of Insecurity Will Soon Be A Thing Of The Past, Buhari Assures Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed confidence that all the “issues which inflict pain and trauma on us will soon be history”. The President stated this on Friday in his Christmas message to rejoice with Christians in Nigeria as they join fellow believers all over the world to celebrate this season. He urged Nigerians to utilise the opportunity of the festive period...
I’ve No Link With Terrorists, I’m Ready For Probe — Marafa
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in Zamfara state, Sen. Kabiru Marafa has dismissed allegations of links with a Chadian terrorist, Abdulmuminu Moossa, urging security agencies to probe those he called ‘disgruntled’ leaders of the All Progressives Congress APC. Sen. Marafa in a statement issued Friday in Abuja was reacting to a report in an online media...
I Will Have No Pity On Bandits Terrorising Nigerians, Buhari Talks Tough
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his administration will use military might to deal with bandits terrorising Nigerians, especially in the North West. The President stated this Thursday while addressing the people of Borno during his official working visit to the state, where he commissioned projects executed by Borno State Government and a business tycoon, Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi. The President, who...
Insecurity: We’re Helpless, Army Unable To Trace Bandits’ Location, el-Rufai Weeps
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday, lamented his administration’s helplessness following the inability of security operatives to locate the hideout of bandits terrorising the state. El-Rufai spoke to journalists after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja to brief him on the security situation in the state, where terrorists recently killed no fewer than 40 persons. He...
