Insecurity: We Must Embrace State Policing — Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has restated the need for state Police to curb the worsening security situation in the country. The Vice President also said that the way out to the perennial crisis between farmers and herders, was the implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP), as developed by consensus of governors under the auspices of the National Economic...
“We Brought In Fulani From Mali But After Election They Refused To Go Back” – Kawu
Abubakar Kawu Baraje has traced the origin of the current insecurity in the country to the influx of Fulani from neighboring countries like Sierra Leone, Mali, Senegal, Niger and Chad brought into the country for election purposes in 2015. According to the former PDP chairman, who also once served as the party’s national secretary, chairman of the breakaway faction of...
You Have Few Weeks To Restore Security, Buhari Tells Service Chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has told service chiefs that they have just a few weeks to restore security in the country, ABN TV learnt. Speaking after decorating them with their new ranks at a ceremony in the presidential villa, Abuja on Friday, he charged military top brass to speed up their actions in freeing the country from the current state of...
If Those Who Instigated Civil War Were Pardoned, Why Not Pardon Bandits, Sheik Gumi Replies CAN
Renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheik Abubakar Gumi has said those who instigated civil war where millions of people were killed were pardoned why not do the same to bandits. He also said for Nigeria to get out of banditry and achieve peace, the bandits must be forgiven. Sheikh Gumi, a self-appointed peacemaker between the bandits and the government pointed out that “even...
Despite Peaceful Environment, Abia Yet To Benefit From Oil Companies — Ikpeazu
Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has expressed regret that despite peaceful atmosphere the state as one of the oil-producing states has offered oil companies, it has not benefitted meaningfully. According to the Governor, Abia has the record of being the most peaceful Oil Producing State as oil-producing communities in the State have not had any face-off with oil companies...
Treat Roaming Herdsmen As Criminals, Gov. Obiano Orders Police
The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has ordered a fresh headcount of herdsmen in the state. The governor gave the order on Tuesday during a one-day stakeholders’ security summit at the Prof Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre, Awka, the Anambra State capital. Obiano, who said there was a headcount last year, maintained that after the new census, police and other security...
Pipeline Vandalism: NSCDC Nabs 50 Suspects In Imo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says it has arrested 50 persons in Imo State over pipeline vandalization between September 23, 2020, and March 1, 2021. The Imo State NSCDC Commandant, Danjuma Elisha stated this while addressing newsmen in Owerri on Tuesday as part of activities marking the International Civil Defence Day. The day which comes every March 1 is...
Nigerian Security Much Better Under Buhari ― Minister
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Monday, affirmed that the nation’s security has fared much better under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari than the previous administration, ABN TV reports. The minister, who took the president’s message to Zamfara State over the weekend when he assured that the Jangebe school girls abduction would be the last, met in a closed-door...
Abducted Zamfara School Girls Regain Freedom
The kidnapped schoolgirls of Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State have been released and are currently in the palace of the Emir of Anka waiting for transportation to Gusau, the state capital. A very competent source had informed our correspondent on Saturday that negotiations with the bandits who kidnapped the schoolgirls had reached a very advanced stage, saying “they...
Security Forces Rescue Abducted Bridal Train From Boko Haram
A team of military and police have rescued a bridal train abducted by Boko Haram on Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway. The bride and her team were kidnapped by the insurgents on Friday at about 1pm somewhere in Mainok on Damaturu-Maiduguri Highway. The abductees were made to drive their two vehicles into the bush and begin a long journey to a destination believed to...
