Treat Bandits The Way You Treat Niger Delta Militants, Sheikh Gumi Insists
Popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, has asked government to treat bandits the way its treats Niger Delta militants by offering them Amnesty. The cleric further urged the government to give 'blanket Amnesty’ to the marauding bandits to end the orgy of killings in the North. Speaking to newsmen after his meeting with the bandits and Niger Governor, Gumi advised government...
Niger Govt Releases Names Of Abducted GSS Kagara Pupils, Teachers
The names of the abducted pupils and teachers of Government Science College, Kagara in Niger state have been released. ABN TV had reported bandits invaded Government Science College Kagara and abducted 27 students, 3 teachers, two non teaching staff and 9 family members of the staff staying in the quarters on Wednesday morning. The names of the abducted teachers are: Hannatu...
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...
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...
Insecurity: Abia Lawmaker, Okoroafor Urges Police To Increase Efforts
Member representing Isuikwuato state constituency, Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Barr. Emeka Okoroafor has urged the state command of the Nigeria Police and other security agencies to increase efforts in tackling the menace of insecurity in his constituency and across the state. He accused the police of not demonstrating the much-needed commitment to curtail the growing cases of kidnapping,...
Lekki Toll Gate: You Ought To Secure Not Arrest Protesters, Atiku Tells Police
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the arrest of some protesters by the police in the Lekki area of Lagos State. In a statement on Saturday following the arrest of the youths at the Lekki tollgate, he decried that the police abandoned their responsibility of protecting the protesters. “The 1999 Nigerian Constitution, as amended (Section 40) guarantees the right of...
Ikpeazu Vows To Demolish Structures Used To Keep Kidnap Victims
Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has vowed to deal a bloody nose on kidnappers and other sundry criminals causing the people of the state sleepless nights. Recall that the governor had consistently maintained that his administration is committed to ensuring the protection of Abians, using the instrumentality of the security forces in the state. In a tweet on Wednesday, the...
Amnesty For Bandits Way Out, Northern Group Insists
Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has urged the Federal Government to support Sheikh Ahmed Gumi’s initiative by granting amnesty to bandits terrorising the region. Spokesperson of the coalition, AbdulAzeez Suleiman, in a statement yesterday, called on Fulani herdsmen living in the southern part of the country to relocate if their safety could not be guaranteed in their host communities. According to...
Insecurity: We Won’t Take It Again, Abia Assembly Blows Hot
Abia State House of Assembly has expressed anger over the spate of insecurity in the state, calling on heads of security agencies in the state to do more in tackling the issues. Recall that the Assembly had in a resolution last week invited heads of all the security agencies in the state to an interactive session on the security challenges...
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...
