A North-West Governor Is Sponsoring Bandits – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says a governor in the north-west is sponsoring bandits in the region. The APC said this in reaction to a protest led by Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over the abduction of some schoolboys from Kankara, Katsina State. The schoolboys were released on Thursday night. In a statement, Yekini Nabena, APC deputy spokesman, said the...
No Ransom Paid To Secure Kankara Students’ Release – Masari
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State says no ransom was paid to secure the release of the abducted students. Masari disclosed this in an interview with German radio, Deutsche Welle, DW monitored by our correspondent on Thursday night. The Governor said the release of the students was facilitated by the Miyyeti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, who engage...
We’re Not Involved In Negotiations For Kankara Students Release – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has dissociated itself from the reported negotiations by the Katsina State government with the bandits that abducted 333 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, last Friday. It said the military will continue its ongoing kinetic operations, noting that the armed forces were reviewing strategies to ensure the safe rescue of the children. The Coordinator, Defence...
Buhari Is Safe In Daura – Defense Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters, on Wednesday, says the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, is safe in Daura, Katsina State. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, who stated this today, noted that the security of the President is not threatened by the activities of bandits in his home state. Bandits had taken...
We’re Tired Of Advising Buhari Govt On Insecurity – Arewa
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has expressed its frustration in advising the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government on security matters in the country without fruitful results. The forum lamented that the government appeared not to be serious in taking proactive measures to bring the worrisome situation to an end. Rising from its Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting on Tuesday, the National Publicity...
Boko Haram Will Face South When They Are Done With North – Aisha Yesufu
The co-covener of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign and one of the active voices during the #EndSARS protest has warned that Boko Haram will start attacking the southern part of Nigeria when they are done with their mission in the northern region. She Tweeted saying: When Boko haram are done with the North they will face the South. If you...
Senate Summons Defence Minister, Service Chiefs, Others Over Insecurity
The Senate, on Tuesday, summoned the Minister of Defence, the service chiefs, and heads of the Nigerian Police Force and the Department of State Service over the unending insecurity situation in the country. The resolution followed a motion moved by Senator Bello Mandiya from Katsina State on the abduction of about 330 students of a secondary school in the state...
Senate, Again, Calls For Removal Of Service Chiefs Over Insecurity
The Senate has again recommended that President Muhammadu Buhari remove the Service Chiefs following increased insecurity in the country. The lawmakers made this resolution on Tuesday during the debate on the abduction of over 300 students following gunmen’s attack on Government Science Secondary School (GSS) in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. The resolution follows the motion raised by...
Insecurity: Buhari Is Not God – Ex Borno Gov, Shettima
Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno state, says President Muhammadu Buhari is not God and will be corrected on the manner he is addressing Nigeria’s security challenges. The senator representing Borno central said the successes recorded by the president in the fight against Boko Haram have been overshadowed by the deteriorating security situation in the north-east. Shettima, who was governor for...
Buhari Lacks Courage To Tackle Insecurity – Gani Adams
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Sunday, said President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the courage to tackle the security challenges facing the country adding that leadership remains Nigeria’s biggest problem. Speaking shortly after his ordination as an Apostle at the Saviour’s Ministries in Lagos, Adams blamed President Buhari for the security situation in the country, saying the...
