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...
Herdsmen-Farmers Conflict: Peace Building Is A Process But There Must Be Zero Tolerance For Criminality
By John Okiyi Kalu Earlier today, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu while featuring in a Channels Television interview stated that Abia State Government has long set up machinery to resolve conflicts between herdsmen and farmers. According to him, conflict is inevitable in human relations management but Abia State has in place a standing Conflict Resolution Committee headed by the State Commissioner of Police...
Insecurity: Police Nonchalant Because Of #EndSARS Impact — Abia Speaker
As the country battles to stamp out insecurity across board, Speaker Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji has said the nonchalant attitude of the police and other security agencies in dealing with the issues is a result of the negative impact the #EndSARS protest had on them last year. The Speaker who spoke while presiding over plenary...
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,...
Service Chiefs: Exclusion Of Southeast Disappointing — Ohanaeze
Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Thursday expressed displeasure with the exclusion of Southeast in the recent appointment of Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as disappointing. The apex Igbo socio-cultural group while praising the President on the new appointments wondered why “southeast is still not represented” President Buhari on Tuesday announced the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor as Chief of Defence...
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...
Youths Foil Robbery Attempt In Lagos
Plans by a six-man robbery gang to carry out an operation in Igbolerin area of Lagos state have been frustrated by youths in the area. The robbers said to have been armed, stormed the area at about 11.30 pm, Monday. They were said to have parked their operational motorbikes close to the building they intended to attack its occupants when...
