Insecurity: IGP Orders Immediate Deployment Of SWAT Operatives
Generals of Police in the Force to deploy all the recently trained members of the Special Weapon and Tactical Team, SWAT, for routine patrols with immediate effect. According to a Vanguard report, the IGP gave the order in a message to the AIGs which was also addressed to the commissioners of police in the states of the federation. A senior police...
UN Calls For Immediate, Unconditional Release Of Abducted Katsina Pupils
The United Nations, UN has condemned the abduction of students at the Government Science School at Kankara, Kastina State following an insurgent attack on the school. The international organisation made this call in a statement by the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, on Monday. “The UN Secretary-General strongly condemns the 11 December attack on a secondary school in Katsina State,...
We’ll No Longer Tolerate Attacks On Northerners – Northern Elders
THE Northern Elders Forum on Tuesday declared that it would no longer tolerate further attacks on members of the northern community in the southern part of the country. The Chairman, NEF, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, made the declaration in Port Harcourt on Tuesday during a town hall meeting with members of the northern community in Rivers State. While noting that the forum...
Buhari Meets Governors Over Insecurity, Says More Equipment Are Being Procured
The Nigerian government is procuring more equipment in its bid to overcome the security challenges in various parts of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. President Buhari disclosed this to members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) at a security meeting held on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. His special adviser on media and publicity, Mr Femi Adesina,...
Boko Haram, Military Killing Aged People Indiscriminately – Amnesty
Amnesty International has said that the Boko Haram insurgents have killed many aged citizens at disproportionate levels due to their inability to flee attacks. It noted that many villages in areas under Boko Haram control are populated by older people who are unable to flee or who choose to stay and continue working their land. In a 67-page report titled, ‘My...
Boko Haram, ISWAP Responsible For Kidnapping In South West – Fayemi
The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, Kayode Fayemi, has said Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists fleeing from the North, have relocated to the South West. Fayemi, who is the Governor of Ekiti State, said these terrorists have taken up vices like kidnapping in the South East. Speaking on Channels television, Fayemi said: “Some of the insurgents that escaped from...
Despite Killings, Statewide Records Show Buhari Did Better In Borno ― Zulum
Notwithstanding recent killings of farmers and other attacks, statewide records on the 27 local government areas since 2011, indicate clearly that President Muhammadu Buhari has still performed better in handling Borno’s security challenges, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has declared. Zulum stated this on Sunday while addressing northern elders from the Arewa Consultative Forum in Maiduguri, who were led by the...
Service Chiefs Want To Retire But Buhari Hasn’t Give Them Directives – Fayemi
Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State on Sunday said some of the current Service Chiefs are desirous of retiring but have refused to do because President Muhammadu Buhari who appointed them have refused to give them directives. Speaking on Channels Television programme ‘Sunday Politics’, Fayemi, who advocated for the renewal of leadership in the top...
No Place In Nigeria Is Currently Safe – Sultan
Nigerians are now at the mercy of criminals with nowhere safe, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, said on Wednesday. He described Saturday’s killing of no fewer than 43 rice farmers in Borno as “a senseless act”. The senate put the death toll at 67. According to him, bandits now control many northern communities and set rules that must...
Security Of Lives, Property Of Abians Paramount To My Administration, Ikpeazu Assures
The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu promised that his administration will continue to put issues affecting the security of lives and property of the people of Abia State on the front burner of the scheme of things in the State. He, therefore, sought the support of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the protection of...
