Village Heads Flee As Bandits Impose Compulsory Tax On Farmers In Katsina
As the insecurity occasioned by rural banditry bites harder, some residents of frontline local governments in Katsina State have either abandoned their farms or resort to forceful payment of taxes to bandits. According to the Katsina State Government, some 5,884 farmlands were abandoned due to the attacks. From January to June 2021 alone, according to the government, 23,333 hectares of...
No Going Back On March 2022 Deadline For Military To End Insurgency, Banditry — Lawmaker
The Federal Government has mandated the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies to eradicate insurgency and other acts of criminality bedeviling the country. This was disclosed at the weekend, by the Chairman, House of Representative Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, during an interview with journalists, at the Passing Out Ceremony of the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre Trainees Course...
Send Us N20m To Release 20 Abductees, Bandits Write Sokoto Community
Suspected bandits operating in the Eastern Senatorial District of Sokoto state have allegedly written a letter to a monarch in Burkusuma demanding for ransom to secure the release of 20 persons kidnapped from two communities in Sabon Birni Local Government Area. The letter was allegedly written in the Hausa language by one of the victims kidnapped by the bandits and...
‘Buhari’s Pardon To Nnamdi Kanu Will End Insecurity In South East’
A group, Youth Advocate for Peace, Justice and Empowerment Network (YAPJEN), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to end insecurity in the Southeast by granting a presidential pardon to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. It blamed Buhari for what it termed creating the hitherto unknown Mazi Kanu and making him a hero by detaining...
FG Backs AGF On Possibility Of Declaring State Of Emergency In Anambra
The Federal Government has expressed support for the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on the possibility of declaring state of emergency in Anambra if the incessant killings and other criminal acts in the state persist. Malami, also the Attorney General of the Federation, had given the indication on Wednesday that the Federal Government would not rule out the option of...
Biafra: DSS Moves Chiwetalu Agu To Abuja, Family Members Denied Access To Him
The Department of State Services has flown veteran actor, Chiwetalu Agu, to Abuja as part of investigations for promoting Biafra and allegedly inciting members of the public. Agu was first arrested by the Nigerian Army on October 7, 2021, around Upper Iweka in Onitsha, Anambra State, for wearing a Biafra outfit while distributing bread and other items to the poor. The...
Defence Hqt Says Over 13,000 Suspected Terrorists Surrendered To Troops In Two Weeks
The fight against insurgency in the country has gathered boost as over 13,000 suspected terrorists have surrendered to Nigerian troops in the last two weeks. Providing an update on the military operations across the nation, the Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Bernard Onyeuko said the figures include some members of the families of the suspects, including women and...
30 Feared Dead As Bandits Attack Sokoto, Home State Of Chief Of Army Staff
Suspected bandits have attacked the Goronyo market in Goronyo Local Government Area in the Eastern Senatorial District of Sokoto State. Sokoto is the home state of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya. Sources in the village said the assailants attacked the market in large numbers on Sunday night, shooting sporadically and killing several persons. Reacting to the attack on Monday,...
Terrorists, Bandits Panic As FG Receives Final Batch Of Super Tucano Fighter Jets
The Federal Government says it has taken delivery of the final batch of the 12 A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets expected from the United States. This is as it is expected that bandits and terrorists across the country especially in the North East will start running for their dear lives. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on...
Anambra Guber: Ensure No Group Causes Trouble, Buhari Orders Security Forces
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies to ensure that no group or individual is allowed to stimulate anarchy and chaos in Anambra State. According to the president, peace must be maintained in Anambra, even if it requires dominating the state ahead of the governorship election scheduled for November 6. The National Security Adviser (NSA),...
