Insecurity: Nigerians Should Be Thankful For Small Mercies Granted By Buhari’s Administration – Adesina
Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesman, says Nigerians should be thankful for “small mercies” granted by the Buhari administration in its fight against insecurity. Speaking during a Channels TV programme on Sunday, Adesina said the security situation has improved compared to “when bombs went off like firecrackers every day” before President Muhammadu Buhari came to power. While Buhari promised to bring an...
Police Threaten Hard Times Against Southern Kaduna Attackers
The Kaduna State Police Command has said that all culprits in connection with the renewed attack in Southern Kaduna will be decisively dealt with in accordance with the law. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Muhammad Jalige, told newsmen in Kaduna, the state capital that it was true that gunmen attacked the southern part of the state in the early...
Ex-Governor Okorocha Escapes Assassination
Former Governor of Imo State, Sen. Rochas Okorocha escaped assassination on Friday after unidentified hoodlums launched an attack on his convoy, leaving a security aid killed. The attack took place along Ihube community on the Okigwe- Enugu expressway. The axis had in recent times become a hotbed of kidnapping for ransom as gunmen operate freely, causing residents to flee from...
Owo Killings: Police Set To Commence Investigation, Deploy Special Officers To Restore Normalcy
The Ondo State Police Command has ordered an investigation into the attack on a Catholic church in Owo town, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesman of the command Odunlami...
Planned Attack: Ikpeazu Urges Abia Residents To Be Vigilant
Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has urged residents of the state be vigilant following intelligence report that yet to be properly identified hoodlums are planning to attack some key locations within the state soon. The state government says security agencies have been fully mobilized and placed on high alert to thwart the planned attack and bring those concerned to...
Bandits: We Support Gumi’s Call For Amnesty — Northern Group
A Pan-Arewa Social-Political organization under the auspices of Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) Thursday threw its weight behind Sheikh Ahmed Gumi’s call to grant amnesty to bandits. The group argued that when Niger Delta militants took up arms against the country, previous administrations set up the Ministry Niger Delta Affairs, and other amnesty programmes, geared towards meeting their demands. CNG added...
Abduction: Kaduna Bandits Demand N1billion Ransom On 287 Students, Give 20 Days Deadline
The bandits who abducted 287 school children at Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have demanded a N1billion ransom to set their captives free. They also threatened to kill the victims if the ransom was not paid in 20 days. But the military vowed yesterday to rescue the school children to their parents unhurt, explaining bandits now embark...
Former COAS, General Buratai Proffers Solution To Insecurity In Nigeria
Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd), on Saturday in Kaduna has stated that insecurity can only be solved by adopting both kinetic and non-kinetic measures like dialogue and local manufacturing of military ...
Bandits Kill 2023 Zamfara Governorship Aspirant
A 2023 governorship aspirant in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sagir Hamidu, has been shot dead by armed bandits. The incident occurred on Sunday when the assailants opened fire on travellers along the ever-busy Kaduna-Abuja Highway. According to Daily Trust, he was killed alongside other travellers. The Kaduna State Police Command could not be reached for reaction as at press time. The command’s Public...
Buhari Finally Reveals Why FG Has Not Used Force On Bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari has said security forces have not moved against bandits in the country because of the fear of “heavy casualties of innocent villagers and hostages” that may be suffered in such operations. In a statement on Friday, presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, quoted Buhari as saying, “We have the capacity to deploy massive force against the bandits in the...
