Policeman On Anti-Kidnap Mission In Adamawa Kidnapped
Gunmen have abducted a mobile policeman in Tike area of Mayo Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa State. A resident said the abducted policeman was mistaken for a rich man, who was the target of the kidnappers. The victim is aid to be among the officers drafted to the area to tackle kidnapping, which has become rampant in the axis. According to...
Nigerians Deserving Of A Country Devoid Of Fear, Harassment — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians deserve a country that will guarantee the citizens are free from fear and harassment. In a statement issued on Friday, the President recalled his trip to Maiduguri the Borno State capital where he addressed officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces serving in Operation Hadin Kai – a military operation aimed at fighting...
After Contribution N15m, Bandits Still Demand Additional Levy, Fleeing Zamfara Communities Weep
Five villages in the Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been deserted due to persistent attacks by bandits who reportedly collect levies from the villagers. The affected villages are; Karazau Dantsauni, Gidan-tsamiya, Gurgurawa, Kwalaye and Gudan-kaura. A resident of the area, Musa Sani, said they had contributed and paid N15m levy enforced by the bandits, but the hoodlums were...
Terrorists, Bandits Hiding In Forests, We Need Help, Ganduje Begs Buhari
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said most forests across the country now accommodate terrorists, armed robbers, bandits and criminals. The governor said this while speaking with State House reporters after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. He described the current security challenges in the country as “unfortunate” and called the...
Christmas: Trauma Of Insecurity Will Soon Be A Thing Of The Past, Buhari Assures Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed confidence that all the “issues which inflict pain and trauma on us will soon be history”. The President stated this on Friday in his Christmas message to rejoice with Christians in Nigeria as they join fellow believers all over the world to celebrate this season. He urged Nigerians to utilise the opportunity of the festive period...
I Will Have No Pity On Bandits Terrorising Nigerians, Buhari Talks Tough
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his administration will use military might to deal with bandits terrorising Nigerians, especially in the North West. The President stated this Thursday while addressing the people of Borno during his official working visit to the state, where he commissioned projects executed by Borno State Government and a business tycoon, Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi. The President, who...
Insecurity: We’re Helpless, Army Unable To Trace Bandits’ Location, el-Rufai Weeps
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday, lamented his administration’s helplessness following the inability of security operatives to locate the hideout of bandits terrorising the state. El-Rufai spoke to journalists after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja to brief him on the security situation in the state, where terrorists recently killed no fewer than 40 persons. He...
Nigeria Under Siege By Bandits, Terrorists, Resign Now, PDP Reps Caucus Tells Buhari
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party Caucus in the House of Representatives have said Nigeria has been seized by kidnappers, bandits and terrorists who extract ransom from the poor and impoverished, citizens, and turn homesteads, hamlets, villages, towns and cities into killing fields under the regime led by the President, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The minority lawmakers, therefore, demanded...
Insecurity: We Want Ebubeagu Now, Ohanaeze Begs South-East Governors
Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Friday said there was not enough to deny the Igbo the opportunity to produce the successor of president Muhammadu Buhari. Ohanaeze said that the current security challenges in the region should not be an alibi to deny Ndigbo the opportunity to succeed Buhari in 2023. The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof George Obiozor, in his Christmas and New...
Security And Defence: Turkey To Strengthen Relationships With Nigeria, Says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said Nigeria will partner with the Republic of Turkey in dealing with the current security challenges facing the nation. According to the presidency, this is in furtherance of sustained efforts at keeping Nigerians safer. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Turkish counterpart shortly before the official commencement of the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership...
