Northwest Insecurity Will Be Addressed, Says FG
Mohammed Abubakar, the minister of defense, reaffirmed the FG's commitment to tackling banditry and insecurity in the nation on Thursday night. The Minister stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Uba Sani at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House in Kaduna as part of his official tour of the North-West zone. The visit is aimed at finalizing preparations...
Police Dismiss Two ASPs, Others $3000 Extortion In Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has said one of its men identified as Inspector Michael Odey involved in an act of extortion has been dismissed. Similarly, it disclosed that two other operatives involved in the act had been queried and recommended for dismissal according to established procedures. The three operatives, including two Assistant Superintendent of Police, were arrested and detained for...
Declare State Of Emergency On Insecurity, Senate Tells Buhari
The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency over escalating insecurity across the nation, ABN TV reports. It made the call following kidnap of students and teachers of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara, Niger State by gunmen on Wednesday morning. The lawmakers further called on the President Buhari-led administration to implement the various recommendations of...
Tinubu, Macron Meet To Collaborate Over Nigeria’s Security Crisis
President Bola Tinubu and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on Sunday held talks on the security crisis facing the country, touching on areas of collaboration. The telephone conversation held as a United States delegation comprising the US ambassador to Nigeria and other top officials parleyed with the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, in Abuja, on the reported Christian persecution and...
Nigeria’s Unrest Caused By Foreign Forces – Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria's insecurity issue, according to President Muhammadu Buhari, results from powerful nations determined to destroy Nigeria. After touring the state to commission projects under Governor Ganduje's administration, Buhari made the claim on Monday at a presidential lunch in Kano. "One can clearly see how these foreign countries took on our weaker part of Nigeria, the Lake Chad, where we have crude...
Gov Otti Takes Action, Signs Security Trust Fund Bill Into Law
The recently amended Abia State security trust fund bill, which was approved by the state House of Assembly, has been signed into law by Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti. Speaking while assenting to the bill, Otti said that the state now has an institutionalized way of funding security matters. He disclosed that most of the funding for security matters in...
Troops Rescue 20 Policemen After Their Abduction By Terrorists
Twenty policemen abducted by terrorists during an attack on a police division at Buni Yadi have been rescued by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, the Defence Headquarters has said. Acting Director Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, while briefing reporters on ongoing military operations in the last two weeks, said the troops’ kinetic and non-kinetic operations have driven the...
Kaduna Bombing Was Intentional — Sheikh Gumi
Kaduna State-based renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, said that the Sunday’s bombing by the Nigerian Army using drone in Tudun Biri of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State which claimed over 120 lives was intentional. Innocent citizens, including women and children, were struck dead on Sunday night as they were celebrating Maulud while over 60 others were left...
Insecurity: We Can No Longer Tell Buhari What He Wants To Hear – Arewa
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said Nigeria’s “rapid descent” into strife, violence, and lawlessness is getting to a point at which it can no longer tell President Muhammadu Buhari only what he wants to hear. In a statement, Secretary-G...
Escaped Prison Inmates Increasing Insecurity In Imo, Gov. Uzodimma Weeps
Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, yesterday lamented that the inmates that escaped from the Owerri Correctional Center some months ago as a result of jail break, were on rampage, compounding the security challenges in the state. Consequently, the governor pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to come to the aid of the state by providing funds for him to tackle...
