Buhari Urges Service Chiefs To Find Means To End Insecurity In Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security chiefs to find tactics to solve the security challenges in the country, particularly in the North-West and North Central. The President issued the directive on Tuesday, during a three-hour security meeting with Service Chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He reiterated the urgent need to deal with the bandits, who according to the security...
Unknown Gunmen Responsible For Sen. Effiong’s Kidnap — Police
The Police have confirmed the kidnapping of Sen. Nelson Effiong, who represented Eket Senatorial District in the eighth Senate. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Akwa Ibom, SP Odiko Macdon, told newsmen in Uyo on Monday that the senator was kidnapped in Uyo at about 10 p.m on Sunday, Sept. 5. “He was kidnapped by unknown gunmen at a popular drinking...
Presidency Not On Same Page With Military – Shiekh Gumi Opens Up On Bandit Crisis
Islamic Cleric, Shiekh Ahmad Gumi has given some insight into why the Bandit/Killer Herdsmen crisis rocking the nation still persists. Gumi, in a statement on Monday, seen by ABN TV disclosed that the Nigerian Presidency and the military were not ‘on the same page’ when it comes to handling insecurity in the country. He wrote: “I have met many of the...
Only Amnesty Will End Banditry, Security Challenges In North, Sheikh Gumi Insists
Shiekh Abubakar Gumi, a respected Islamic scholar has revealed the only way the bandit/herdsmen crisis can be stopped in Nigeria. Gumi, a controversial figure, in a recent statement seen by ABN TV disclosed that the menace can only be stopped with Amnesty. According to him, the same way the government quelled the Niger-Delta crisis with Amnesty is the only way...
Bandits Are Going Nowhere, Shiekh Gumi Declares
Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has declared that bandits currently troubling the northern part of Nigeria “are going nowhere”. According to Gumi in a post on his known Facebook page on Monday morning titled’ ‘Zamfara: The Flaring Of Crisis’, military action against criminal herdsmen and bandits will not solve the security challenge, but “will only worsen the situation”. The controversial...
Details Emerge How Gunmen Abducted Katsina Lawmaker’s Wife, Children
Bandits have reportedly kidnapped the wife and two children of the lawmaker representing Bakori Constituency in the Katsina State House of Assembly, Dr. Ibrahim Kurami. The bandits, according to a resident, stormed the country house of the lawmaker located at Kurami village in Bakori Local Government of Area of the state at about 9:00 pm on Saturday after the Muslim...
Fulani Herdsmen Are Being Sponsored – Bishop Oyedepo Attacks FG
The Senior Pastor of the Living Faith Ministries, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said that the Fulani herdsmen have become a menace in the country and that he knows that they are being sponsored. His comments are coming shortly after cattle herders group, Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore stated that they will not recognise the Southern governors’ anti-grazing policy, describing it as...
Borno Leaders Caution Against Hasty Release Of Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists
Stakeholders in Borno State have called for stringent profiling of repentant insurgents as many Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters surrender to troops in the North East. The call was part of the 16 resolutions reached during a security multi-stakeholder town-hall meeting convened by Governor Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri, the state capital. Governor Zulum’s spokesman, Isa Gusau,...
IPOB Committing Acts Of Terrorism To Steal Money — President Buhari
The Presidency says members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB are ‘Thieves’ who terrorize Christians to steal money. This is contained in a statement signed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu. The statement, made available to ABN TV, alleged that members of IPOB are focused on stealing money and do not defend Christianity as they claim. The statement read in...
Cleric Urges FG To Focus On Rescuing Abducted School Children And Leave IPOB Alone
The Anglican Bishop of Nnewi Diocese in Anambra State, the Rt. Rev Ndubuisi Obi, has expressed worry about the helplessness of the Federal Government over the growing cases of abduction of pupils by bandits. He said rather than rescue the innocent children from their abductors, the Federal Government was busy pursuing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) members and their...
