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Security

Gunmen abduct Abuja Chief Imam, sons

Aminu Imam

Scores of gunmen have abducted the Chief Imam of Yangoji Central Mosque, in Kwali Area Council, Abuja, Abdullahi Abubakar Gbedako. The Imams two sons, Aliyu Usman Abubakar, 22, and Ibrahim Abubakar, 11, who were also abducted with him were reportedly all nabbed at the clerics home in Abuja on Friday. A family member of the chief imam, who preferred anonymity, disclosed that a contact has been established. The kidnappers, he said, are demanding N10 million as ransom. The spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, DSP Adeh Josephine, confirmed the kidnap…

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IPOB/ESN responsible for arson, killings in South-East ? Army

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Army has claimed that recent killings, arson and destructions in the south-eastern part of the country Nigeria were orchestrated and executed by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), and Eastern Security Network, (ESN). The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated this while briefing newsmen on the ongoing army exercises across the country yesterday, in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the group had engaged in the killing of innocent citizens and burning of houses and turned around to accuse personnel of the Nigerian Army of perpetrating…

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Banditry: Task Force arrests over 1,000 suspects with 200 kegs of fuel in Zamfara

Aminu Imam

The Zamfara State Task Force committee on the activities of banditry has arrested over 1,000 suspects with 200 jerry cans of petrol in their possession across the State. Speaking during an interview on Saturday in Gusau, the task Force committee chairman, Abubakar Dauran, said those arrested were arraigned before a mobile court set up in the State. According to him, those arrested with drugs and other prohibited items were handed over to security agencies for more investigation.  The committee has arrested over one thousand suspects, some of them were arrested…

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Banditry: Zamfara residents flee as bandits attack ten communities in one week

Aminu Imam

No fewer than ten communities in Zurmi local government area of Zamfara State have been attacked by armed bandits within a week. The villages affected were Yanbuki, Bindin, Kadamutsa, Gidan-Zago, Marmaro, Dada, Maduba, Kacha, Huhu, Dangasamu, Hushin-Dusti. According to some members of the affected communities, many villagers have been forced to desert their homes due to fear of constant attacks. A villager told newsmen that many people have already fled from the areas to places where they feel they would be more secure like Kauran-Namoda town, Zurmi town and Gusau,…

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ICC Prosecutor to probe abduction of school children in Northern States

Aminu Imam

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Karim A. Khan, has expressed its readiness to investigate kidnappings in northern Nigeria, closure of schools, and the persistent failure of the federal and State authorities to end such. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), made this announcement yesterday. Recall that SERAP had in a petition in September urged Khan to push for the trial of those suspected to be responsible and complicit in the crimes. The rights group said the severe and lifelong harms that result from depriving children of the right…

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Insecurity: ‘Declare bandits as terrorists, 36 State’ Speakers urge Buhari

Aminu Imam

All the 36 Speakers of the State Houses of Assembly have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to without delay, declare bandits as terrorists. The Speakers, who noted that the bandits are enemies of the nation, made the call at the end of their meeting in Katsina State, yesterday. The Chairman of the Conference, who is also Bauchi Speaker, Abubakar Suleiman, made the mind of his colleagues on the matter known while speaking on the 5-point communiqu issued at the end of their third annual meeting, which lasted for about 8…

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The Economist blasts Buhari, Army, says soldiers are ghosts, exist only on payroll

Aminu Imam

Accuses President of failing to curb corruption A United Kingdom (UK)-based newspaper, The Economist, has criticised the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration and the Nigerian Army over the poor state of the country. In its editorial, titled: The crime scene at the heart of Africa the paper took out time to analyse the socio-political-cum-economic state of Nigeria. It equally specified reasons why Nigerian youths migrate to other countries, quering: Why, then, do most young Nigerians want to emigrate? One reason is that they are scared. Jihadists are carving out a caliphate…

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FG blames Nnamdi Kanu for murder of Akunyilis husband, Gulak, 184 others

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has blamed the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, for the murder of Chike Akunyili, the widower of the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), Prof. Dora Akunyili. The government further accused Kanu of being responsible for the murder of a former Presidential Aide, Ahmad Gulak, and over 184 others in the South-East region. This is according to a committee set up by President Buhari to investigate Kanu, who is standing trial for terrorism.…

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Insecurity: “We cant continue like this”, Guild of Editors warn

Aminu Imam

…Injustice fueling secessionists’ agitations – Ray Ekpu The Nigerian Guild of Editors, (NGE), has again weighed in on the security situation in the country, saying Nigeria cannot continue on its current trajectory. President of the Guild, Mustapha Isah, stated this at the opening of the 17th All Nigeria Editors Conference, organised by the Guild, in Abuja yesterday, which had as its theme: Media in times of crises: Resolving conflicts, achieving consensus. The Guild President also called on media houses in the country to reduce the rate at which they publish…

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IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu back to DSS custody as court adjourns trial

Aminu Imam

The trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has been adjourned till November 10, 2021. Kanu, who was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja amidst tight security yesterday, was brought to court in a heavily fortified security convoy, pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charges bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony. Recall that the Federal Government had amended seven counts against Kanu. However, the IPOB leader pleaded not guilty to the charges bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony. Nnamdi Kanus legal team…

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