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‘Bad governance, corruption responsible for coups in Africa’ – US Army chief

February 6, 2022February 6, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Commander, United State of America African Command, General Stephen Townsend, has attributed the spate of coups in some African Countries to lack of good governance and corruption. In the last 18 months, the military has seized power in Mali, Chad, Sudan and Burkina Faso. Speaking during a virtual press briefing on Thursday, Townsend disclosed that the US government and military frowned on the development, saying that it was undermining democracy in the continent. He said, �Soldiers are undermining democracy in Africa. I cannot tell you why there are so…

“Boko Haram would be a child�s play if ISWAP is allowed to grow” – Zulum warns

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Aminu Imam

Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed concerns over the increasing strength of the Islamic State in West African Province, (ISWAP). Addressing newsmen on the state on internal security, relocation of Internally-Displaced Persons, (IDPs) and collaborations between the State and the Federal Government at the State House in Abuja yesterday, the Governor said Boko Haram would be a child�s play if ISWAP is allowed to grow. While urging the Nigerian Army to re-strategise and defeat ISWAP, the governor further stated that the group pose a threat to the entire nation.…

Kaduna: Bandits kill 1,192, kidnap 3,348, injure 891 in 2021 – Commissioner

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Aminu Imam

�309 bandits killed No fewer than 1,192 people were killed and 3,348 kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna State in 2021, according to a security review by the Kaduna State government. The report also indicated that bandits rustled 13,623 animals and injured 891 people during the period under review. Speaking yesterday, while presenting the security report for the fourth quarter and overall security review of 2021, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said 304 persons were killed and 795 persons were kidnapped in the fourth quarter of…

Terrorists abduct 7 people in Sokoto communities

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Aminu Imam

Terrorists, yesterday morning, abducted seven people at Margai and Gaddace communities in Kebbe local government area of Sokoto State, residents have said. Kebbe is in the southern part of the State, which has not been witnessing bandits� attacks like the eastern part. A resident of Kebbe, who asked not to be named for security concerns, said the attackers stormed Margai village before proceeding to Gaddace. �They came around 1 a.m. when people were already asleep. They started breaking doors of houses and shops and shooting sporadically to scare people away…

Just In! Scores reported killed as terrorists invade southern Kaduna

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022 Aminu Imam

Many villagers are feared killed after terrorists in the early hours of today, Sunday, reportedly attacked Atak-Mawe (Kurmin-Masara) community in Zangon-Kataf local government area, situated in the troubled southern Kaduna part of Kaduna State. According to reports, the terrorists �invaded the community at about 3a.m, on Sunday and began shooting sporadically�. Attributing the confirmation of the alleged attack to a source in the affected area, the portal said: �As of the time of filing this report, this newspaper could not authoritatively confirm the casualty figure even though the source said…

‘Report anybody with bullet injuries’ � Police tell Jigawa residents

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Police in Jigawa State has asked residents to report anybody seen with bullet injuries to the nearest security formation. The State Commissioner of Police, CP A S Tafida, made the call after parading suspected kidnappers at the Command headquarters in the State capital. Recall that the Police in the State had arrested 14 kidnappers, recovered guns and rescued one victim in an operation carried out to curb criminal activities in the State. The Police boss said the exercise tagged: �Operation Flush Out� was launched by the command as a…

‘Why Nnamdi Kanu should not be released’ � Asari Dokubo to FG

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 Aminu Imam

Former Niger-Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubu has urged the federal government of Nigeria to disregard appeals from some Igbo leaders pushing for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB). Recall that the IPOB leader has been in the custody of the Department of State Services, (DSS), from where he appears in court to face charges bordering on treasonable felony and terrorism levelled against him by the federal government. Dokubo said Kanu should not be released because he instigated violence and his influence propelled…

Gunmen kidnap Jonathan�s cousin in Bayelsa

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 Aminu Imam

Jephthah Robert, a cousin of former president Goodluck Jonathan, has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in front of his house around Dimrose Road in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. According to reports, Jephthah was kidnapped on Tuesday, barely 24 hours after the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal Otokito, was released by his abductors. Recall that Otokito was whisked away by gunmen on January 20 from his residence in his community, Otuokpoti, in the Ogbia local government area of the State. He spent about five…

Borno: Newly acquired Super Tucano aircraft eliminates ISWAP commander, Malam Ari, foreign fighters

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 Aminu Imam

Air interdiction strikes undertaken by Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Super Tucano aircraft under ‘Operation Hadin-Kai’ have reportedly eliminated several ISWAP Commanders and terrorists at Kirta Wulgo. According to the report, ISWAP Senior Commander in charge of Kirta Wulgo, Mallam Ari, who held the local title of ‘Fiya of Kirta Wulgo‘, including some foreign mercenaries fabricating Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) for the terrorists were killed during the airstrikes by the aircraft. The ‘Fiya’ title is held by the second in the hierarchy of the terrorists� military structure. NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore…

Niger: Bandit-terrorists invade Rafi village, kill one, abduct 15

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 Aminu Imam

Armed bandits, in their large numbers, have again stormed some communities in the Rafi local government area of Niger State, killing one person and abducting 15 other villagers. It was gathered that the armed bandits attacked Batagari village, in the Maikujeri District of the council area, at the weekend and the victims are mostly women. The hoodlums were said to have arrived in the community on their operational motorcycles and shot sporadically into the air to instill fear in the villagers. They were said to have moved from house to…