Tag: ACF Chairman

Escalating Insecurity: “Banditry, terrorism in Northern Nigeria are self-inflicted” — ACF Chair

Aminu Imam
ACF Chair on escalating insecurity

…Says ‘It’s time to declare a war situation’ The Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Board of Trustees, (BoT), Bashir Ɗalhatu, has asked the Federal Government to declare a war situation in Nigeria in view of the unrelenting insecurity in the country. The ACF leader, who was answering questions during a television programme on Friday, stressed that the North as a region was overwhelmed by banditry and terrorism. “It is time for the Federal Government to declare a war situation,” he said as the government’s renewed onslaught against bandits…

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Insecurity: “Extend hand of friendship to bandits, grant them amnesty” – ACF BoT Chairman tells Tinubu

Aminu Imam
ACF tells Tinubu

Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Board of Trustees (BoT), Bashir Ɗalhatu, has urged the Federal Government to extend a hand of friendship to bandits and grant them amnesty. Ɗalhatu, in an interview yesterday, made reference to amnesty granted to Niger Delta militants, advocating the same for bandits. “I remember very well when there was an amnesty programme in the Niger Delta during those chaotic times. And it has worked perfectly”, he stated. He added: “They were given amnesty; they were sent to school, came back and became integrated…

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“Scourge of insecurity deepening agonies of the North” – ACF Chairman laments

Aminu Imam
ACF Chairman laments

The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has expressed profound sorrow that the relentless scourge of banditry, kidnapping, and various forms of criminality have exacerbated the suffering in the North, leaving families shattered and communities in ruins. During the 78th National Executive Committee, (NEC), gathering of the Forum on Wednesday at its Kaduna secretariat, ACF Chairman, Chief Mamman Osuman, (SAN), lamented that the North continues to witness loss of lives to malevolent criminals, sociopaths, thugs, bandits, marauders, and terrorists, alongside the natural calamities and disasters that afflict the region. This is a…

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