Tag: Escalating Insecurity

President Tinubu declares ‘National Security Emergency’

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Tinubu declares National Security Emergency

…Orders massive security recruitment, total overhaul President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday declared a national security emergency, unveiling a sweeping package of measures aimed at confronting the surge in violent attacks, kidnappings and rural banditry gripping several parts of the country. In a decisive national address yesterday, the President announced massive new recruitments across the Armed Forces, Police and intelligence services, alongside urgent reforms designed to rapidly strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture. Tinubu authorised immediate additional recruitment into the Armed Forces and the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), with the NPF alone cleared…

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Escalating Insecurity: “Declare State of Emergency to crush terrorism” – Ex-Minister Bolaji Akinyemi urges FG

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Bolaji Akinyemi urges FG

…Wants Govs.’ immunity suspended, military tribunals with death penalty  Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Oxford-trained scholar, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has issued one of the strongest security interventions yet, urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take radical, wartime-style measures to halt Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. In a statement issued yesterday, Akinyemi called for the suspension of a British-era clause in the Armed Forces Act 2004 that mandates military retirement after 35 years of service or at age 60. He said Nigeria’s security collapse mirrors moments in global and national history –…

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Katsina, Plateau order closure of schools over rising insecurity

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Katsina, Plateau order closure

The Katsina and Plateau state governments have ordered the closure of schools following rising banditry attacks on educational institutions in parts of the country. The Katsina State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Yusuf Jibia, announced the closure of schools in the state yesterday while addressing newsmen, said the decision was taken to safeguard students and teachers as security agencies implement a new statewide school safety strategy. According to him, the directive affects students currently writing examinations, noting that protecting lives and property remains the priority of the state government.…

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“Overhaul your security architecture”, Afenifere urges Tinubu 

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Afenifere urges

…Alleges sabotage The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently overhaul the country’s security architecture following recent attacks in Kwara and Kebbi States. Afenifere, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, said that the pattern of attacks suggested sabotage aimed at eroding public confidence in the government. “The level of insecurity is calling for a thorough overhauling of the country’s security architecture”, he said. He noted that sabotage could no longer be ruled out, saying: “high-level complicity, sabotage and…

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Escalating Insecurity: Kebbi schoolgirls abducted, Brig-Gen. killed

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On Kebbi schoolgirls abduction3

…As leaders demand overhaul of Nigeria’s security framework Nigeria is reeling from a wave of violent attacks that have intensified fears about the country’s worsening security crisis. In the early hours of Monday, heavily armed bandits stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu LGA of Kebbi State, killing Vice-Principal Malam Hassan Yakubu Makuku and abducting at least 25 students.  Witnesses said the attackers breached the school perimeter with little resistance, plunging the community into panic and grief. Hours later, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed…

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“Flush out terrorists or resign now”, SDP’s Adebayo tells Tinubu

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SDP's Adebayo tells Tinubu

The 2023 Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, has asked President Bola Tinubu to either use the machinery of the federal government to flush out terrorists in the county or resign honourably. Adebayo stated this at the 2025 National Electoral Reforms Summit themed: ”Critical Constitutional Amendments for Credible Election in 2027,”, organised by National Consultative Front/Labour and Civil Society Front in collaboration with Movement for Credible Election in Abuja, yesterday. He maintained that genocide in the country was real due to government negligence of its core responsibility of…

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Over 200 terrorists killed, as Boko Haram, ISWAP clash

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N'East under seige

…As NAF launches nationwide airstrikes on insurgents A major escalation in Nigeria’s counter-terrorism front has seen the deaths of over 200 militants following violent clashes between rival jihadist groups in the North-East, even as the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) intensified precision airstrikes against insurgents and bandits across several northern states. Security and intelligence sources confirmed on Monday that the fierce battle between Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters erupted in Dogon-Chiku, along the shores of Lake Chad, on Sunday. The confrontation, driven by long-standing ideological and…

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Sokoto: 10 killed in Kebbi, as  communities face ₦15m bandit levy threat

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Sokoto attack

Fresh waves of violence have rocked parts of Northwestern Nigeria, leaving at least ten people dead in Kebbi State, sparking widespread panic in neighbouring Sokoto, where bandits have demanded a ₦15 million levy from residents. In Kebbi, tragedy struck the Tilli community in Bunza local government area on Sunday, when suspected Lakurawa terrorists launched a reprisal attack on a Fulani settlement, killing no fewer than ten herders and injuring several others. Local sources said the attack was triggered by the earlier killing of a vigilante member by suspected bandits in…

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Escalating Insecurity: “Boko Haram deploying drones for attacks”, Zulum cautions FG

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Zulum cautions FG

Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has raised a serious alarm over reports that Boko Haram insurgents are now using drones to launch surveillance and attacks across parts of the North-East region. Speaking after a recent assault in Mafa, the Governor called on the Federal Government to act swiftly to counter the growing security threat posed by the insurgents’ advanced tactics. According to Zulum, intelligence reports indicate that the terrorists deployed drones in Dikwa and other parts of Borno to monitor movements of both civilians and security personnel before launching…

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State of the Nation: Northern traditional rulers meet in Kebbi over rising insecurity

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Kebbi Traditional Rulers Council

…CDS vows to go after enemies of Nigeria’s sovereignty The Northern Traditional Rulers Council, (NTRC), has held its General Assembly in Birnin-Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital, to deliberate on the worsening insecurity across the region and chart a course for peace and stability. The meeting, themed: “Strengthening Community Collaboration for Lasting Peace and Security in Northern Nigeria”, was hosted by the Kebbi State Government under Governor Nasir Idris, and chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman of the Council, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. The Emir of…

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