By; Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, Maiduguri Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has raised an alarm over Fighters of the Islamic States of West African Province organizing a wedding ceremony around Mandira Girau, Biu Local Government, where their members in motorcycles attend. The hint by the Governor gave credence to a rumour already out in the public. The governor gave the hint on Wednesday when he hosted members of Senate Committee on the Nigerian Army, led by Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume at the Council Chamber of the State Government House…
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‘Nigerian military leaders stole $15bn in arms deals within 20 years’ – Report
No less than $15bn (N6.1trillion, at N411 to a dollar) have been frittered away through fraudulent arms procurement deals in the last 20 years, according to a report by the Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD). According to the report, the political and security elite have monetised the conflicts and the resulting humanitarian crisis. The report said successive presidents’ failure to rein in on corruption in the security sector has weakened Nigerian counter-terrorism capacity, allowing groups like Boko Haram to smoulder. The CDD asserted that despite promises by the current…
Read MoreNAF Alleged Killing Of Bandit Kingpins: Gumi’s camp challenges military to show evidence
Against the recent news reports of the onslaught by the Nigerian military in decimating bandits, especially the recent bombing by Nigerian Air Force jets in Zamfara State where two bandit leaders were reportedly killed, the camp of renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh (Dr.) Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has called on the military to further convince the public by showing evidence. A member of the Gumi camp and traditional title holder of ?an-Iyan Fika, in Yobe State, Dr. Tukur Mamu, in an interview with newsmen yesterday, faulted the approach of security agents in…
Read MoreInsecurity: “Lack of synergy amongst N/West govs., security agencies worsening situation” – Katsina SSG
The Secretary to the State Government of Katsina State, (SSG), Mustapha Muhammed Inuwa, has attributed the lack of synergy amongst the governors in the North-west and security agencies as one of the major indices behind the insecurity situation in the region. Inuwa, who made this assertion at a two-day capacity building workshop organised by the Katsina State Correspondents chapel, with the theme: “Journalism In The Midst of Insecurity”, opined that, if they can both work together, the menace could be ended in the affected states within a short period of…
Read MoreKatsina: Maize scarcity looms, as terrorists kill 60 farmers in 2021
…”We’ll not participate in January dry season maize farming in State” ? MAAN Barring any positive change, maize scarcity looms in 2022 as the Maize Association of Nigeria, (MAAN), lost about 60 members to terrorists’ attack while some of the farmers fled to the urban areas to seek refuge. The MAAN Chairman, Katsina State, Garba Lawal, who stated this while speaking with newsmen yesterday, said that he got reports that the maize harvested by their members awaiting threshing was set ablaze by the bandits alongside their farms. He, however, said…
Read MoreRising Insecurity: Nine killed in fresh Kaduna attacks
No fewer than nine people have been killed in Chikun, Zangon Kataf, Igabi and Zaria local government areas of Kaduna State. The state Commissioner Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed in a statement issued yesterday. According to him, military and police authorities reported the killings to the State government. He said ?three people were killed when bandits barricaded the Buruku-Udawa section of the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road in Chikun LGA, adding that ?one person sustained gunshot injuries and is receiving treatment in hospital. Aruwan further said, in the Yola-Kadi…
Read MoreInsecurity: ‘Nigeria fast failing, fading’ – Jega
…Warns against FG’s lackadaisical approach Former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday, warned against Nigeria’s lackadaisical approach to insecurity. He made this known during his presentation at the Owolabi Afuye Memorial Lecture, organised by the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA), Ibadan branch, as one of the events marking its 2021 Law Week. According to the former IN3C Chairman, “While many might argue with those who describe Nigeria as a failed State, no one in his or her right senses would dispute that the country was fast failing”.…
Read More‘Terrorists killing people in the North on a daily basis’, Sultan lament
…Says Christians should not be afraid to go to church The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has lamented that terrorists kill people on a daily basis in the northern part of the country, particularly in the North-West region and that the killings are mostly not reported. This is just as the Sultan called on Christians to disregard the recent threat by some unknown persons who warned that those found attending churches in Zamfara State will be killed. Speaking at the 4th Quarter 2021 Meeting of the Nigeria…
Read More‘Terrorists plotting to establish camp in Niger’, FG raises alarm
Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists are planning to establish a camp in Niger State, authorities have said. The Secretary to the State Government, (SSG), Ahmed Matane, who raised the alarm yesterday, while briefing reporters in Minna, the State capital, decried the escalated rate of attacks by bandits on innocent residents in recent weeks, saying they were now collaborating with insurgents to worsen the security situation in the State. Matane lamented that the insurgents – who have carried out attacks that have killed hundreds of…
Read More‘North headquarters of insecurity, poverty others’ ex-INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega laments
Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Attahiru Jega, says Northern Nigeria is the headquarters of poverty, insecurity and a host of other problems in the country because leaders from the region are selfish and lack vision for development. Jega made this statement on Monday, at a lecture in honour of the Late northern icon, Maitama Sule. The event was organised by the Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), and was held at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina. According to him, “The major indices of these crises manifested…
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