Tag: Insecurity

Ribaɗu hosts U.S. Congressional delegation

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Ribadu hosts U.S.

…Strengthens security partnership National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribaɗu, yesterday hosted a high-level United States Congressional delegation in Abuja as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation on counter-terrorism and regional security. The visit follows earlier engagements between Ribaɗu and U.S. officials in Washington, D.C., where both sides discussed shared security priorities. The Congressional team on the fact-finding mission comprised Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, Rep. Norma Torres, Rep. Scott Franklin, Rep. Juan Ciscomani, and Rep. Riley M. Moore. Also present was the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, underscoring the strategic…

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Kogi: Pastor, wife, worshippers abducted

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Kogi abduction

…as Govt deploys helicopter, anti-kidnapping squad Kogi State witnessed a frightening escalation of insecurity over the weekend as armed bandits launched coordinated attacks across multiple communities, abducting a pastor, his wife, several worshippers, and motorists in Yagba-East and Yagba-West local government areas. The most distressing attack occurred early Sunday at the newly established Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, Yagba-West LGA, where gunmen stormed the worship centre mid-service. The pastor, identified as Orlando, his wife, and several congregants were taken captive, forcing worshippers and nearby residents to flee in panic.…

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Insecurity: Northern Govs.  to hold crucial meeting in Kaduna Nov. 29  

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Northern govs.

Governors of 19 northern states are to hold a crucial meeting on Saturday, November 29, to discuss the region’s urgent security issues. Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Nasarawa State governor, Peter Ahemba, who disclosed this in an phone interview, added that the meeting, set to hold in Kaduna, will be attended by notable traditional rulers. “The meeting aims to develop a unified approach to tackling security concerns affecting the region and to discuss the way forward on security matters”, he explained. Ahemba assured that decisive decisions will…

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Tinubu vows to tackle banditry, restore peace, stability in the North

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Tinubu vows

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to addressing the increasing incidence of banditry, kidnapping and terrorism in the northern region of the country, asserting that no part will be neglected while his government remains vigilant. President Tinubu made the remarks at the 25th Anniversary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in Kaduna at the weekend. Represented by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas, Tinubu acknowledged that the North is facing one of the gravest challenges in its history, ranging from a corrosion of security, a…

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“Tinubu’s govt. uninterested in fighting insecurity” – Babachir 

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Babachir Tinubu

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF) Babachir Lawal, has accused the Federal Government of failing to tackle the security challenges in the country. Lawal, who served as SGF under the administration of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, specifically said President Bola Tinubu’s government is not interested in tackling insecurity. The former SGF compared Tinubu’s administration to previous governments of Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari, saying the latter performed better than the former. “Past governments were better, more accommodating,” Lawal said, on a television programme. “They served Nigerians…

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Kano: Bandits abduct 5 nursing mothers, steal 50 cows in 2 LGAs

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Kano bandits abduction

Residents of the Faruruwa community in the Shanono local government area of Kano State have been soaked in tension following a late-night attack by motorcycle-riding bandits on Sunday. During this attack, five nursing mothers were abducted, and approximately 50 cows, along with other livestock, were stolen. The Chairman of the Faruruwa community, Yahya Bagobiri, shared this information with the press in Kano and expressed deep concern over the ongoing violence, despite the presence of heavily armed military personnel and other security operatives in the area. According to Bagobiri, the attackers…

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Late Sheikh Gumi Book Launch: Gov. Sani slams politicians for politicising insecurity in Kaduna

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Uba Sani slams politicians

Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, on Saturday, cautioned opposition politicians against turning the issue of insecurity into a political weapon, insisting that Nigeria’s security challenges cannot be solved by “carpet-bombing”  bandits out of existence. Speaking at the public presentation of the book: ‘Where I Stand’, written by the Late Sheikh Abubakar Gumi and translated into Arabic by Sheikh Ibrahim Jalingo, the governor said politicians peddling the idea of using only force to end insecurity were “playing politics with people’s lives”, The event, organised by the ‘Jama’átu Izalatul Bidáh Wa ‘iqamatus…

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Insecurity: Zamfara bandits abduct 150 persons in less than a week 

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Zamfara banditry

Bandits have abducted no fewer than 150 people in a slew of raids on several communities in Zamfara State over the past four days. The spokesperson for the Zamfara State Government, Mahmud Mohammed Ɗantawasa, confirmed the attacks to newsmen, neither confirmed nor denied the number of people kidnapped, but noted that the Government is making efforts to rescue the victims. This comes as a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Musa Yusuf Asadus-Sunna, confirmed how his Peace Committee facilitated a peace agreement between notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, and the federal government.…

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Northern Elders raise alarm over marginalisation, insecurity, and underdevelopment

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Northern Elders

Prominent Northern advocacy groups – the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) and the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) – have jointly raised strong concerns over what they describe as deepening marginalisation of Northern Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Both groups, in separate but similarly themed events in Kaduna, accused the federal government of neglecting the region across critical sectors including education, infrastructure, agriculture, and security. At the Government-Citizens Engagement Forum, organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, (NEF) Chairman, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, painted a bleak picture of the North’s socio-economic…

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‘Benue remains under siege, over 500,000 displaced’ – Amnesty Int’l

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Amnesty Int'l

At least, 500,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in Benue State due to violent attacks by gunmen, Amnesty International has said. Amnesty International’s report, published on Thursday on its official website and shared on X, described the dire conditions faced by the displaced people. In the latest attack on June 14, more than 100 people were killed in the town of Yelwata, and nearly 4,000 others fled for safety. Director of Amnesty Int’l Nigeria Isa Sanusi, in the report, said: “According to interviews with IDPs in Gwer…

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