Tag: Insecurity

Insurgency: “Seek foreign aid and recruit mercenaries”, Buba Galadima urges FG

Aminu Imam

A prominent politician and former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, Buba Galadima, has admonished the federal government to recruit mercenaries to assist Nigerian troops in fighting insurgency. This advice was given by Galadima when he featured on a television programme yesterday. Galadima said Nigeria has become extremely vulnerable and may witness more violent attacks if the morale of the Nigerian military is not boosted. He added that Nigeria lost “a good chance of seeking foreign help” when the president refused to attend the burial of the late President Idris Deby…

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IPOB militants slaughter 19 Fulani herders in Anambra

Aminu Imam

Nineteen Fulani herders have been slaughtered by suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the Igbariam community of Oyi local government area of Anambra State. It was learnt that the hoodlums stormed a storey building housing the Fulani herders in the community around 2a.m on Sunday. It was also learnt that 12 women, 7 men and yet-to-be disclosed number of children were killed by the hoodlums. According to reports, the criminals brought out the victims, stripped them naked, tied and slaughtered them. Speaking on the sad…

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Insecurity: Zamfara bans sale of petrol in jerrycans

Aminu Imam

The sale of petrol in jerry cans has been banned by the Zamfara State government. According to the State government, the measure is necessary to discourage the activities of bandits. Recall that the State has witnessed a wave of attacks on communities. In one of the most recent attacks, 30 people were reportedly killed after gunmen stormed two LGAs. In a statement issued on Saturday, the State’s Commissioner of Information,Ibrahim Dosara, said only vehicles should be attended to at petrol stations. “NUPENG and other associations on petroleum products are directed…

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“Foreigners, not Fulani, invading Nigeria, responsible for killings” – Abia governor

Aminu Imam

The Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has said that people from outside the country, not Fulani herdsmen are responsible for killings in Nigeria. This was stated by the governor while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Thursday during a television programme. Ikpeazu said instead of investing in arms and ammunition, the Federal Government should spend more money on intelligence. He said intelligence would enable the government know that Fulani herdsmen are not responsible for killings, but that the country is being infiltrated by people from other countries. The governor noted…

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Insecurity: Civil Defence to deploy personnel to schools nationwide

Aminu Imam

The spate of abductions of school children by suspected bandits may soon be a thing of the past, as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has concluded plans to deploy armed personnel in schools across the country. The deployment, which is intended to stem the tide of abduction of school children, is being conceived within the framework of the safe school initiative.Commandant-General (CG) of the NSCDC, Dr. Ahmed Audi, handed down the order shortly after assuming duties at the Corps’ headquarters in Abuja. To achieve the desired result,…

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Abia: Gov Ikpeazu imposes Curfew in Aba, Umuahia indefinitely

Aminu Imam

The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the imposition of curfew in Aba and Umuahia metropolis between 10pm and 6am daily from today, Monday, 5th April, 2021 till further notice. This is sequel to security reports received from multiple sources, and informed by the need to continue to protect innocent citizens and residents of the State. The Commissioner for Information, John Kalu, in a statement explained that security agencies in the State have been directed to ensure strict enforcement and compliance with the directive. Only those on…

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7 Northern traders shot dead in Imo

Aminu Imam

Seven traders of northern extraction are reported to have been murdered . Our correspondent gathered that the victims were killed in separate shooting incidents in Orlu town and Umuaka in Njaba Local Government Area between Friday and Saturday. Narrating the incident to newsmen, an eyewitness, Harisu Umaru Ishiaku, said that the killers, dressed in Military uniform, stormed the Afor Umuaka market around 8:30 pm and attacked the victims, saying four of the victims who are within the age bracket of 45 years and 30 years have lived in the area…

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Insecurity: Gov. el-Rufa’i secretly withdraws son from public school in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

The seven-year-old son of Kaduna State governor,  Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i, Abubakar el-Rufa’i, who was enrolled in 2019 at the Kaduna Capital School, has been absent from school for several weeks till now, according to a  finding published by SaharaReporters. It was learned that the boy’s absence from the school is strongly linked to the rising abduction of school children in northern Nigerian schools by ravaging bandits, of which Kaduna State has had an ugly share, and still has yet-to-be-released abducted pupils.  After visiting the school premises on Monday, it was…

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South-West govts. tighten security at schools

Aminu Imam

Following the spate of mass kidnapping of students in the northern part of the country, governments of south-western states have activated structures to tighten security around their schools. Reports from each of the South-West States showed that both formal and informal security outfits are being strengthened to ward-off possible serious security breaches that manifested in the mass abductions in the North. The Lagos State government said it had taken measures to ensure that the kidnapping of students happening in the north of the country does not occur in the State.…

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“We’re paying ransom in hundreds of millions to bandits”, Zazzau, Birnin-Gwari emirs lament

Aminu Imam

The Emirs of Zazzau and Birnin-Gwari, Ahmed Nuhu-Bamalli and Zubairu Maigwari II, yesterday, lamented that their subjects have been paying hundreds of millions of Naira as ransom to rescue their loved ones from kidnappers in the State. The emirs made the lamentation yesterday during the presentation of the state’s 2020 Annual Security Report to Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i, held at the Government House, Kaduna. Speaking, the Emir of Birnin-Gwari lamented the effrontery with which the rampaging bandits operate in his domain. He said: “It is terrible when you see 200 to 300…

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