Tag: KILLINGS

Killings: “Nigeria facing undeclared war” – Northern Christian Elders 

Aminu Imam
Northern Christian Elders Forum

The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) has described the worsening wave of killings in Southern Kaduna as evidence that Nigeria is facing an “undeclared war,” urging the Federal Government to adopt tougher security measures to halt the bloodshed. Recall that gunmen, believed to be terrorists, had penultimate Sunday attacked and killed 30 residents of Naridon community in Kauru local government area of Kaduna State. “Nigeria is at war that we never bargained for. The earlier the government accepts this reality, the better for everybody. It is either the government…

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“Halt ongoing killings of Nigerians or risk violent breakup” — Ex-US Envoy warns Tinubu’s Govt.

Aminu Imam
Ex US Envoy warns Tinubu

A former United States diplomat has raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening security crisis, warning that the country could face a violent breakup if urgent steps are not taken. The warning was directed at President Bola Tinubu, as killings continue in different parts of the country. A former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for ‘International Religious Freedom’, Sam Brownback, gave the warning in a speech captured in a viral video. He said the situation has reached a critical stage and may spiral out of control if not addressed immediately. Brownback described Nigeria as…

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Insecurity: CAN, Muslim community, Borgu emirate, urge Tinubu, Bago to end attacks, killings

Aminu Imam
CAN, Muslim community urge Tinubu

As part of efforts to live without fear, the Christian and Muslim communities across Borgu/Agwara LGAs of Niger State, in collaboration with the Borgu Emirate, have called on the Federal and Niger State governments to urgently address the incessant attacks, killings, and abduction of innocent citizens by terrorists. Addressing newsmen during a World Press Conference over the weekend in Suleja, the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State Chapter, Most Reverend Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, appealed to the President Bola Tinubu-led government to establish a fully equipped military…

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Killings, Kidnappings: “Resign if you can’t secure Nigerians” – Primate Ayodele tells Tinubu

Aminu Imam
Primate Ayodele

Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has blasted President Bola Tinubu over the recent upsurge in killings and kidnappings in Nigeria. In an issued statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele described the situation as a shame, especially for the fact that some officials of the government went to the United States for a meeting regarding insecurity and the threats issued by Donald Trump. The cleric stated that the President’s responsibility is to ensure every Nigerian is secured, and that if the President can’t…

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Katsina massacre: ?”Go after assailants” – Tinubu orders security agencies

Aminu Imam
Tinubu orders

President Bola Tinubu yesterday ordered security agencies to go after terrorists who killed about 26 villagers in Katsina State on Sunday. Terrorists had reportedly raided Dutsin-Ma and Kankara local government areas of the State and reportedly killed 26 people after an attack occurred on Sunday, in Gidan Boka village. The Police had said bandits, armed with dangerous weapons, attacked Gidan-Boka village, killing 20 villagers and injuring two others. The bandits reportedly killed five more people while escaping through ?an Nakwabo village. But reacting in a statement issued by his spokesman…

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Numana Community in Kaduna decries killings of its members, land takeover by herdsmen

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Uba and Hadiza

Numana Community in Sanga Local Government of Kaduna State is decrying incessant attacks and killings of its members and alleged takeover of their lands by people they alleged are herdsmen.  The community said the attacks are unprovoked leading to kiilings of innocent, unarmed peasant farmers especially in Ambe village of the Local Government where the State Deputy Governor Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe hails from. A statement by Comrade Ahmed Gani, President, Numana Community Development Organisation (NCDO) said during the unfortunate incident few days ago, six people were killed while many others…

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Police arrest 3 suspects over killing of Senator Adeola’s aide

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Suspected killers of Senator Adeola's aide being paraded by the Police in Lagos.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Idowu Owohunwa, on Monday announced the arrest of three suspects, who allegedly robbed and killed Mr Sanni Adeniyi, an Aide to Senator Solomon Yayi. Owohunwa told newsmen at the commands headquarters, Ikeja , that the suspects were arrested in Lagos and Oyo States respectively. On Aug. 5, the lawmaker representing Ogun West, Sen. Solomon Yayi, in a statement by his media aide, Mr Kayode Odunaro, alleged that some soldiers killed his aide, Sanni Adeniyi Sanni. The police boss in Lagos, however, said…

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Northern Groups threaten to retaliate killing of kinsmen in South-East

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), says it might resort to self-help regarding the killing of its kinsmen in the South-East region. In an issued press statement by the Spokesperson of CNG, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the group vows to retaliate against the killing of Nigerians of northern extraction who are domiciled in the south-eastern part of the country. The group also accused the media of prejudice in reportage of the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), and Eastern Security Network, (ESN), noting that the killing of northerners had been…

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Spate of Killings: ACF slams President Buhari, Northern Governors for lack of empathy

Aminu Imam

The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has expressed its concern over alleged lack of empathy by Northern Governors to communities being attacked and killed by bandits and other criminals in the region. In a statement issued by the ACF’s National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, yesterday in Kaduna, the Forum noted that the governors have not been showing enough sympathy to the victims. It added that the attitude of the governors, including President Muhammadu Buhari, portrayed them as only concerned about their lives and that of members of their families. According to…

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Jos killings: Gbong Gwom urges unity among Plateau youths to end menace

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Gyang Buba, has urged youths in Plateau to unite across ethnic and religious divides in order to end the circle of killings in the state. Buba, who is the Chairman, Plateau Council of Chiefs and Emirs, gave the advice at an event to commemorate the Sept. 7, 2001 Jos crisis on Tuesday in Jos. A religious crisis erupted in Jos in 2001, where many were killed, scores injured and properties worth billions were destroyed. The event, organised by the Plateau Peace Building Agency (PPBA), had…

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