Tag: Nigeria Insecurity

Security Crisis: Over 55 thousand Nigerians killed, 21,621 abducted in 4yrs Investigation

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Soldier with machine gun with national flag of Nigeria

A new investigative report has revealed the killing of 55,910 people in 9,970 attacks, while 21,621 people were abducted in 2,705 in four years acrossNigeria, as it continues to face a multi-faceted security crisis marked by widespread violence, particularly against religious communities. According to the new investigative report, released on Thursday by ‘The Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa’, the data presented in the report covered four years from 1 October 2019 to 30 September 2023, and provided critical insights into the patterns and dynamics of the violent attacks. A…

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‘Military coasting to victory against bandits, terrorists” – Lagbaja

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Lagbaja on victory

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Taoreed Lagbaja, has reassured Nigerians that the military will soon surmount the prevailing security challenges. Lagbaja stated this during the COAS combined second and third ‘Quarters Conference 2024’ closing ceremony, which was held on Thursday in Uyo, the Akwa-Ibom State capital. The reassurance is based on the security briefings we received from different army formations and commands across the country. I must say that the feedback from the various commanders is encouraging. They show that the prevailing security challenges facing our dear nation, though daunting,…

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CAN, Sultan ask FG to end alarming killings, banditry

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CAN, Sultan

The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, (NIREC), has asked the Federal Government to end the alarming and disheartening spate of killings, kidnapping and banditry recorded in the country in the last week. In a statement issued on Tuesday, NIREC under the leadership of the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Daniel Okoh, and the Sultan of Sokoto, who doubles as the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, His Eminence, Saad Abubakar III. The religious council of Christians and Muslims in Nigeria said it is greatly perturbed over the…

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‘Insecurity in Nigeria fuelled by politicians’ Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

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Ngozi Iweala on oik theft

Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has stated that some politicians fuel the countrys instability for political and selfish gain. Speaking on Sunday at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), in Lagos State, Okonjo-Iweala said the actions of politicians have led the nation to its current state. The former Minister of Finance, who delivered a keynote address, titled: A Social Contract For Nigerias Future, asserted that there would not be any development in the country without having adequate…

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Insecurity: “No rest until Nigeria is safe” IGP Egbetokun

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IGP Egbetokun

Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, has pledged that the Nigeria Police will not rest until the country is safe and secure for all its citizens and residents. Egbetokun made this commitment in Abuja at the weekend, while addressing the media after successfully handing over the rescued medical students from the Universities of Jos and Maiduguri who were abducted in Benue State a week ago to their respective Vice-Chancellors. Egbetokun said, We remain resolute in our commitment to rid our nation of criminal elements who seek to disrupt the peace…

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Insecurity: “Riba?u not man for the job” Experts

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NSA Ribadu

As bandits overwhelm security agencies Stakeholders have blamed the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration for its apparent lack of an effective security framework and coordination under Nuhu Riba?u as National Security Adviser, (NSA), in the wake of the rising wave of terror and banditry, especially kidnapping, in the country. Riba?u, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), it would be recalled, was first named the Presidents Security Adviser before he was elevated to the position of NSA during the formation of Tinubus cabinet. As the National Security Adviser,…

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Terrorism Acts: Tinubu vows to remove threats, protect all

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Tinubu vows

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured his administration is committed to addressing security threats and effectively countering desperate acts of terror. President Tinubu gave the assurance while reacting to the tragic circumstances surrounding the death of the District Head of Gatawa District, Alhaji Isa Bawa, in Sabon Birni local government area of Sokoto State. In a statement issued on Wednesday night by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President condemned the act, describing the attack on the traditional ruler as deeply disturbing and a heinous act…

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Banditry: Abducted Emir of Gobir dies in captivity

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Late District Head of Gobir in Sokoto State Ibrahim Bawa Isa

The District Head of Gatawa in Sokoto State, Isa Muhammad Bawa, who was abducted alongside his son and brother 25 days ago, has reportedly died in captivity. Multiple sources confirmed the development to newsmen yesterday. A resident of Gatawa, Mahe Mukhtar, said the death was confirmed by the office of the deceased and there was a condolence message from the member representing Isa-Sabon Birni federal constituency on the death. A cousin of the victim, who is the Magajin Garin Sabon Birni, Shuaibu Gwanda Gobir, also confirmed his death to newsmen,…

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Insecurity: Terrorists kill 4 soldiers in Sokoto, 4 police officers in Enugu

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Terrorists have killed four military personnel in an ambush attack on troops of ‘Operation Hadarin Daji’ in Bachaka Kurya Forest, Gudu local government area of Sokoto State. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-General Edward Buba, who confirmed the incident in a statement released in Abuja on Monday, said the ambush took place near the Nigeria-Niger border. The statement said in the ensuing gun battle, several terrorists were killed, and troops recovered weapons and ammunition. Major-Gen. Buba, said: The corpses of the killed terrorist reveal that it was perpetrated by a terror…

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“You have Constitutional burden to stop terrorism, bomb explosions” Group tells Tinubu

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Group tells Tinubu2

An advocasy group, Vanguard for Transparent Leadership and Democracy, (VATLAD), has reminded President Bola Tinubu that he has the Constitutional burden to stop acts of terrorism and prosecute suspects. The call  by the group is in reaction to another bomb blast that occurred on Monday morning at the Rivers State Secretariat of the Action Peoples Party, (APP). National President of the group, Igbini Emmanuel, in a press release said Rivers State being a leading economic treasure base of Nigeria, as a result of its huge petroleum fields cannot and must…

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