Tag: Nigeria Insecurity

“?It will take decades to end banditry in the North Sultan

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Banditry Sultan

President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA), and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has warned that it will take decades for the North-West region to overcome banditry and insecurity. Abubakar stated this yesterday, at the ‘North-West Peace and Security Summit’, whuch was held in Katsina State. He said, What we must do is to challenge these bandits; because we all know the consequences of banditry and insurgency on our lives. However,  it will take decades to get out of it, if at all we get…

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North-West Security Summit beginsin Katsina today

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N'West Security Summit

The North-West Governors Forum, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme, (UNDP), is set to host the maiden edition of the North-West Peace and Security Summit in Katsina State. The two-day summit, with partnership from the Media Trust Group, owners of Daily Trust, Trust TV, Trust Radio and other titles, will be held today Monday, June 24 and Tuesday, June 25. The landmark Summit aims to address the pressing security challenges facing the region, including banditry, terrorism and communal conflicts. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to deliver the…

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“Take war to terrorists” – Shehu of Borno urges security agencies

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Shehu of Borno

Shehu of Borno, Alhaji (Dr.) Abubakar Umar-Ibn Garbai al-Amin El-Kanemi, has told the military and other security agencies fighting insurgency in the North East to take the war to the doorsteps of the terrorists. El-Kanemi said that it was the only way to restore civil authority in communities controlled by the terrorists, noting that Guzamala LGA of Borno State, where there had been no civilian presence for many years, was in dire need of such attention. He urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the military authorities to eradicate the remnants of…

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?’Army to deploy5,937 new ‘Special Forces’soldiers to fight banditry, others’ – COAS

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9ja insecurity

The 5,937 soldiers that recently passed-out from the Nigeria Army Depot in Zaria, Kaduna State, will be deployed to fight banditry, cattle-rustling and related crimes, the Chief of Army of Staff (COAS), Taoreed Lagbaja, has said. Lagbaja disclosed this at the weekend, during the passing-out parade for the 86 regular recruit intake of the Nigeria Army Depot in Zaria, Kaduna State. The Army Chief, who was the Special Guest of Honour and Reviewing Officer for the passing-out parade, added that the new men would form part of the solution to…

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Lagos: Gunmen kidnap Lebanese MD, Fouani, 3 other foreigners

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Lagos kidnap

Managing Director of Fouani Company Ltd., Abbas Fouani and three other persons have been kidnapped in Lagos State. Fouani deals in a popular electronics store and is the sole distributor of LG and Hisense products in Nigeria. It was gathered that the other three abducted victims, Abbas Fouani, Youssef Fouani and Amtal Fouani, are brothers who work for the company. They were reportedly abducted around 6pm on Friday while coming from their factory, around Falomo Bridge while traveling from Apapa to Victoria Island by boat. A source familiar with the…

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‘?Hungry Nigerians may spark anarchy’ Bishop warns Govt, politicians

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Methodist Bishop

A Bishop of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Sunday Ndukwo Onuoha, has warned the Government at levels, as well as the political class that the growing hunger in the land is capable of causing major crises across the country. The Bishop, who gave the warning in a message he titled: Listen to the cries of the poor now to avert anarchy, said many Nigerians are starving without the hope of having anything to eat. He advised the federal and State governments to go beyond rhetorics by introducing good economic policies to…

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Borno: ?ISWAP terroristsholdingpublic meetings with hungry residents torecruitnew members

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ISWAP terrorists

?…Stresses plan to have separate Islamic country Militants belonging to the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jam?’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jih?d, have organised daw?t (preaching) in some villages in Borno State.  In pictures released by ISWAP, sect members were seen publicly engaging with residents of the State, around Lake Chad. The images may be part of the sects efforts to counter statements by the Nigerian military that the Islamist insurgent fighters were on a steady retreat, with troops seizing a sizeable territory hitherto occupied…

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??”Declare state-of-emergency in troubled States” – Senate urges FG

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Nigerian Senate

?The 10th Senate has issued a compelling plea to President Bola Tinubu, urging a comprehensive review of the operations of the country’s security agencies in response to the escalating cases of banditry, terrorism, and insecurity plaguing the North-West and North-Central regions. This urgent call to action, stemming from a motion spearheaded by Senator Sani Zangon-Daura and thirteen other legislators, underscores the critical necessity for heightened security measures to safeguard lives and property within the affected regions. Senator Daura shed light on the alarming surge of banditry attacks in States like…

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“Cattle-rustling, kidnappings are multi-billion naira criminal enterprises” – Ra??a

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Ra??a

Katsina State governor, Dikko Umaru Ra??a, has revealed that cattle rustling and kidnappings are multi-billion naira criminal enterprises that prey on vulnerable youth and women to effectuate atrocities on rural communities in the State. Ra??a, in a State-wide broadcast to mark his first anniversary in office, lamented that insecurity has become a business that negatively affected the socio-economic development of the State and its citizenry. According to him, Insecurity has become a business; and I am afraid it means more must be done to fight it. Cattle-rustling and kidnappings are…

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Leave or die – ISWAP threatens Borno communities

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ISWAP threatens

Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have given residents of Kukawa LGA notice to quit their communities or face death from the terror group. This is coming barely four days after the terrorist group killed fifteen fishermen in the Tumbun Rogo community. A resident, who escaped from his community to Maiduguri, the State capital, three hours after receiving the threat, revealed this to  newsmen yesterday. Explaining his experience, the resident, who pleaded anonymity, said the terrorists had gathered residents of various communities in the LGA in the early hours…

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