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U.S express optimism Nigeria will end insecurity, terrorism

December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 Aminu Imam

The United States (U.S.) has expressed optimism that the Federal Government will win the fight against insecurity and terrorism in Nigeria. A member of the US Congress, Rep. Riley Moore, gave this optimism yesterday through a post he shared on his official X account following a recent congressional delegation’s discussions with Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribaɗu, on countering North-East terrorism and halting Christian killings in the Middle-Belt. Ribaɗu’s discussions with the delegation stems from an October 2025 directive by US President Donald Trump to the House Appropriations Committee…

US spy flights, Nigerien incursion deepen anxiety over foreign military operations on Nigerian soil

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 Aminu Imam

Nigeria’s already-strained security environment was thrown into fresh uncertainty over the weekend following two alarming developments: allegations of covert U.S. intelligence flights over jihadist enclaves in Borno State, and a startling armed incursion by Niger Republic soldiers into Katsina State. Both incidents, though unrelated, have intensified public concern about the country’s porous borders, weakened defence architecture, and the growing influence of foreign militaries in Nigerian territory. A Sahel-focused terrorism tracker, Brant Philip, sparked controversy on Saturday after alleging that a manned U.S. Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft quietly entered…

Insecurity: “Extend hand of friendship to bandits, grant them amnesty” – ACF BoT Chairman tells Tinubu

November 29, 2025November 29, 2025 Aminu Imam

Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Board of Trustees (BoT), Bashir Ɗalhatu, has urged the Federal Government to extend a hand of friendship to bandits and grant them amnesty. Ɗalhatu, in an interview yesterday, made reference to amnesty granted to Niger Delta militants, advocating the same for bandits. “I remember very well when there was an amnesty programme in the Niger Delta during those chaotic times. And it has worked perfectly”, he stated. He added: “They were given amnesty; they were sent to school, came back and became integrated…

“FG won’t allow another school attack, students’ abductions” – Defence Minister

November 28, 2025November 28, 2025 Aminu Imam

Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government will not allow a repeat of attacks on schools across the country. Speaking in an interview in Dutse, Jigawa state, the Minister said intelligence operatives have been deployed to high-risk areas to forestall further breaches. According to him, security agencies are on heightened alert. “Our intelligence personnel are everywhere – especially in places with high threat levels – gathering information for lasting solutions”, he said. Badaru insisted that the recent incidents should not be interpreted as a…

Insecurity: CAN calls for closure of Christian-owned schools

November 23, 2025November 23, 2025 Aminu Imam

Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kaduna State, Rev. Caleb Ma’aji, has asked all Christian-owned schools located on the outskirts of Kaduna to close down or operate only as day schools for now. Rev. Ma’aji made the appeal yesterday, following the growing insecurity and the recent abductions of schoolchildren in Kebbi, Niger, and other states. According to him, this is important because of the recent rise in student kidnappings by bandits. He said, “Schools outside Kaduna town should close for now to keep students safe until the…

“Nigeria’s insecurity rooted in post-Libya, Egypt uprisings, not religious genocide” – SGF Akume

November 22, 2025November 22, 2025 Aminu Imam

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has said Nigeria’s decade-long security crisis cannot be separated from the destabilisation that followed the 2011 uprisings in Libya and Egypt, stressing that the violence ravaging several regions of the country is driven by ideology and economics – not religion. In a detailed strategic statement issued on Thursday, Akume outlined the evolution of Boko Haram, ISWAP and North-West banditry, the regional and economic forces sustaining insecurity, and the Federal Government’s official position on recent claims of “Christian genocide”. Akume…

“Deal with criminals irrespective of tribe, religion” – Sultan

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Sultan of Sokoto/President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), His Eminence, Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called on security agencies to deal with criminals irrespective of their religion or tribe. He urged Nigerians to be united and not allow themselves to be divided by external forces. The Sultan, who spoke during the 10th General Assembly of the Muslim Ummah of Southwest Nigeria (MUSWEN) at the Bola Babalakin Auditorium in Gbongan, Osun State, condemned the killings by terrorists and bandits across the country, According to him, “There have been…

Borno: Ndume decries fresh Boko Haram attacks, as 4 farmers killed, church torched

November 15, 2025November 15, 2025 Aminu Imam

Senator Ali Ndume has condemned a new wave of Boko Haram attacks in Borno South after four farmers were murdered in Kwam village, and a church was set ablaze in Pemi. In a press statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, Ndume decried the recent killings in Kwam village near Dille community of Askira-Uba local government area, the burning of a church and other structures in Pemi, and the latest incursion into Shikarkir community in Chibok local government area. He warned that poor security presence in remote communities is enabling…

Katsina: LG Chair in talks with killer bandits, as U.S. sanctions loom over Nigerian govt official

November 8, 2025November 8, 2025 Aminu Imam

Chairman of Funtua local government area (LGA), Hon. Abdu Goya, has reportedly met with armed Fulani groups in Katsina amid growing insecurity and threats of U.S. sanctions on Nigerian officials accused of complicity in religious persecution. According to reports, the meeting, held in the forests around Funtua and Bakori towns, was framed as a “peace effort”; however, eyewitnesses say the gunmen arrived in motorcycles, fully armed, while community leaders pleaded for a ceasefire. The development comes as U.S. Senator Ted Cruz moves to name and sanction Nigerian officials allegedly linked…

Tinubu decorates new Service Chiefs, orders crackdown on emerging threats

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 Aminu Imam

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has decorated the newly appointed Service Chiefs with their new ranks and charged them to decisively confront emerging security threats across the country. Speaking at the decoration ceremony held yesterday at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the President urged the new military leaders to demonstrate patriotism, professionalism, and urgency in restoring peace nationwide. “Security threats are constantly evolving, constantly mutating, and of grave concern to our administration is the recent emergence of new armed groups in the North-Central, North-West, and parts of the…