Tag: Nigeria Insecurity

FG disbands task force on prohibition of illegal arms importation, smuggling

Aminu Imam

Says all terrorists in Nigeria will be eliminated by December  The Federal Government has disbanded the National Task Force on the Prohibition of Illegal Importation/Smuggling of Arms, Ammunition, Light Weapons, Chemical Weapons and Pipeline Vandalism (NATFORCE). The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the announcement while briefing State House correspondents after the National Security Council meeting in Abuja, yesterday. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said the President was particularly pleased with the Nigeria Police Force for maintaining high professionalism…

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“Attack on Ifeanyi Ubah barbaric” – Buhari

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…Says “were monitoring the situation” President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack on Ifeanyi Ubah, the senator representing Anambra-South district of Anambra State. Recall that on Sunday, the convoy of Ubah was attacked by gunmen at Nkwo Enugu Ukwu, in Njikoka LGA of Anambra. Some Police officers and aides of the senator were killed in the attack. Reacting, in an issued statement by the presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, Buhari described the attack as barbaric and condemnable. We are deeply concerned about the activities of armed groups in the region and…

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DSS cautions Nigerians, Gumi over unguarded utterances on Mamus arrest

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Barely 24 hours after Islamic cleric, Dr. Ahmed Gumi accused the Department of State Service (DSS) of unlawful detention of Tukur Mamu, the agency has fired back at him and other Nigerians, warning against making overzealous comments on its investigation of the self-acclaimed Kaduna train attack hostage negotiator Recall that Gumi had accused the DSS of intimidating Mamu, the publisher of the Kaduna-based newspaper, describing his detention as an art of terrorism and had asked the DSS to either release Mamu or charge him to court. Citing the law, Gumi…

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Insecurity: Catholic Bishops passes vote of no confidence on security agencies

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…Direct churches to beef-up security Catholic Bishops, under the umbrella of Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, (CBCN), have raised the alarm over rising insecurity across Nigeria, which they said has made churches and other worship centres vulnerable to attack. CBCN President, Most. Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, disclosed the development in his speech delivered during the opening session of the 2022 second plenary assembly of the CBCN held at the Sacred Heart Pastoral Centre, Oriu, Imo State, on Sunday.  The CBCN stressed the need for precautionary measures to secure the church…

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Safety of Pupils: “Weve beefed-up security in schools ahead of resumption” FG

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The Federal Government, on Thursday said it has beefed-up security across schools across the country as students and pupils prepare to resume. Recall that the Government had in July ordered the closure of the federal Government College, Kwali, and other schools subsequently shut down in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over the fear of terrorists attack. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, speaking in Abuja ahead of the 2022 edition of the ‘International Day to Protect Education from Attack‘, said, The ministry, in collaboration with relevant security agencies, is safeguarding…

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Insecurity: “The worst isnt over” – Expert tackles Lai Moh’d

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A security expert, Adejare Adegbenro, has faulted a claim made by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, that the worst is over concerning the security situation in the country.  Recall that the Minister, while briefing the newsmen on the security situation in the country on Monday, had claimed that, The worst is over”. Adegbenro, who questioned the statement, while featuring on a television programme, on Thursday, submitted that this is not the right time to make bogus statements but rather call on every stakeholder to work in tandem…

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Insecurity: Military arrests Boko Haram informant in Abuja highbrow area

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The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of Boko Haram informant, Mamuda Usman, popularly known as Bado, in Asokoro, a highbrow area in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Abuja. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, who disclosed this to newsmen at a press briefing in Abuja yesterday, also said that the military would not relent in rooting out all collaborators of terrorists in the country. The informant, according to the Military High Command, runs errands for a suspected high-profile Boko Haram commander in Kaduna, who is on the…

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Insecurity, money politics’, others may mar 2023 general elections CDD

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The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has raised the alarm that the rising insecurity, misinformation, money politics, religion and ethnic sentiments, may frustrate the outcome of the 2023 general elections. In a new report released in Abuja, titled: Nigerias Presidential Polls: A SWOT Analysis, the CDD raised concerns over the safety of election personnel, voters and electoral materials, as well as the hurdles politics would face as cases of kidnapping, violence, banditry, insurgency and communal clashes persist. The report, endorsed by the CDDs Director, Idayat Hassan, noted that the…

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National Security: “Worst of insecurity is now over” Lai Mohammed

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the worst of the countrys security challenges is now over. The minister, who stated this yesterday, during a joint security conference in Abuja, admitted current insecurity in the country is the greatest challenge to the peace and security of the country since the civil war. He, however, noted that President Muhammadu Buharis ‘purposeful leadership’ has ensured the country did not cave in. Mohammed further said the security challenges have been daunting; from terrorism to banditry, kidnapping, separatist violence to crude…

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Over 6 million firearms in civilians possession Report

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No fewer than 6,154,000 firearms are in the possession of civilians in the country, according to a report by SBM Intelligence. The report stated that the firearms were put at 3.21 per 100 persons, while a total of 224,200 and 362,400 firearms were in the possession of the military law and other law enforcement agencies, respectively. The proliferation of small arms and light weapons has been attributed to the spate of insecurity in the country despite several efforts, including the approval for the establishment of the National Centre for the…

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