Tag: Nigeria Insecurity

Insecurity: Chinese firm suspends work on P/Harcourt-Maiduguri rail project

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The Federal Government has suspended work on the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail project following incessant attacks on the staff of China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC), the contractor handling the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the project. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, who disclosed this yesterday, during an inspection tour of the project in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, said the suspension was due to insecurity and vandalism of railway properties along the corridor. According to him, CCECC had complained of attacks on its workers along the Abia State axis.…

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Insecurity: ‘Buharis delay to overhaul security architecture worrisome’ – Northern Elders

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…Insists on sack of NSA, Service Chiefs Some Northern elders have again expressed worry over the nations state of insecurity, saying they were highly disturbed that President Muhammadu Buhari has not taken pro-active steps to end the situation other than holding endless meetings with Security Chiefs in the Presidential Villa. The elders, operating under the aegis of the Coalition of North-East Elders for Peace and Development, reiterated their call for the sack of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), the Service Chiefs and holistic restructuring of the…

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Insecurity: “Nigerians cannot go to farms, markets under APC” Makarfi

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Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi has urged Nigerians to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in next years general election. In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa service, he said insecurity has deteriorated under the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Makarfi, who governed Kaduna State, said when PDP was in power, only the Northeast experienced insecurity, but an election was still because of the measures taken by the Goodluck Jonathan-led administration. He lamented that Nigerians are unable to go to farms, markets, or visit their relatives due…

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Terrorism: Nigeria ranked second despite N11tr security budgets – Report

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Nigeria has been rated as the second most attacked country by the Islamic State terrorist group (ISWAP) despite the budget allocation for security. Data released by Jihad Analytics covering January to June 2022, shows that Nigeria recorded 305 attacks with Iraq being first (337) and Syria third (142). Jihad Analytics specialises in global and cyber jihad, open-source intelligence and data.  According to the report, since President Buhari took over power on May 29, 2015 to 2022, his administration has allocated approximately a total of N11.18 trillion for security. The report…

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‘More Nigerians suffering mental illness due to economic hardship, insecurity’ – Psychiatrist

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A consultant Neuro-psychiatrist, Dr. Jimoh Adejumo, has said that economic hardship coupled with the level of insecurity in the country could trigger mental illness on more Nigerians. Adejumo, who works with the Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, disclosed this to newsmen yesterday, in Lagos.  He explained that the current economic hardship, coupled with the level of insecurity in the country might likely inflict mental illness on more Nigerians. He said these include inflation, poverty, child abuse, rape, broken homes and broken marriages, financial problems, traumatic experiences and degrees of violence among…

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Insecurity: “North gradually breathing sigh of relief; bandits being eliminated” Femi Adesina

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President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that bandits terrorising the northern part of the country are being eliminated and wasted by the Nigerian security agents. The presidential spokesperson, in an issued statement on the security situation on Monday, said bandits are on the run and that the Northern Region is gradually breathing a sigh of relief. Adesina said, In the past four weeks, in the month of August 2022, four (4) notorious bandit warlords have been neutralised and wasted. Bandits’ attacks have been negligible…

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‘Insecurity capable of aborting 2023 elections’ IPAC

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The Chairman, Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Yabagi Yusuf Sani, has raised the alarm that the rising insecurity in northern Nigeria may be an obstacle to the 2023 general elections. According to an issued statement yesterday by the spokesperson of the group, Ayuba Ahmad, the chairman stated this during a visit to the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi. Bichi  expressed concern over the rising and frightening incidents of insecurity in parts of Nigeria and called for an urgent and comprehensive solution to the insecurity across the…

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Nigerians kick against granting amnesty to bandits, terrorists

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Some Nigerians have expressed concern over the continued grant of amnesty by the Federal Government to some bandits and terrorists, saying the policy rather worsens the countrys insecurity. The people, in a recent survey in the South-South region, expressed the opinion that pardoning bandits/terrorists questions the nations sincerity in fighting the heinous crimes. According to them, bandits were involved in kidnapping, maiming and killing innocent citizens, and should be prosecuted and punished after arrest, and not pardoned. They said pardoning the perpetrators would continue to encourage the committing of evils…

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Insecurity, ASUU Strike: UKs student visas to Nigerians surge 223% in one year

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…Work visas rise 109% The number of Nigerians granted sponsored study visas, also known as student visas, by the United Kingdom (UK) has increased by 222.8 percent. The number of Nigerians granted sponsored study visas, also known as student visas, by the United Kingdom (UK) has increased by 222.8 percent to 65,929 in June 2022 from 20,427 in the same period of 2021. Further analysis of the official immigration data released by the British government on Thursday also shows that the 65,929 students visas is the highest in four years…

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“Security has gone beyond mere firing of guns” – Akeredolu

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Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has stressed the importance of using modern technology, gadgets and equipment to effectively fight insecurity in the country. Akeredolu, who noted that security has gone beyond mere firing of guns, emphasised his belief in State Police as a recipe to guarantee security in the country. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Chief Olugbenga Ale, at the event held at Amotekun head office in Akure, the State capital, the governor appreciated the donor for supporting what is crucial to the state government at this time. The…

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