Tag: Nigeria Insecurity

Amnesty International condemns Kaduna killings

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The International human rights group, Amnesty International, has condemned the killings of 25 residents and the destruction of churches and houses by armed men in Kagoro, in Kaura local government area of Kaduna State. Recall that armed men invaded the village on Sunday night and massacred residents. The State government responded by declaring a curfew in two local government areas, Kaura and Jemaa, to avert escalation of the attack. However, in a statement made available on its social media handles, Amnesty International lamented that despite the intervention of security officers,…

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Insecurity: ‘Rescue Nigerias forest, estate from kidnappers’, Terrorists, Forestry Assoc. appeals to Buhari

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The Chairman Board of Trustees of the Forestry Association of Nigeria (FAN) Chief James Bola Odebiyi and the President of the association, Ahmad Rufa’i Ibrahim, have called on the federal government to rescue Nigerias forest estate from the hands of bandits, kidnappers and terrorists. They also advised the Government to embark on aggressive tree planting to reduce the impact of global warming on the country due to the deleterious effects of deforestation. Speaking on the International Day of Forests, days after concluding its 43rd annual conference, the duo noted that…

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Insecurity: President Buhari condemns violence in South-East

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President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, strongly condemned as ‘deeply distressing’ the destruction in Imo State, of buildings and assets of the Police and the home of Professor George Obiozor, the President General of the Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, and a leading voice of moderation in the affairs of the country. The President, who strongly condemned the violence in the subregion, urged everyone to maintain peace, adding that the law and order situation in the entire South-East is being reviewed. While this is being done, President Buhari in a statement by presidential spokesman,…

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“Communities shifting loyalties to vigilantes, independent security outfits”, AbdulSalami-led Peace C’ttee raises alarm

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The National Peace Committee (NPC), yesterday, raised the concern over the shifting loyalties from the States and constitutionally-recognised security outfits, saying that local communities are now depending on informal security networks and vigilantes to protect them. The NPC Chairman, former Head of State, Gen. AbdulSalam Abubakar (rtd), raised the alarm in Abuja, during a 2-day multi-stakeholders’ meeting on the peace and inclusive security initiative organised by the Nigeria Governors Forum, (NGF), in partnership with the Center for Democracy and Development, (CDD). Represented at the event by the Team Lead of…

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Poverty, unemployment cause of insecurity in Northern Nigeria – Naja’atu Moh’d

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Frontline northern woman activist and founder of the Salama Youth Empowerment Organisation, (SYEO), Hajia Naja’atu Muhammad, has identified poverty and unemployment as the major reasons behind insecurity in northern Nigeria. Hajia Naja’atu, at a town hall meeting which was held in Sokoto yesterday to sensitise youths on the federal governments entrepreneurship and empowerment programmes, noted that many youths, who constitute 70% of the population, are unemployed, illiterate and ignorant of the consequences of social vices. She said; Our youths are like uranium; uranium, when in its original form is harmless,…

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“Peace returning to troubled parts of Nigeria” Defence Chief, Irabor assures Nigerians

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Says insecurity will never be as bad as before The Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Lucky Irabor, has assured Nigerians that the year 2022 will see peace returning to all troubled parts of the country. Irabor gave the assurance yesterday in Abuja, at the ‘2022 International Military Sports Councils Day’ run for the armed forces and security agencies, with the theme: Running for World Peace. Never again will we have the level of insecurity that we have had in the past and this is an assurance, he stated. According to…

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Experts call for PPP model to address Nigerias worsening insecurity

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To effectively tackle Nigerias worsening insecurity threat and challenges which have adverse effects on economic growth and investments, experts have called for public and private sector collaboration. This was discussed at the seventh edition of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) ‘Security Meets Business Dialogue‘, which was held recently. At the event, the LCCI president, Michael Olawale-Cole, said that Nigeria ranked 146th position among 163 countries in the global peace index, with confirmations that improvements in peace can lead to considerable economic improvement in GDP growth, inflation, and…

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“Clamp down on abductors of Nigerians”, Reps ask IGP, COAS, CAS, others

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The House of Representatives, yesterday, called on the Service Chiefs and other security agencies to address the spate of insecurity and abduction of innocent citizens of Nigeria. It particularly urged the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Usman Alkali-Baba, the Chief of Army Staff, Faruk Yahaya, Chief of Air Staff, Oladayo Amao, to deploy personnel to intensify the raid and combing of the entire Lilu, Azia, Orsumoghu, and Mbosi communities in Ihiala LGA, of Anambra State, dislodge the camps housing hundreds of kidnap victims and rescue the victims. The House mandated the…

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Insecurity: Buhari assures decisive action to contain kidnapping, schools disruption

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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that efforts have been intensified to deal decisively with issues of kidnapping and disruption of schools by criminals across the country. Buhari stated this at the National Security Seminar, organised by the Alumni Association of the National Defence College, (AANDEC) yesterday, in Abuja. The seminar, with the theme: `Appraisal of National Resilience and Policy Implementation in National Security Management in Nigeria, was organised in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser, (ONSA) and the NDC. He warned that the Federal Government would…

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Worsening Insecurity: House of Reps. ask FG to declare state of emergency

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The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to immediately declare a state of emergency on security in order to curb the incessant killings going on in the country. Recall that the House had on April 27, 2021, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency, following the growing spate of attacks and kidnappings across the country. Jolted by the continued criminal activities of non-State actors terrorising Anambra State, the House, at the plenary on Tuesday, asked Federal Government to wake up to its responsibilities of…

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