Nigeria Insecurity Archives - Page 39 of 52

“No local govt. in Nigeria under terrorists� control'”� CDS

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has said that there is no local government area in Nigeria under the control of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists. Irabor said this at the 21st Century Chronicle Roundtable, with the theme: �Going for Broke: Fighting Insecurity in Nigeria�, yesterday, in Abuja. He recalled that a state of emergency was imposed on several local governments in the North-East in the past, especially in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States. According to him, the measure taken at that…

Insecurity: Zamfara residents pay N40.7m protection levy to bandits following sack of military base

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Aminu Imam

Six months after sacking a military base in the area, bandits have collected at least N40.7 million as protection levy from residents of Mutumji communities in Maru local government area of Zamfara State. Residents said they delivered N9.7 million to the bandits on February, 4 as the last installment of the levy collected from various peasant communities in Mutumji. The troubled area, Mutumji, is in Dansadau Emirate and sits at the edge of Kuyanbana forest in the ungoverned boundaries with Katsina, Kaduna, Kebbi and Niger States. Recall that last September,…

Insecurity symbol of corruption, bad governance � Gumi

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Kaduna-based Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has described the insecurity bedevilling the country as a symbol of corruption and bad governance. Gumi said this yesterday, in Kaduna, during the 2022 Leadership and Security summit, with the theme; ‘Key Factors Escalating Insecurity; Pragmatic Solutions’, organised by the Northern Comrades Movement of Nigeria. Gumi said; �Because there is no presence of government in the forests, the government is not there and that is why you have bad people controlling the area�. He noted that insecurity is a social problem that can…

“We�re working towards ending insurgency by 2023” � Zulum

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Says over 30,000 Boko Haram fighters have surrendered to Nigerian Army Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed confidence the menace of Boko Haram terrorism will vanish before President Muhammadu Buhari hands over in 2023. Zulum stated this shortly after he met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House yesterday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, to apprise him of progress in the surrendering of Boko Haram terrorists The governor also disclosed no fewer than 30,000 repentant terrorists from the Boko Haram and Islamic State�s West African Province (ISWAP)…

Insecurity: ‘Rise up against terrorists, killers’, CNG tells Northern States

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has urged residents of Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina and Niger States to protect themselves against terror groups who might want to attack or impose levies and taxes on them. The CNG�s National Coordinator, Balarabe Rufa�i, stated this while briefing newsmen in Abuja yesterday, after its meeting to review the security situation in the region. The northern group, which observed that there had been reports of an upsurge in killings, abductions, maiming and exploitation by AK47-wielding non-State actors in the 4 States, said it was high…

�Don�t retire to Katsina after your tenure�, Shehu Sani warns Buhari

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Aminu Imam

..Says Buhari�s govt. is deceitful about restructuring The former Senator who represented Kaduna-Central senatorial district at the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to retire to his hometown of Daura in Katsina State, at the end of his tenure due to the insecurity level in the state. The former legislator, who gave the warning on Thursday via his Twitter handle, said he was worried by the spate of insecurity in the State as well as the North-West region which had led to the killing of over…

407 killed, 332 abducted in 72 Boko Haram attacks, Chibok community cry out

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Says 110 still unaccounted for The residents of Chibok local government area of Borno State have decried the neglect of their area by the Government, which according to them has left them vulnerable to Boko Haram attacks. Addressing a press conference in Abuja yesterday, an association of people from the LGA, Kibaku Area Development Association, (KADA), lamented that since the break out of insurgency attacks over a decade ago, their area had been attacked over 72 times, with over 407 persons killed. Recall that Chibok got famous when on April…

“Insecurity situation in North-West has overwhelmed me” – Buhari

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is overwhelmed by the security situation in the North-West region. The president made the disclosure yesterday, at the palace of the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Sa�ad Abubakar, in Sokoto. The president said while the situation in the North-East and South-South has improved compared to when he assumed office, the challenges in the North-West are a different matter. Buhari, however, said he has charged the military and other security agencies not to spare any criminal posing a threat to the peace and safety of Nigerians.…

Insecurity: “My govt. determined to crush all insurgents, terrorists” � President Buhari

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022 Aminu Imam

President Buhari has assured residents of Kaduna State that his government will crush terrorists and criminal gangs operating in the State and other parts of the country. The president�s media aide, Garba Shehu, in a statement released, said the President stated this at a State Banquet to commemorate his official visit to the State. “I wish to assure the people and government of Kaduna State that the federal government is doing its utmost to contain and crush the terrorists that have been menacing our citizens and their property in parts…

“Without security, only bandits will enjoy your commissioned projects” � PDP chieftain to Buhari

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 Aminu Imam

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Birnin-Gwari local government area of Kaduna State, Shehu Mustapha, has said there can be no peace in the State if insecurity is not tackled. Shehu Mustapha, who was the PDP vice-chairman in the local government in 2014, said the major obstacle in the State is the rising cases of insecurity, as kidnappers enrich their pockets from money collected as ransom from families of victims. Mustapha�s comments was in reaction to President Buhari�s visit to the State to commission some projects carried…