Tag: Nigeria Insecurity

“Your failure is responsible for insecurity in Nigeria”, APC Reps. member tackles President Buhari

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A House of Representatives member from Plateau State and member of the All Progressives Congress (APC),Yusuf Gagdi, has said that the strategies adopted by the President Buhari-led administration have failed and cannot guarantee the safety of Nigerians. The lawmaker, who stated this in a letter addressed to the president, asked President Buhari to show leadership and rise to the task of protecting lives and property in the country.  Gagdi, a lawmaker from Plateau state and member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said this in a letter addressed to the…

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“Buhari met Nigeria as one, but allow bandits to rule part of country” – Sheikh Khalid

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The Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters Mosque,Sheikh Nuru Khalid, has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari for his failure to tackle banditry in the country. Addressing worshippers during his Friday sermon, the Imam said President Buhari met a united Nigeria but allowed bandits to rule part of the country. His words: Go and tell the president that under his government some group of people are issuing threats to local communities, demanding that they be paid some amounts of money or face attack. And they would gather the money and announce publicly…

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Insecurity: Nigerias situation calls for deepening of political, religious collaborations Boss Mustapha

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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has disclosed that he believes Nigerias current security challenges call for deeper collaboration between political and religious leaders in the country. He made the remark during the 3rd Quarter 2021 meeting of the Intra-Religious Council, in Abuja on Thursday.  The SGF explained that religious and traditional leaders must partner with the government to end hostilities in Nigeria.  The situation in Nigeria today calls for the deepening of political and religious collaboration at all times, he added. As a body,…

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Insecurity: ‘Nigeria must renegotiate its peace and unity’ Sultan Abubakar

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Says situation getting worse by the day ’President aware of insecurity, concerned, says SGF Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence,SaadAbubakar III, has suggested that President Muhammadu Buhari, as a matter of urgency, convoke a Dialogue to discuss the peace and unity of Nigeria. Delivering his remarks at the third quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) in Abuja, the Sultan said the meeting should be attended by traditional, community and religious leaders, as well as opinion leaders, people from political and business communities, and other people that matter in the…

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Insecurity: ‘Silence not golden at this time’, Senator Ndume tells Buhari

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The senator representing Borno-South and Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has urged President Muhammadu to cultivate the habit of talking to Nigerians amidst scary security situations in the country. Senator Ndume gave the admonition, yesterday, while speaking with newsmen in Abuja. The Chairman Senate Committee on Army asked President Buhari to learn from the President of the United States, Joe Biden, who makes it a daily event to brief Americans on the fate of his citizens still trapped in Afghanistan. Senator Ndume said Nigerians did not vote…

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‘Current security challenges worrisome’ ? Former Head of State, AbdulSalami Abubakar

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Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has described the current security challenges facing the nation as worrisome. He stated this while playing host to the executives of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), Niger State chapter, at his Uphill residence, Minna, just as he expressed concern over the lingering security challenges bedevilling the country and he was however optimistic about the capacity of the security agencies to contain the situation. The elder statesman thereby called on the media to help in diffusing the tension through balanced reporting coupled with…

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Matawalle calls for declaration of a state of emergency in Northern States

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Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, has called for a state of emergency in the Northern States. He made this known while receiving the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in-charge of 10, Ali Janga, in Government House, Gusau, yesterday. The Zamfara State government noted that insecurity challenges facing the region are overwhelming, saying we have to face it squarely or else we all perished. According to him, all the States in the region are facing one form of security challenges or the other there is no pretense over it.

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“Do not take up arms illegally to defend yourselves”, FG warns Nigerians

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The Federal Government has called Nigerians not to take up arms illegally to defend themselves against bandits. This call was made by the minister of police affairs, Muhammed Dingyadi during the second annual ministerial media briefing at the Police Headquarters, in Abuja. The minister gave the warning while speaking in the wake of calls by some prominent Nigerians asking citizens to defend themselves against bandits. Recall that Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, had requested residents of the State to rise above meekness and defend themselves against the bandits. However,…

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3,186 Nigerians killed by insurgents in 6 months Report

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A report from the International Foundation for Peace Building and Social Justice has said 3,186 Nigerians were killed between January and June 2021 by insurgents and bandits. According to the report, 2,963 persons were abducted while 161 were injured during various violent attacks across the country within the period. The report said, In the past six months, data reports by PSJ Data Team revealed at least 3,186 persons have been killed, 2,963 abducted and 161 injured across Nigeria. Over the last five years, there has been a concentration of atrocities…

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Insecurity: “I wont leave Government as a failure” Buhari assures

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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration would do everything possible to address the security challenges facing the country, expressing his wish not to leave the government as a failure. Buhari gave his assurance yesterday, during the National Security Meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana Monguno (rtd), who briefed State House correspondents after the meeting, said the President expressed happiness over the success recorded so far by the security agencies in the fight against insurgents, bandits, kidnappers and other criminals in various…

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