Tag: Nigeria Insecurity

‘Security chiefs building personal business with arms funds’, Shehu Sani alleges

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Former Senator Shehu Sani has accused security chiefs of funneling funds meant for prosecuting the war against terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements, into building their personal business empires. The former lawmaker, who stated this when he featured on a teevision programme at the weekend, lamented the lingering security challenges in the country, saying citizens were being massacred daily because security agents and the government of the day had become hopeless and helpless. According to him, the level of killing was too high for government to talk about providing infrastructure…

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At last, Nigeria takes delivery of 6 Super Tucano first batch aircrafts from US

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The Nigerian Air Force, (NAF), took delivery of the first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft from the U.S. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, announced this in a statement in Abuja, yesterday. According to Gabkwet, the aircraft arrived in Kano, at about 12.34 p.m. He added that the officials that received the aircraft included the Minister of Defence, Major.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd); Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao.

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Breaking: Sunday Igboho regains freedom, flees from Benin

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The self-styled Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has reportedly regained his freedom. This was made known in a statement by the ‘Yoruba Nation Global Directorate’, signed by its Director, Princess Adeola Atayero Olamijulo. According to reports, Igboho regained his freedom on Tuesday afternoon following his release by the government of the Benin Republic. Princess Adeola Atayero Olamijulo expressed appreciation to the government and people of Benin Republic for their intervention in the release of the human rights activist. The statement, released by the groups Directorate…

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‘Worsening insecurity exposes Nigerias weak governancestrategy’ – Experts knock FG

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Allege complicityDoubts implementation of Reps’ Security Summit report As the security challenge in Nigeria continues to worsen and has become a major concern to many citizens, fingers are pointing to weak governance strategy as a major drawback towards confronting the monster. Recall that the House of Representatives recently held a Security Summit that drew important personalities from all walks of life. Deliberations were made and promises were also made on the implementation of whatever recommendations that would come from the Summit. Last week, the leadership of the House, led by…

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Insecurity: Bullets alone cant stop bandits, Jonathan tells FG

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said bullets and other forces of arms alone cannot stop armed robbery, banditry and other forms of criminality in the country. He said this on Sunday in Abuja, at the 50th birthday reception of a former Corps-Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission, (FRSC) and Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka. The event followed a Thanksgiving and Communion service. According to him, tackling crimes and criminology requires top-quality programmes of the government, technology and other tactics. Jonathan, however, noted that the day Osita was born…

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NBC bars Channels TV, Arise News, AIT, Liberty TV, other TV & radio stations from reporting details of terror attacks

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The National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC), has barred television and radio stations from disclosing ‘details’ of the activities of bandits, terrorists and kidnappers in their daily newspaper review. Broadcast stations like Channels TV, Arise TV, AIT Liberty TV, among other TV and radio stations review newspaper headlines in their reportage during their breakfast shows. However, the NBC has asked them to ignore some of the headlines on security challenges in the country. In a letter issued to television and radio stations, titled: Newspaper Reviews And Current Affairs Programmes: A Need For…

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Insecurity: NBC directs broadcast stations not to report details of insurgent/bandit attacks

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The National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC), has asked broadcast stations in Nigeria not to report the details of attacks by bandits and insurgents. In a letter dated July 7 and signed by its Director of Broadcast monitoring, Francisca Aiyetan, the NBC directed radio and television stations not to ‘glamourise the nefarious activities of insurgents, bandits and kidnappers’ in their reports. The letter was titled: Newspaper Reviews And Current Affairs Programmes: A Need For Caution, and was signed on behalf of the NBC Director-General, Balarabe Ilelah. The Commission advised broadcasters to apply…

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“NIN is useless, security agencies never trace bandits’ calls” – Victims

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Some kidnap victims on Monday explained how bandits had been thwarting the Federal Governments security regulations in the telecommunications sector. Residents of Katsina, Zamfara and Kaduna States, who recounted their experiences in kidnappers dens, told newsmen that they made the bandits telephone numbers available to security agents. They, however, lamented that nothing was done to apprehend the hoodlums, thus making a mess of the Federal Governments directives on registration of telephone subscribers and the linkage of SIM with the National Identification Number, (NIN). In Zamfara State, a kidnap victim, Mallam…

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Defections inducing crisis, Abdulsalami warns politicians

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Says education in the North backward by 20 yrs The former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has raised alarm over the steady defections by politicians. Abdulsalami, represented by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, disclosed this on Thursday, at the launch of the Peace and Inclusive Security Initiative by governors in Abuja. He pointed out the danger of realignment by politicians ahead of the 2023 general, emphasising that change of parties by politicians could destabilise the country. The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party,…

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Insecurity: 1,065 students kidnapped, 6 killed, 273 held within seven months in Nigeria – Report

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No fewer than 1,065 students of schools across the country have been kidnapped in the last seven months, according to latest reports. Also, according to the reports, during the period under review, six students were killed by their abductors, while 273 others are still being held as at press time. Two Polytechnic lecturers and one other staff member are still being held by their captors. Though relatives of victims and the government do not publicly disclose how much is paid as ransom, hundreds of millions of naira had been paid…

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