Tag: Nigeria Insecurity

Plateau: Bandits abduct palace officials, burn houses 

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Plateau attack

Suspected bandits have abducted three persons, including two palace administrators, and burned several houses in the Bunyun community, Bashar District in  Wase local government area of Plateau State. The attack, it was gathered, occurred on Wednesday around 7:30 pm, and is believed to be linked to last Sunday’s clash between vigilantes and bandits, which resulted in the deaths of several vigilantes and the destruction of several houses. The paramount ruler of the community, Abdulbari’u Muhammad, confirmed the latest incident to newsmen in Jos, the state capital yesterday, stating that the…

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“Igbo criminals, not Fulani herdsmen, behind S’East killings” – Soludo

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Soludo

The Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said the majority of kidnappings and killings in Anambra and other South-East states are perpetrated by Igbos criminals and not “Fulani herdsmen as widely believed”. Soludo stated this during an interactive town hall meeting with Anambra indigenes in the Diaspora, held at the Metro Points Hotel in New Carrollton, Maryland, United States, adding that: “99.99% of kidnappers and other criminals arrested in the state since I assumed office three years ago have been Igbos”. The Governor has been in the US engaging…

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“Use social media for public vigilance, intelligence-sharing” – CDS to Nigerians

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CDS to Nigerians

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has called on Nigerians to use social media responsibly to promote public vigilance and intelligence-sharing as part of efforts to combat extremism, terrorism, and insecurity across the country. CDS Musa made this call while speaking in Maiduguri yesterday during a one-day Multi-Sector Conference on Countering Extremist Ideology, Insurgency, and Terrorism. He urged participants, especially students, to harness social media for public vigilance, knowledge, promoting peace, supporting security forces, and countering misinformation that fuels extremist narratives. The CDS explained the role of citizens…

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US advisory: FG declares Abuja safe for citizens, visitors

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Info Minister Idris

The Federal Government has assured citizens, residents, and visitors that Abuja remains safe, following a recent travel advisory issued by the United States Embassy restricting non-official visits by its staff to military and government facilities in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). In a statement issued yesterday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said there was no cause for alarm and that Nigeria’s security agencies are fully engaged in keeping the FCT and the rest of the country secure. “Abuja remains safe for citizens, residents, and visitors alike.…

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“Security will collapse if hunger, poverty are ignored” – CDS Musa

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CDS Musa on insecurity

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has warned that poverty and hunger have escalated beyond social issues, now posing serious threats to Nigeria’s national security. Speaking at the opening of the 14th National Security Seminar in Abuja yesterday, Gen. Musa, represented by the Chief of Defence Training, Rear-Admiral Ibrahim Shettima, stressed that insecurity in the modern world is no longer solely defined by armed conflict, but also by widespread economic hardship, food insecurity, and social dislocation. The seminar, themed: “Combating Hunger and Poverty for Sustainable Peace and Development…

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“Fencing Niger Republic border will check terrorists influx” – CDS

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Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has identified the country’s border with the Niger Republic as the most dangerous and porous, calling for an urgent border fence to stem the tide of terrorism. Musa made the remarks during an interview on a television programme on Thursday, while discussing the country’s worsening security challenges. According to him, terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and ISWAP continue to exploit the unsecured border to infiltrate Nigeria. “The reason is because, having gone through my analysis and looking at the Sahel,…

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“See military as partners, not occupation forces” – CDS urges Nigerians

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CDS urges Nigerians

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa has urged Nigerians to see the military as a partner in progress, and not as an occupation force that is alien to the people it is meant to serve and protect. General Musa stated this in Abuja yesterday, at the Maiden Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Civil-Military Relation Conference, with the theme: “Winning Hearts and Minds: Non-Kinetic Approaches to National Security”. According to him, historically the relationship between the military and the civilian population has, at times, been characterised by suspicion, fear, and…

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Benue Killings: “I expect arrests, Tinubu directs Security Chiefs

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Tinubu directs Security Chiefs

…As Tor Tiv decries ‘genocidal invasion’ President Bola Tinubu has directed Nigeria’s security chiefs to arrest those responsible for the recent massacre in Yelewata, Guma local government area of Benue State, as outrage grows over the escalating violence blamed on armed herders.  The President, during a high-level stakeholder meeting in Makurdi yesterday, also expressed frustration at the failure of law enforcement to act swiftly following the attack, which claimed over 100 lives. Tinubu, visibly angered, rebuked the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, for not apprehending the suspects nearly a…

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Army kills terrorist kingpin, Jidda, others in Yobe, Borno

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Troops of ‘Operation Haɗin Kai’ (OPHK) have neutralised a notorious ISWAP terrorist commander, Malam Jidda, along with scores of his fighters in a coordinated air and ground operation in Gujba local government area of Yobe State and the Timbuktu Triangle in Borno State. This is contained in a statement issued in Maiduguri yesterday by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command, ‘Operation Haɗin Kai’,  Capt. Reuben Kovangiya. According to the statement, the operation was launched on June 9 in Ngazalgana area of Gujba LGA, with close air…

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Zamfara: Notorious bandit leader, Turji demands ₦50m ‘farming tax’ from communities

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Bandit leader, Turji demands

…Threatens bloodshed Fear has gripped communities in Zamfara State, as reports emerge that notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has demanded a whopping ₦50 million from residents of Tsalaken Gulbi, stretching from Fakai village, in Shinkafi local government area all the way to Qaya, near the Niger Republic border – just for the “privilege” to farm during this year’s rainy season. According to local sources, Turji’s men allegedly delivered the ultimatum directly to farmers, warning them that unless the money is paid in full, no one will be allowed to step…

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