Tag: North-West

War Against Terrorists: Military to bombard bandits

Aminu Imam

…Asks residents in forested areas of North-West zone to relocate The Nigerian military authorities have advised residents of forested areas in three North-Western States to relocate, ahead of a planned bombardment campaign against bandits and terrorists in the areas. The military, which gave the advice through broadcast advertisements aired in Pidgin English, Hausa, Kanuri and Fulani, on radio and television stations in Zamfara, Katsina and Kaduna States, said the exercise is to ensure that the residents are not affected by the bombardment. The advertisements, which promised to “protect the life…

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Army of Bandits: North-West harbours 30,000 terrorists – CDD

Aminu Imam

The Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD), has disclosed that the North-Western part of the country is harbouring over 30,000 terrorists often referred to as bandits who terrorise the entire region. In its February report, titled: ‘Northwest Nigerian Bandits Problem: Explaining the conflict drivers’, the CDD said these terrorists are responsible for the killing of over 12,000 people and the displacement of over a million homes in the region. The report added that the criminality had also forced over 1 million children out of school in the States of Zamfara,…

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Banditry: Buhari welcomes relative calm in North-West

Aminu Imam

…Lauds security agencies President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the security agencies for the incessant onslaught against terrorists and bandits, particularly in the North-West region of the country. The President made this known in an issued statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, yesterday in Abuja. He lauded them for not showing any let-up as they continued to achieve positive outcomes based on their current operational trajectory in the zone and saluted the efforts of the armed forces in tackling the deadly activities of the bandits, particularly in Zamfara State, which…

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Carnage in Sokoto, Niger, Kaduna as bandits kill farmers, seize survivors’ harvest

Aminu Imam

…Turn abducted women into sex slaves Killings, kidnappings, sex slavery and illegal taxation of farmers. These four issues would determine food security in Nigeria in 2022, findings have revealed. Farmers in the northern part of the country are already battling the challenges that have left them in a state of confusion. Majority now pay tax to bandits before accessing their farms while others have fled their communities. They are now refugees in other parts of the nation including Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Abuja. Speaking to newsmen, some of the farmers…

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Insecurity: States impoverishment policies, poverty fuelling insecurity in North-West zone – Ramalan

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The Former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Kaduna State Caucus, and Executive Chairman of ATAR Communications Nig Ltd, Founder/Owner of LibertyTV and FM Radio stations, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has identified poverty as the major factor fuelling the current insecurity in the States of Zamfara Sokoto, Katsina Kaduna, Kano, and Jigawa in the North-West zone. In an issued statement on Friday, the Party Chieftain and veteran broadcaster said any State government that failed to address the issues of poverty and continues with impoverishment policies on its rural…

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Insecurity: States impoverishment policies, poverty fuelling insecurity in North-West zone – Ramalan

Aminu Imam

The Former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Kaduna State Caucus, and Executive Chairman of ATAR Communications Nig Ltd, Founder/Owner of LibertyTV and FM Radio stations, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has identified poverty as the major factor fuelling the current insecurity in the States of Zamfara Sokoto, Katsina Kaduna, Kano, and Jigawa in the North-West zone. In an issued statement on Friday, the Party Chieftain and veteran broadcaster said any State government that failed to address the issues of poverty and continues with impoverishment policies on its rural…

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

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.…

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North-West bandits ‘resort to camels’ as petrol ban bites harder

Aminu Imam

Bandits feeling the heat of the ban on the sale of petrol in jerrycans are now making use of camels, according to locals, according to reports. Over the last week, the Police made multiple arrests of persons reportedly smuggling petrol to bandits in the forests. At least three North-West governors imposed a ban on the sale of petrol in jerrycans to check the activities of bandits. A resident of Sokoto, who pleaded anonymity, said that bandits fleeing Sokoto from the neighbouring Zamfara are now regrouping in Isa Forest in Sokoto, …

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‘North-West human development indices closer to those of Afghanistan’ – el-Rufa’i

Aminu Imam

…Says region afflicted with highest poverty, school dropout Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has said that the North-West geo-political zone of the country has human development indices that are closer to those of the Republic of Afghanistan. Governor el-Rufa’i, who stated this yesterday in Abuja, during the Human Capital Development Communication Strategy meeting organised by the National Economic Council, (NEC), under the chairmanship of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, said that the North-West region was in crisis. According to the governor, the North-West region is afflicted with the highest numbers of out-of-school…

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Insecurity: Boko Haram, bandits impose lockdown in North-West

Aminu Imam

…Target high profile victims for kidnappings, killings  For the people of the North-West geo-political zone, the on-going war against terror and sundry criminality in the region has been a traumatic experience for its people. For most, it has even been more concerning, more disruptive of the source of their livelihoods, with social and economic life hitting its lowest, especially in the face of lockdown imposed by authorities as a strategy to fight Boko Haram and the bandits by cutting them off from communications. Every day, people are kidnapped for ransom,…

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