Tag: Northern Youth Council of Nigeria

Kidnappings: Northern youths urge criminalisation of ransom payments

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Northern youths on kidnappings

The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, (NYCN), has urged security authorities to urgently criminalise and enforce laws against ransom payments to end kidnappings in Nigeria. This was contained in an open letter yesterday in Kaduna by the NYCN national president, Isah Abubakar, addressed to the National Security Adviser (NSA) and other top security officials. The letter, dated January 3, 2026, was also copied to the minister of defence, Chief of Defence Staff, service chiefs, and the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP). Abubakar said he wrote on behalf of the NYCN and…

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Northern youths condemn suspension of ACF Chairman 

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Northern youths condemn

The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, (NYCN), has condemned the suspension of the chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF) Mamman Mike Osuman, allegedly for telling the truth to power. A statement issued by the group’s National President, Isah Abubakar yesterday in Kaduna said a situation where Northern leaders prioritise self-gain to the general growth and well-being of their people was bad. ”What has the chairman said that is not the true reflection of what many could not say for fear of favour? We, the Northern youth, feel highly ashamed…

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2023 Presidency: Northern youths appeal to Southern, Northern Governors not to set Nigeria on fire

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Aminu Imam As the 2023 General Elections draws nearer, the Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has cautioned Southern and Northern Governors to not drag the country into another avoidable crisis over zoning or otherwise of Presidency. An issued press statement on Tuesday, signed by its President, Isah Abubakar and Director-General, Media and Publicity, Mock Samuel Kure, the NYCN stated: “We noted with grave concerned the war of words over zoning or otherwise of Presidency, come 2023, between the Northern and Southern Governors Forum. “It has become necessary for us…

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Insecurity: Arewa group suggests ways to ensure peaceful co-existence

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The National President, Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, (NYCN), Isah Abubakar, has observed that lack of treating Nigerians in accordance with the constitution of the land has contributed to insecurity in the country. Speaking in Kaduna, Isah Abubakar lamented a situation of what is happening in the South-West, calling on constituted authority to do all they could to ensure proper understanding and peaceful coexistence among different ethnic groups in the country, stressing that whoever is found to have committed any offence should be punished in accordance with the law of…

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Insecurity: ‘Criminals taking advantage of weak govt. to perpetuate crime’ – Northern Youth Leader

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The President Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Comrade Isah Abubakar, has blamed the rising insecurity in the country on criminals like Boko Haram, bandits, whom he said are taking advantage of weak government to perpetuate evil. In a statement issued yesterday, Abubakar said that the state of the nation is such that anybody who decides to migrate could be excused as the country has gotten to the level of a failed State, where anarchy has become the order of the day. He stressed that with the level that the…

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