Tag: Thuggrey

Kano: Rising thuggery, phone-snatching spark public outcry

Aminu Imam
Kano thuggery

…Radio stations fighting back A deadly wave of machete attacks, phone snatching, and gang killings has gripped Kano, sparking fear and outrage. Victims include: Sadiq Shu’iabu Gentle, a senior reporter to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who died after a machete assault in Ƙwalwa Quarters, and Abdullahi Umar Hafizi, a Bayero University student stabbed in ÆŠorayi Karama by phone thieves. Residents say neighbourhoods like Sheka, Rijiyar Lemo, Kurna, Yakasai, and ÆŠorayi have become danger zones, with gangs attacking in broad daylight. However, Cool FM, Wazobia FM, and Arewa Radio have teamed…

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2023:’Thugs now target BVAS machines, not ballot boxes’ Yakubu

Aminu Imam

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has stated the Bimodal Voter Identification System, (BVAS) has become a target of attack by political thugs in some parts of the country. Briefing newsmen on complaints received so far from across the nation, Yakubu said thugs attacked a polling unit in Safana local government area of Katsina State, and another polling unit in Oshimili local government area of Delta State, carting away six and two BVAS machines respectively. He, however, said that the stolen machines have been replaced,…

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National Security: “We’re coming for your thug”, NSA warns Govs obstructing opposition campaign

Aminu Imam

The National Security Adviser, NSA, Major-General Babagana Monguno (rtd) has warned State governors, who are using thugs to prevent the opposition from mounting campaign materials in their domains, that security agencies will soon descend on them. Appearing at the Ministerial Media Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa Abuja yesterday, he said when the law enforcement agencies move, there will be no hiding place for the perpetrators. Monguno, who was reacting to reports that some State governors are implementing policies that prevent the presence of opposition…

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Electioneering: Concerns mount on surging thuggery, hooliganism ahead 2023

Aminu Imam

Ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 general election, there are growing concerns and apprehension among stakeholders over the rising spate of thuggery and hooliganism, which have trailed electioneering in recent weeks. Parts of the challenges that have hindered the smooth conduct of election in Nigeria in the last two decades are thuggery and hooliganism, leading to the death of many innocent Nigerians. According to the European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission report, violence, violation of ballot secrecy, and harassment of voters and journalists characterised Nigeria’s 2019 general election. The situation has raised…

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