Tag: VICTIMS

Ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train: Remaining 23 victims regain freedom

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The remaining 23 victims of the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train kidnapped on 28 March, 2022 have been rescued. The victims were today Wednesday by a Committee set up by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor. A Statement by the secretary of the Committee, Professor Usman Yusuf said the 7-man committee assembled by the Chief of Defence Staff secured the release of the 23 victims held hostage by Boko Haram terrorist and took them to custody. Yusuf Said the nation owes a debt of gratitude to the Nigerian military led…

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Plateau attacks: PDP chieftain pleads with FG, NGOs to assist victims

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Dr James Dalok, a chieftain of Plateau Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged the federal government and non-novernmental organisations to assist victims of recent attacks in the state. Dalok, a former deputy to the state PDP governorship candidate, Lt.- Gen. Jerry Useni, in 2019 general elections, made the call in a telephone interview in Pankshin on Friday. He also appealed to corporate organizations and wealthy individuals to come to the aid of the victims in the mostly affected local government areas are Bassa and Riyom. He described the carnage left…

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Insecurity: Bafarawa meets Gbajabiamilia, canvasses compensation for victims

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has requested compensation for victims of insecurity in the country. In a meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, Bafarawa stressed the need to compensate victims of kidnappings and banditry. Bafarawa said that it was time to take action that would provide relief for affected communities and to come up with solutions to kidnappings and other security threats. The former governor handed over documents containing the names and assets…

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