Tag: Worsened Insecurity

“Nigeria is bleeding”,  Northern Elders Forum raise alarm

Aminu Imam
Northern Elders Forum

…Demands national security emergency The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has raised alarm over the worsening security situation across Nigeria, calling on the Federal Government to immediately declare a national security emergency, and implement extraordinary measures to tackle rising violence, kidnappings, banditry, and other criminal activities. In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its spokesperson, Professor Abubakar Jika Jiddere, the Forum described the country’s security crisis as unprecedented, warning that millions of Nigerians now live in fear as criminal groups continue to operate with increasing audacity.  The Forum argued…

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“Tinubu’ll be disgraced out of office if he doesn’t tackle insecurity” – Primate Ayodele

Aminu Imam
Primate Ayodele on Asiwaju

Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Elijah Ayodele, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that his administration could face serious political consequences if it fails to take decisive steps to address the country’s worsening security situation. The cleric issued the warning while reacting to the recent abduction of schoolchildren and their principals in Oyo State, an incident that has triggered widespread concern over the safety of citizens and the effectiveness of the nation’s security architecture. In a statement released by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Ayodele…

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“Insecurity, dwindling economy setting Nigeria on dangerous tailspin” Gani Adams

Aminu Imam

A Yoruba chieftain, Gani Adams, has warned that high spate of insecurity and dwindling economy are setting Nigeria up for a dangerous tailspin. Adams, who is the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland  spoke at the 2022 Osun-Osogbo festival, said the spiraling inflation, rising energy costs, scarcity of foreign exchange and dwindling value of the naira are bleeding the nations economy. He charged President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to be pro-active in resolving the security and economic challenges facing the nation with pragmatic reforms. The Yoruba chieftain noted that the frightening spate of…

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Rising Insecurity: “Nigeria is a failed State” – PDP Reps. member

Aminu Imam

A member of the House of Representatives, Lynda Ikpeazu, says Nigeria is a failed State. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member representing Onitsha-North/South federal constituency of Anambra State, spoke on the floor of the lower legislative chamber during a plenary session, yesterday. The lawmaker was contributing to a motion on the recent attacks in four villages in Plateau state. The motion was sponsored by Yusuf Gagdi, a legislator representing Pankshin/Kanam/Kanke federal constituency of Plateau State. While making her contribution, Ikpeazu said a country that cannot protect its citizens is a…

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APC group blames PDP for Nigerias worsened insecurity

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde The APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign, APC-LAC, a voluntary think-tank group of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), has blamed the current wave of heightened insecurity in Nigeria on years of mismanagement and embezzlement of funds meant for procurement of security equipment by the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The group also hailed the Muhammadu Buhari-led government on its stride against criminal elements in the North, noting that the tide is definitely turning against Boko Haram and ISWAP in the North East. The group said this in a press…

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