Tag: Worsening Insecurity

Insecurity: “Declare full-fledged war on bandit-terrorists” — Senate urges FG

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The Senate, yesterday, charged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, declare a full-fledged war on the unscrupulous elements since they have been declared as terrorists. This was in response to the unending cases of banditry in the country, especially in the Nort-West region, with massive killing and wanton destruction of property. The Senate has also yet again called on the Federal Government to establish a military base at Shiroro, in Niger State, in order to restore confidence in the security and safety of the affected communities and…

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“Save Nigeria from bandits in 2022”, Arewa leaders urge Buhari

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…’Insecurity will affect elections’ – CNG warns…As President promises to seek support, in New Year message The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to improve the poor security situation in the country in 2022, reminding him that this was the primary reason the majority of Nigerians voted him into power in 2015.  The ACF National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, who stated this in an interview yesterday, reminded the President and his Security Chiefs that Nigerians want to feel safe and secure anywhere in their country from this…

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‘Killings across Nigeria due to absence of love’ – Sultan

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…As Wike visits, condemns attacks in Sokoto The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has attributed the widespread killings across the country to a lack of love amongst Nigerians. The Sultan blamed lack of love for the prevalence of killings, confusion and acrimonious relationships among Nigerians. “If there is love, all the acrimonious attacks we hear, all the confusion all over the place, the killings won’t have taken place. People kill without any motive. Bloodthirsty people kill anyhow because there is no love, and there is no…

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Northisbleeding protest: NEF, Afenifere, Ohanaeze knock Buhari over carnage in North

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The Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere and the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, have knocked the President Muhammadu Buhari over kidnappings and killings by bandits in the North. There were series of protests in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), and in some States in the North. The protesters had converged on the Ayuba Wabba House in Abuja, demanding an end to the insecurity in the region. Armed with placards bearing inscriptions that said: ‘Buhari is a weak Army General’; ‘Northern region is bleeding, Buhari…

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Social injustice, failed economy fueling insecurity — Eminent Nigerians warn

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…Says Nigeria postponing doomsday…Our land soaked in blood, gloom -South-East Bishops Eminent Nigerians, including the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Abubakar Sa’ad III and former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, have warned that except the Federal Government changed its attitude towards the issues of marginalisation, and also fix the country’s failing economy, the nation will continue to suffer its insecurity challenges. The duo gave this warning in a communiqué it issued on Wednesday, at the end of an inclusive security dialogue, jointly organised in Abuja by the Global Peace Foundation and Vision…

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Escalating Insecurity: Gunmen attack Katsina villages, kill 7, kidnap others

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…As terrorists attack convoy, abduct scores on Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway No fewer than 7 people were killed while some residents were kidnapped on Tuesday night, when armed persons attacked two villages in Faskari local government area of Katsina State. According to residents, who spoke to newsmen, the attacks commenced at about 9 p.m. and occurred at Unguwar Ibrahim Maiwada and Kanon Haki villages. It was gathered that the whereabouts of six vigilante members who tried to confront the bandits could not be ascertained at the time of this report. But…

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Spate of Killings: ACF slams President Buhari, Northern Governors for lack of empathy

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The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has expressed its concern over alleged lack of empathy by Northern Governors to communities being attacked and killed by bandits and other criminals in the region. In a statement issued by the ACF’s National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, yesterday in Kaduna, the Forum noted that the governors have not been showing enough sympathy to the victims. It added that the attitude of the governors, including President Muhammadu Buhari, portrayed them as only concerned about their lives and that of members of their families. According to…

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Worsening Insecurity: “We are in a war situation in Nigeria” — PDP Chairman

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The National Chairman of the Peoples Democrat­ic Party, (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has equated what is happening in the country to a war situation. Speaking at the weekend, the PDP National Chairman said, “The level of insecurity in the country under the watch of a retired General is threatening the uni­ty and existence of this country”, adding that no one now sleeps with two eyes closed. According to him, “We are fighting bandits. We are fighting kidnappers, we are fighting all sorts of bandits and extremists who are killing, raping…

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Northern Group urges Buhari to appoint military administrators for Katsina, Kaduna, Sokoto, others

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As insecurity persists in almost all the States in the North, the Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), organisers of “North Is Bleeding”, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in some states to end the reign of banditry and bloodletting. The group also urged Buhari to replace the governors of affected states with military administrators to ensure the terrorists are defeated, especially in Niger, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina and Kaduna states. In an interview over the weekend, spokesman of the group, AbdulAzeez Sulaiman, said, “If President Buhari…

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Insecurity: Stop these senseless killings now, Ulama forum tells Buhari

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The Ulama forum in Nigeria has declared ‘alqunut’, which is a special prayer offered in times of turmoil during each prayer session in all mosques across the country. A press release from the forum made available to newsmen in Bauchi, on Thursday, stated that it is greatly concerned and saddened over the perpetual killings of innocent lives going on unabated in Nigeria, especially in the North-West of the country in recent times. The forum further stated: “It is highly inconceivable how bandits and terrorists move about freely in the land,…

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