Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has said the declaration of a state of emergency on banditry would enable security operatives access to clear bandits’ enclaves and other hideouts. Governor Tambuwal made the suggestion on Wednesday in Sokoto when he received a delegation of the Northwest States Governors Forum. The...
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The Presidency has said that tackling the scourge of banditry and terrorism remains Federal Government’s first priority, as President Muhammadu Buhari holds the victims and their families in his thoughts and prayers. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this in...
No fewer than 65 members of the Baptist church and others who were kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna state have been released by their abductors. The victims were kidnapped by bandits on October 31 when they invaded the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau Daji in the Chikun Local Government Area...
The Plateau Peace Building Agency (PPBA), has described the recent attack on the Jos custodial centre by gunmen as a “bad omen” and threat to Nigeria’s fight against insecurity The Director General of the agency, Mr Joseph Lengmang, said this at an interactive session with journalists on Friday in...
The Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, has appealed to Nigerians to be patient, saying the Federal Government is making frantic efforts to tackle security challenges in the country. Omo-Agege (Delta Central-APC) made the appeal on Monday at the 90th Anniversary of the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU)...
Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has said all the 36 governors in Nigeria are helpless when it comes to tackling insecurity. Governor Ishaku stated this on Thursday while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He was of the opinion that the country’s security structure does not...