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Agriculture MD Released In Honour Of Ramadan —Terrorists

7Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Security, Terrorism

Agriculture MD Released In Honour Of Ramadan —Terrorists

Gun men Kidnapped Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, Alwan Ali-Hassan, was released in the spirit of Ramadan, his captors have said. The terrorists made this known in an 81-second video posted on Twitter by a Senior Conflict Analyst at the Tony Blair Institute, Bulama Bukarti. In the video, Ali-Hassan was flanked by four heavily armed men dressed in military camouflage. After a short prayer and praise of God and his prophet in Arabic language, one of the terrorists said, “We are the ones who kidnapped the people on the train. We decided to release this man (Ali-Hassan) because of the honour of the month of Ramadan and because he is old. He has been pleading since we kidnapped him. Read Also: Insecurity: Buhari’s Govt Overwhelmed – Obasanjo “The government sho...

25 Nigerien Migrants Dumped in the Desert by Smugglers

6Apr

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Human Rights, News, Niger, Safety, Security, United Nations, Youths

25 Nigerien Migrants Dumped in the Desert by Smugglers

At least twenty-five Niger migrants consisting of women and children have been rescued in the northern Niger desert after they were dumped by their driver. This was disclosed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in a statement issued on Tuesday. The migrants were rescued "last weekend in the Sahara desert by (teams of) IOM and the Directorate of Civil Protection of Niger," said the UN agency in a Facebook post. Nigerien Migrants Left in the Desert The survivors, whose destination was not specified, "remained without food and water for three days" before being found, said the IOM. Rescue operations for migrants are frequent in the hostile Nigerien desert, mainly in areas close to Libya. Many West African migrants try to cross through Libya to reach the Me...

Nigerian Police, DSS Summon Clerics To Regulate Preaching

6Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Security

Nigerian Police, DSS Summon Clerics To Regulate Preaching

Nigerian Police The Nigeria Police Force in insurgency-ravaged Borno State and the Department of State Services have urged Islamic clerics in the state to use the period of Ramadan fast to preach only unity and peaceful coexistence and shun other commentaries. The Borno State Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar, gave the charge during the stakeholders’ meeting to regulate preaching on Tuesday in Maiduguri. The meeting was convened by the Nigeria Police and the DSS. This week, the Apo Legislative Quarters central mosque committee in Abuja sacked Sheikh Nuru Khalid for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari in his Friday sermon. The police chief said the meeting became necessary to remind preachers of the existing law passed in 2010 by the state government to regulate preachin...

I Didn’t Plan To Travel In Ill-Fated Abuja-Kaduna Train — Obi of Onitsha

4Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Transportation

I Didn’t Plan To Travel In Ill-Fated Abuja-Kaduna Train — Obi of Onitsha

Train The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, has denied a report that a phone call from an unnamed person saved him from boarding the Abuja -Kaduna train that was attacked by gunmen on March 28, 2022. No fewer than eight persons were killed during the attack, while several people sustained injuries. A number of people were also abducted. Chief of Staff of Ime Obi Onicha, Chief Osita Anionwu, said Igwe Achebe never made the statement attributed to him that a call allegedly made to him not to board the train saved him. According to him, for the records, the Palace would like to state categorically that His Majesty never made such a statement to anyone at any time.“Anionwu said that around March 28 when the Abuja – Kaduna train was attacked by armed bandits, the Obi of Onitsha...

Insecurity: Buhari’s Govt Overwhelmed – Obasanjo

4Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Insecurity: Buhari’s Govt Overwhelmed – Obasanjo

Olusegun Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, declared that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been overwhelmed by insecurity. Obasanjo spoke in the light of the recent deadly attack on a Kaduna-bound train, which killed seven passengers, while 21 others are reportedly missing. “I believe that all right thinking Nigerians must know that we have a situation that has overwhelmed the present administration,” he said at his penthouse residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while receiving a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Ugochukwu Williams. Describing the attack as “a serious situation,” Obasanjo lamented that Nigerians are “no longer safe on the road, in the train and at the airport.” This was as pan-Yoruba socio-politic...

Insecurity: El-Rufai’s invitation of mercenaries, an ominous sign—Afenifere

4Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Insecurity: El-Rufai’s invitation of mercenaries, an ominous sign—Afenifere

Afenifere The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, described the threat by Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State to invite foreign mercenaries to fight local terrorism as an ominous sign for the country. Afenifere, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Jare Ajayi, said el-Rufai’s remarks “calls for serious interrogation and action on the part of all those who should act.” El-Rufai had threatened to import foreign mercenaries, after his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. The governor, who spoke in the Hausa language, had said: “I have complained to Mr. President and I swear to God, if action is not taken we, as governors, will take actions to protect the lives of our people. “If it...

Try Nnamdi Kanu Expeditiously Or Release Him, Soludo Tells FG

3Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Try Nnamdi Kanu Expeditiously Or Release Him, Soludo Tells FG

Chukwuma Soludo The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has given the assurance that he will lead his fellow governors in the Southeast to engage the federal government in dialogue to handle the security situation in the zone. Mr Soludo said that an expeditious release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), would cushion the insecurity impasse in the zone. Mr Soludo said this during a one-day Peacebuilding and Security Dialogue, held in Awka on Saturday. The event was held in response to the deteriorating security challenges in the region. He endorsed the communique of a joint body of traditional rulers and clergy to declare Monday, April 4, as a Day of Prayer at all churches and places of prayers for forgiveness and reconcilia...

Gov El-Rufai Reveals Identity Of Kaduna Train Attackers

2Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Transportation

Gov El-Rufai Reveals Identity Of Kaduna Train Attackers

Train Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Friday in Abuja met President Muhammadu Buhari on security developments in his state following Monday night’s terror attack on an Abuja-Kaduna bound train. Recall that terrorists bombed the Abuja-Kaduna train en route Rigasa with hundreds of passengers on-board. During the attack, many passengers were kidnapped, others shot dead and an unascertain number of the passengers also sustained various degrees of injury. El-Rufai, who was sober about recent happenings in the state, told journalists that the President had reassured him that drastic measures would be taken to check the activities of terrorists and bandits in Kaduna and beyond. The governor revealed that the attack on the train was carried out by Boko Haram terrorists ...

Unknown Gunmen Set 3 Police Stations Ablaze In Anambra

2Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Unknown Gunmen Set 3 Police Stations Ablaze In Anambra

Unknown Gunmen Rampaging unknown gunmen, in the early hours of yesterday set ablaze Osumenyi, Amichi and Ezinifite police stations all in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State. This is coming less than twelve hours after unknown gunmen burnt some buildings in Nnewi South Local Government Headquarters in Ukpor, which prompted the state Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo to visit the scene. During his visit to assess the level of destruction, the governor promised to equip the police and other security agencies to enable them chase out the hoodlums who have been terrorizing residents of the areas. However, less than twelve hours after the visit of the state by the governor, unknown hoodlums went and burnt the three police stations in the area. Amichi, Ezinifite and Os...

Buhari Govt Approved Terrorists Who Bombed Kaduna-Abuja Train’ – Omokri Alleges

2Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Transportation

Buhari Govt Approved Terrorists Who Bombed Kaduna-Abuja Train’ – Omokri Alleges

Kaduna Train Bombing The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has come under criticism over the bombing of a Kaduna-Abuja train by terrorists. Reno Omokri, a socio-political activist, alleged that the terrorists responsible for the bombing were government approved. To back up his claim, Omokri lamented the inability of the Nigerian Government to locate and arrest these bandits. The former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan wondered why the Nigerian Government that arrested a pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu has failed to arrest these terrorists. Read also: Names of 398 Passengers On Board Bombed Abuja-Kaduna Train [Full list] In a tweet, Omokri said if Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi can locate these bandits why can’t the Federal Government locate them. ...