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President Buhari Urges Nigerians to Help Tip Security Agents
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President Buhari Urges Nigerians to Help Tip Security Agents

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked Nigerian citizens to help security agents by providing information on strange activities happening around them. The President speaking to journalists after the Eid-el-Kabir prayers, pointed out that helping security agents with information will help the country battle bandits and terrorists and any other form of threat. “Look at when we closed the borders for about two years, a lot of people went back to the farms and they have not regretted that decision. Now we are feeding ourselves and exporting rice. “My advice is that people that are organizing themselves and attacking institutions and communities. The people know them. So let them report them to the security agencies," he said. see also: Insecurity: Buhari Should Do More...
Report Terrorists That Live Among You, Buhari Begs Nigerians
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Report Terrorists That Live Among You, Buhari Begs Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to call the attention of security agencies to suspicious activities and people in their locality to prevent attacks by terrorists.   President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to call the attention of security agencies to suspicious activities and people in their locality to prevent attacks by terrorists.   This was contained in a stamen issued on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, which quoted the president to have made the call while interacting with the media after the Eid-el-Kabir prayers in Daura, Katsina State. He said, “The people know them. So, let them report them to the security agencies.” Buhari asked those carrying out terror attacks on innocent Nigerians to ...
“Is Money More Important than My Life”- Ex-President’s Cousin Begs
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“Is Money More Important than My Life”- Ex-President’s Cousin Begs

Mr. Mike Ogiasa, cousin to Nigerian Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has been seen in a viral video, begging that he should be saved from the hands of kidnappers. The Ex-commissioner was spotted in the video begging his family to pay the ransom demanded by the abductors, asking them if they valued money more than his life. According to reports, Mike Ogiasa was abducted in June from his hometown in Ogbia Local Government Area in Bayelsa State. see also: 2023: Miyetti Allah Didn’t Buy Any Forms For Goodluck Jonathan – Shehu Sani In the tape, he was spotted in a grave, bare-chested with a sack on his head, pleading that anything should be done for his release. “Is money more important than my life? You’re seeing me in the grave and the money is there doing nothing, Please do...
Kuje Prison Attackers Had Help From Inside – Lawan
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Kuje Prison Attackers Had Help From Inside – Lawan

Dr, Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate, has alleged that attackers of the Kuje Medium Security Correctional Centre, had help from insiders in the facility who facilitated the onslaught. He also said the attack was a testament to the state of Nigeria’s security apparatus at the moment. The federal government had said the security forces had been mobilised and charged to secure the immediate capture of the attackers and escapees, ordering the activation of checkpoints nationwide in a bid to track them down.   The Senate President disclosed his stance when he led the Senate leadership to have an on-the-spot assessment of the level of mayhem and destruction at the facility. The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, took the senators aroun...
Fani-Kayode Laments over Kuje Prison attack
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Fani-Kayode Laments over Kuje Prison attack

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Ex-Aviation Minister is aggrieved by the attack by gunmen at the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja. Gunmen believed to be ISWAP terrorists invaded the correctional centre at night and raided the facility with explosives. Over 750 inmates have reportedly been freed while 6 inmates were killed during the process. The Minister of Defense, Ibrahim Magashi confirmed that 64 Boko Haram prisoners were also among the inmates that were freed. This act has drawn negative comments worldwide from both international and national bodies. They expressed dissatisfaction with the incompetence of the Nigerian security agencies. see also: Gunmen Attack Kuje Prison, Release Inmates Chief Femi Fani-Kayode voiced his displeasure about the incident, pointing out how the N...
Gunmen Attack Kuje Prison, Release Inmates
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Gunmen Attack Kuje Prison, Release Inmates

Gunmen attack at the the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja yesterday caused major panic as residents feared for their lives. The suspected terrorist attack was carried out in a deliberate attempt to force entry and free some prisoners.   Reports say three bomb blasts were heard within the correctional facility with the first one occurring around 10;25pm. The bomb blasts were followed by sporadic gunshots which threw residents into distress. See Also:   Imo Prison Attack: 6 Inmates Returned, 35 Refused to Escape – Prison Service Chief Information available to the media says the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS had been warned earlier through an intelligence report that one of its facilities might be attacked. At the time of filing this report, African News Today could not r...
Pastor Adeboye Denies Telling Christians to Own Firearms
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Pastor Adeboye Denies Telling Christians to Own Firearms

Renowned cleric, Pastor Adeboye has been accused of asking Christians to possess guns in order to combat gunmen and terrorists. Pastor Enoch Adeboye, The founder and president of the Redeemed Christian church of God, debunked the claims of asking his members to buy guns for self-defense against insecurity thriving in Nigeria. See Also: Insecurity: Pastor Adeboye Curses Terrorists, Sponsors He further mentioned that at no instance did he advocate that his members own weapons such as firearms.The clergyman made this known, when the media misquoted his statement “fire-for-fire” on attacks against Christians, amidst the incident of the owo massacre. “I never asked Christians to go and buy guns. Samson in the Bible did not fight with guns,”“unwanted visitors don’t come to our c...
Catholic Priests Abducted along Expressway  in Edo
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Catholic Priests Abducted along Expressway in Edo

Two catholic priests traveling along the Benin-Auchi-Abuja Expressway have reportedly been kidnapped. The priests were abducted on Saturday while traveling from Benin to Uromi in Edo state. Shortly after Rev. Fr. Christopher Odia of the St. Michael Catholic Church, located around the Edo North Senatorial District was kidnapped and killed, two other priests, Rev.Fathers Udo Peter and Philemon were also kidnapped in the same state. Mr. Fred Itua, a close friend of Rev. Fr. Oboh also confirmed that he was kidnapped. "Rev. Fr. Oboh is a priest, who does not have money. His abduction is unfortunate, disheartening, and traumatizing,” he said. He also begged that the priests should be returned unharmed by the kidnappers as they were yet to contact the families of the clerics...
Terrorist Attack – Seven Soldiers Feared Dead in Taraba
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Terrorist Attack – Seven Soldiers Feared Dead in Taraba

A suspected terrorist attack has left about seven soldiers dead in Taraba State. Reports say that the soldiers were killed in a forest located around Amdami in the Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State on Thursday. The incident was confirmed by the Chairman of Karim Lamido council, Markus Hamidu, according to Daily Post. The soldiers were reportedly on patrol within the area. Hamidu said, “Seven soldiers were killed by bandits yesterday (Thursday) around Amdami area. It is very unfortunate. May God save us.” See Also: Insecurity: Buhari’s Govt Overwhelmed – Obasanjo Attempts to reach Usman Abdullahi, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, failed as he was reported to be on Hajj to the Muslim Holy land. However, a senior officer who didn’t want to be...
Insecurity: Pastor Adeboye Curses Terrorists, Sponsors
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Insecurity: Pastor Adeboye Curses Terrorists, Sponsors

Pastor Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has rained curses on kidnappers, herdsmen and other criminal elements wreaking havoc in Nigeria. The cleric while delivering his sermon at the ongoing Holy Communion Service for July, prayed God to deny terrorists and all their sponsors peace. Adeboboye expressed surprise that some people wanted churches closed for a period of three months. He described it overstepping of boundary. See Also: I Don’t Know Whether There Will Be 2023 Election Yet – Adeboye He said, “As the Lord lives, every evil plot against the church of the Lord will be consumed by fire in the name of Jesus. From now every kidnapper, terrorists including their sponsors will never experience rest again. “From now on in the name ...