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Declare Miyetti Allah As Terrorists, They Have Bandits As Members — Governor Ortom Tells Buhari

3Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Fulani Herdsmen, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Declare Miyetti Allah As Terrorists, They Have Bandits As Members — Governor Ortom Tells Buhari

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has urged the Federal Government to declare Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN and Fulani Nationality Movement, FUNAM as terrorist organisations. SaharaReporters had reported last week that a Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, outlawed the activities of groups linked to banditry and declared their activities as acts of terrorism. Read Also: Miyetti Allah Sect Vows To Arrest Gov Ortom When He Leaves Power The court had asked President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to publish the proscription order in the official gazette and two national dailies. Speaking on Friday in Makurdi, Ortom said the bandits being mentioned were mostly from Miyetti Allah Ka...

Gunmen Abduct Two Policemen, Attack Lawmaker In Ebonyi

30Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Gunmen Abduct Two Policemen, Attack Lawmaker In Ebonyi

The lawmaker, representing Ohaukwu North constituency in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Chinedu Awo, has been attacked by gunmen on his way to his hometown Effium Community in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. The Ebonyi State Police Command’s spokesman, DSP Loveth Odah, told journalists in Abakaliki on Monday that two police personnel were also abducted during the attack. The policemen were in the company of the lawmaker, when they were abducted on Sunday. The spokesperson noted that on November 28, 2021, at about 2pm, Awo accompanied police operatives who were returning from investigation activities in connection with the three missing engineers, abducted in the same area on November 3. Read Also: Gunmen Attack University Of Abuja Staff Quarters, Abduct Pro...

Kogi State Commissioner for Environment Escapes Kidnap Attempt

29Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Kogi State Commissioner for Environment Escapes Kidnap Attempt

Kogi State Commissioner for Environment, Chief Victor Adewale Omofaiye on Sunday escaped Kidnap attempt between Oke-Ijumu and Iyara in Ijumu Local Government Area. The incident according to an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity occurred at about 5 pm while on his way from his hometown, Ekinrin Adde where he attended some ceremonies. He noted that an unspecified number of travelers were also kidnapped in the attack. The Commissioner told a Reporter at the state-owned radio station that yet to be identified gunmen numbering 20 surrounded him with guns. See Also: Army Will Engage In War Against Bandits – Farouk Yahaya Omofaiye explained that it took the quick Intervention of his orderly who whisked him away but he sustained gunshot on his leg. The Olu Adde of Ekinrin, Oba Anth...

Police Officer, Edem Ebong Dismissed After Killing 5 Persons In Enugu

27Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Police Officer, Edem Ebong Dismissed After Killing 5 Persons In Enugu

The Enugu State Police Command has dismissed Inspector Edem Ebong, pictured above, who was hitherto attached to Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 9 Umuahia, for the offence of murder. The approval is sequel to the Command's conclusion of the disciplinary trial and thorough investigation launched into the case of alleged shooting and killing of five persons, as well as the injury of four others for no justifiable reasons, by the Police Inspector, at Golf Estate Enugu, on June 20, 2021. See Also: Why I Beat Lecturer To Coma – UNILORIN Student The police officer had stormed the estate and began shooting sporadically, killing five persons. Confirming the dismissal, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said the Commissioner of Police,...

Proscription Order: Military To Unleash Tucano Warplanes Against Bandits

27Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Proscription Order: Military To Unleash Tucano Warplanes Against Bandits

Following a ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday declaring bandits as terrorists, the Nigerian Air Force is set to deploy Super Tucano aircraft in the North-West and North-Central regions of the country, especially in Niger, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states. The military, sources say had been reluctant to deploy the aircraft outside the North-East because of the conditions attached to the sale of the aircraft by the United States, which was anchored on human rights. But top sources in the military told Punch that the coast had become clear to deploy the Super Tucano aircraft against bandits in the North-West and North-Central, following the court order declaring them as terrorists. Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja had, in a ruling on Thursday...

Nigerian Government Set To Publish ‘Proscription Order’ For Bandits Groups After Court Ruling

27Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria, Security

Nigerian Government Set To Publish ‘Proscription Order’ For Bandits Groups After Court Ruling

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said the Federal Government’s determination to crush bandits remains unwavering even as the court granted application filed by the government to declare the bandits groups as terrorist organisations. Recall that earlier on Friday, a Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, outlawed the activities of groups linked to banditry and declared their activities as acts of terrorism. The court had asked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to publish the proscription order in the official gazette and two national dailies. Read Also: Declare Bandits Terrorists Under 24-Hours, Reps Tell Buhari Again Justice Taiwo Taiwo in a ruling on Friday had declared the activit...

26Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Information Technology, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Kaduna Lifts Telecoms Ban

The Kaduna State Government has lifted a three-month telecommunications shutdown it imposed in October due to recent attacks by bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja road. The Kaduna State Government has lifted a three-month telecommunications shutdown it imposed in October due to recent attacks by bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja road. The State Government through the Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who announced this on Friday, said the relevant government agency in charge of telecommunication has been directed to lift the ban. See Also: Army Will Engage In War Against Bandits – Farouk Yahaya Daily Trust reports that the state government had on the request of security agencies directed the National Telecommunication Commission (NCC) to shutdown tel...

Army Will Engage In War Against Bandits – Farouk Yahaya

22Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Army Will Engage In War Against Bandits – Farouk Yahaya

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, has declared that henceforth, the Nigerian Army will engage bandits and criminals in a war. Yahaya, who stated during a familiarization visit to 31 Artillery Brigade and Tradoc Minna, Niger State, said the army will be more resolute and decisive in dealing with them. “I commend them on the job they are doing they should be more resolute and more decisive in dealing with the criminals and we will engage bandits just like in a war. We kill them and bring their weapons. And that is what we will continue to do but there are challenges,” he stated. He explained that he had travelled around all the states in Nigeria to access the security situation, saying “now that I came here, I have been briefed by my officers on ground”. ...

#EndSARS: US Threatens To Stop Military Aid To Buhari-led Government Over Human Rights Abuses

21Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, United States of America

#EndSARS: US Threatens To Stop Military Aid To Buhari-led Government Over Human Rights Abuses

The United States has once again warned that it may stop rendering military assistance to Nigeria if the country fails to protect human rights. Antony Blinken, the United States Secretary of State disclosed this an interview with CNN. Bliken urged the Muhammadu Buhari-led government to sanction any individuals found to have violated human rights during the October 2020 #EndSARS protests when the white paper on the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters is ready. He added that the US might evoke the Leahy Law on military aid against Nigeria if the country failed to protect human rights. The Leahy Law is an American rights ordinance that prohibits the US government from providing military assistance to foreign security fo...

Red Cross Raises Alarm Over Safety of Health Workers, Seeks Police Partnership

20Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Red Cross Raises Alarm Over Safety of Health Workers, Seeks Police Partnership

The Nigerian Red Cross Society in Enugu has established a partnership with the State Command of the Nigeria Police Force to tackle issues of violence against health workers, health facilities, and vehicles to ensure safe access to delivery of health care in the State. This partnership was established during a high-level courtesy visit the Red Cross paid to the Commissioner of Police in the State. Expressing his delight with the peaceful collaboration that has been existing between the Red Cross and the Command, the Branch Secretary of the Red Cross Hon. Tony Udegbu, stated that the collaborative effort has led to several joint operations that have in no small measure alleviated human suffering in the State. Read Also: FG Can’t Use Bond To Keep Us In Nigeria, Doctors Reply Ngige ...