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Zimbabwean Killed as Protest Rocks South Africa

8Apr

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African Development, Human Rights, Law Enforcement, News, Safety, Security, South Africa, Violence, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean Killed as Protest Rocks South Africa

A Zimbabwean man has been killed as irate protesters took to the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa to clamour for an end to violence and crime. This was contained in a statement issued by South African police on Thursday. According to the public channel SABC and another media, the victim is a Zimbabwean immigrant. The murder comes amid growing popular anger over high crime rates, sometimes directed at immigrants accused of fuelling them. Protests began Wednesday in the township of Diepsloot, after it was announced that seven people had been killed there last weekend. Protesters in South Africa Residents angry at the police for allegedly refusing to attend to one crime scene marched through the streets with chants and placards, burning tires and camping outside the local...

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...

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. ...

They Hate God, They Loathe Humanity By Femi Adesina

1Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism, Transportation

They Hate God, They Loathe Humanity By Femi Adesina

Femi Adesina Haters of God and humanity struck on Monday, bombing the Abuja-Kaduna train. They then proceeded to open fire on passengers of the immobilized coaches. It was premeditated murder from the very bottom of hell. See the toll of the carnage. Promising lives, cut short. Destinies terminated. Hopes and plans, ruptured. People who committed no sin, no crime, except that they lived in the same space with people who hate God, who loathe humanity, and who despise themselves. Hell awaits them, indeed, the hottest part of that nether region, “where their worms do not die, and the fire is never quenched.” May God rest the souls of the dead, console their loved ones, cause rescue to come for the kidnapped. And the evildoers? They have their comeuppance awaiting them. “Though hand...

Lekki Tollgate: Breakdown Of Law Won’t Be Tolerated, Police Warn Against Protest

1Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Lekki Tollgate: Breakdown Of Law Won’t Be Tolerated, Police Warn Against Protest

Abiodun Alabi The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has warned against protest over the reopening of the Lekki toll plaza reopening by the Lekki Concession Company Limited. He gave the warning in a statement on Thursday titled, ‘Lekki tollgate protest: Breakdown of law and order will not be tolerated – CP Alabi’, by the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin. The Lagos police boss assured Lagosians that the command has put necessary measures in place to ensure the safety of lives and property, the free flow of traffic. The statement read, “This assurance has become imperative following news making the rounds that some Nigerians are planning to protest at the Lekki Toll-gate, an action capable of grounding commercial activities and obstructin...

Kaduna Train Attack Questions Our Capacity To Govern — Govs

31Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Transportation

Kaduna Train Attack Questions Our Capacity To Govern — Govs

Train Governors of the 36 states of the federation yesterday condemned the terrorist attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service, saying the attack and other acts of violence in the country questioned their capacity to govern. The governors’ reaction came as the Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, lamented that with the attack which left eight passengers dead and 41 others injured, mourning had now become a daily ritual in the country. This is even as Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, described the attack and general insecurity in the country as rendering lives worthless under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. It will be recalled that the terrorists blew the Abuja-Kaduna rail track with explosives on Monday night, forcing the train to d...

Senseless Attacks Not Part Of Our Mandate —IPOB

30Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Senseless Attacks Not Part Of Our Mandate —IPOB

IPOB The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday said that senseless attacks are not part of its mandate and it is not a violent group and cannot stoop to the level of attacking Police stations because its members are not unknown gunmen. IPOB denied having hand in what it called an “ignoble and despicable” attack on Police stations in the South East, particularly Imo State, urging the federal government of Nigeria and the Department of State Services, DSS, to beam its searchlight on the Imo State government to unravel who are the unknown gunmen that have not allowed peace to reign in the state. A statement by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, entitled, “We did not attack any Police station in Imo State” alleged that enemies of their struggle have bee...

Terrorists Bomb Abuja-Kaduna Rail Track, Attack Train Passengers

29Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Transportation

Terrorists Bomb Abuja-Kaduna Rail Track, Attack Train Passengers

Gunmen Suspected terrorists on Monday evening bombed Abuja-Kaduna rail tracks and attacked a train with about 970 passengers onboard. It was gathered that the Kaduna-bound train derailed after the explosive device planted by the terrorists went off underneath one of the coaches. Anas Iro Danmusa, who claimed to be a passenger on the train, said the attackers shot at the train and that passengers hid under the seats to avoid being hit by bullets. “Villagers along Abuja-Kaduna road called to confirm hearing multiple gunshots and attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train by terrorists,” Shehu Sani, a former Nigerian senator from Kaduna State said on Twitter. Read Also: Bandits Attack Kaduna Airport, Stop A Lagos-Bound Aircraft, Kill One The passengers were later rescued by Nigerian ...

Bandits Attack Kaduna Airport, Stop A Lagos-Bound Aircraft, Kill One

27Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism, Violence

Bandits Attack Kaduna Airport, Stop A Lagos-Bound Aircraft, Kill One

Terrorists prevent aircraft’s take-off, kill one at Kaduna airport Suspected terrorists invaded the Kaduna International Airport located in Igabi Local Government Area the Kaduna State on Saturday. The attackers, numbering over 200 were said to have taken over the airport. The development caused panic at the airport as the suspected terrorists reportedly killed one security official of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency. The attack, it was gathered forced the authority to temporarily shut down activities while the military battled the suspected terrorists. A source who confided in our correspondent said the terrorists insisted on shutting down the airport. Following the presence of the terrorists on the runway area of the airport, workers attached to the airport...