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Bandits kill vigilante leader, 17 others in Zamfara

Aminu Imam

No fewer than 18 persons, including a vigilante leader, have been reportedly killed in separate attacks on communities under Ruwan-Dorawa ward of the Maru local government area in Zamfara State. An eyewitness, Aminu Iliyasu, who is a member of local vigilante group known as ‘Yansakai, told newsmen that the armed bandits had targeted the vigilante leader of Dangamji community. He said the vigilante leader, Dahiru Dangamji was killed alongside three other persons in his hideout inside bush around Danzara community. He added that when the news of Dahiru’s death got…

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Kaduna Governor pledges improved crime fight in maiden security meeting

Aminu Imam

The newly sworn-in Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani has chaired the maiden Security Council Meeting of his administration, pledging total commitment to providing logistics support to security agencies in order to enable them carry out their duties effectively. This was contained in a media statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Muhammad Lawal Shehu on Wednesday. The Governor expressed concern and reiterated the fact that safety and security is a major plank of his administration’s 7-Point Agenda, and urged Heads of Security Agencies to facilitate…

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Insecurity: Forum seeks effective monitoring of security votes

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has been urged to evolve a mechanism to publicly monitor security votes of state governors and others concerned to tackle insecurity in the country. This is contained in a communique of a one-day workshop on: “Reforming the Nigerian Defence and Security Sector through Strengthening Mechanisms Fundamental for Effective Oversight Functions”, which was held in Abuja. The event was organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-Nigeria), in collaboration with the Transparency International-Defence and Security Project (TI-DSP), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

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Plateau killings: CAN warns against reprisal, as death toll hits 130

Aminu Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) yesterday raised concerns over the continued killings in Mangu and Riyom local government areas of Plateau State, but advised against reprisal attacks. Quoting reports, CAN said about 130 persons were killed, 1000 buildings burnt and 22 villages affected. The organisation said Christians must not allow themselves to be provoked into taking actions that would further escalate the situation. The President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, stated these in an issued statement in Abuja. He said, “It is with deep concern that I address the…

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Insecurity: Bandits takeover Kainji National Park, set up camp; kill two

Aminu Imam

The Kainji National Park in New Bussa, Borgu local government area of Niger State, has reportedly been taken over by armed bandits, who have equally established their camp in the hitherto famous games reserve. Following this development, the staff of the National Park have abandoned their duty post after sustained attacks by the gunmen in the area, forcing communities in the area to abandon their farms and other business activities. It was gathered from a source close to the communities around the National Park that over 200 gunmen are believed…

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Defense Spending: ‘Buhari wasted over $20bn on Security’, Shehu Sani alleges

Aminu Imam

Former lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government wasted more money but failed to secure the lives of Nigerians. According to him, about $20billion was budgeted for Defence in the eight years of President Buhari’s administration. He lamented that over 63,000 people were killed despite the huge budget deployed to the defence sector in the current administration. He tweeted: “About twenty billion dollars was budgeted for Defence in the eight years of this administration and over 63 thousand people were killed in the same period, going…

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Bandits abduct FCTA staff, 14 others in Abuja

Aminu Imam

Bandits have abducted no fewer than 15 persons at 1,000 housing estates along Pegi community in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). The gunmen were said to have attacked the estate on Sunday around 11.30 pm and shot sporadically into the air whisking away persons returning from the city. The chairman of Pegi Residents Association, Taiwo Aderibigbe, said among the persons abducted was a staff of the FCT Department of Development Control under Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC). He said, “Gunmen abducted 15 persons along the abandoned…

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Sahara Reporters planning to destabilise Nigeria – Nigerian Army

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Army has accused Sahara Reporters, an online news platform, of mischief and systematic smear campaign aimed at inciting troops, heating up the polity and destabilising the country. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-General Onyema Nwachukwu, made the allegation in an issued statement yesterday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the medium was planning to destabilise the nation through “spurious, baseless and false alarm on corruption, nepotism, ethnic and religious bigotry within the Nigerian Army”. According to him, a report by the online medium was in total dissonance and aberrance with…

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Nasarawa: Rampaging herdsmen kill pastor, 37 others

Aminu Imam

No fewer than 38 residents of Takalafia and Gwanja communities, in the Karu local government area of Nasarawa State, have been reportedly killed by herdsmen, who stormed the area recently. The Pastor-in-charge of the Evangelical Church Winning All in the area, Rev. Daniel Danbeki, and 37 others were gruesomely murdered by the assailants during the attack which lasted from 9 pm on Thursday night till the early hours of Friday. However, a mass burial was held on Saturday for the victims of the attack, which included women and children. The…

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Kaduna Escalating Insecurity: Again, Bandits kill seven in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

Suspected Bandits attacked and killed about seven persons in Warkan village, Atyap land, in Zangon-Kataf local government area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that several houses were also razed down by the attackers with the number of those injured yet to be ascertained. A source told our correspondent that the attackers stormed the village in their numbers, saying that a search is ongoing to ascertain the casualties in the area. He stated that the most worrisome is the inability of those in authority to take proactive measures to avert…

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