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Boko Haram attack Adamawa community, kill 5 people, abduct many women
Boko Haram Insurgents have attacked a community in Adamawa state, killed 5 people and abducted an unspecified number of women. According to a source, they also destroyed houses and other property and made away with belongings of residents. In a report by Dailypost on Saturday morning, the insurgents stormed Kwapre, a village in Hong Local Government Area of Northern Adamawa on Friday evening, shooting randomly and picking up the women. A source around the area, Innocent Geoffrey, said the attackers were first thought to be herders out for vengeance attack, but later manifested to be Boko Haram insurgents, seizing the…
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If my son is abducted, I would rather pray than pay ransom – Gov El-Rufai
Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has reiterated his decision never to pay ransom to any bandit. He said he would rather pray for his son to make heaven if he is by chance abducted as he has warned them to be careful to avoid being victims. The governor who spoke in a radio chat on Friday in Kaduna, vowed that his government would not engage in negotiation with bandits troubling the state. “I mean it and I will say it again here. Even if my son is kidnapped, I will rather pray for him to make heaven instead because I…
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IGP appoints Inuwa as Force Secretary, retains Mba, Owohunwa as PRO, PSO
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has appointed AIG Hafiz Inuwa, as the Force Secretary and a member of the Force Management Team. The IGP re-appointed CP Frank Mba as the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) and Ag. CP Idowu Owohunwa as his Principal Staff Officer (PSO). Inuwa takes over from AIG Mustapha Dandaura who has been redeployed to Zone 7 Police Headquarters, Abuja. AIG Hafiz Inuwa holds a Masters degree in Public Policy and Administration (MPPA). Inuwa was the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 13 Ukpo-Dunukofia in Awka, Anambra State, covering Anambra and…
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Benue Crisis: Expose those who killed Soldiers, return Army Weapons – Ortom urges Communities
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has urged community leaders to expose those who carried out an unprovoked attack on Nigerian Army troops, leading to the death of an officer and 10 other soldiers. He made this call in a statement on Friday while addressing the recent crisis between communities in Konshisha and Oju Local Government Areas. Ortom noted in his communique that he has already directed leaders of the affected areas to ensure that the weapons the “bandits” took away from the military personnel deployed to bring peace between the warring communities are returned without delay. He also stated that…
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Rivers Govt bans meeting of Igbo Group in Oyigbo
The Rivers State Government has placed a ban on a planned meeting of some Igbo residents in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the state over fears that the meeting could spark fresh unrest in the area. The meeting by a group known as the United Igbo community is scheduled to hold at Oyigbo on Saturday, April 10, 2021. Wike in a statement signed by the commissioner for information and communications, Paulinus Nsirim, ordered security agencies “to ensure that the said meeting does not hold to forestall a breakdown of law and order in the area”. Though the government is not…
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Army allegedly opens fire, kills 70, sets community ablaze in Benue
The Nigerian Army have allegedly killed over 70 residents of Mbator in Shangev-Tiev of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. The soldiers allegedly invaded the community following the killing of 10 of it’s personnel who were on stabilisation operation in the state over the communal clash between Konshisha and Oju Local Government Area. The military, through its Director, Public Relations, Brig.-Gen Mohammed Yerima, had in a statement on Thursday, confirmed the killing of the officers, stating that they were initially declared missing. Following the attack on the troops, the army allegedly invaded the community on Thursday, gunned down scores…
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Security situation in South-East, South-South critical – Acting IGP Usman Baba
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba says there are critical security situations in the South-East and South-South geopolitical zones of the country. Baba disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at the opening of a meeting with police strategic commanders in the zones. He said the meeting was aimed at discussing security issues affecting the two regions of the country in order to resolve them and afterwards, the commanders will go back to their zones to implement outcome of the meeting. Baba noted that the challenges would require the force to reform its operational strategies in order to ensure that…
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“The North has more than what it takes to respond to any kind of aggression and hatred”- Governor Matawalle warns against attack on Northerners in the South
The governor of Zamfara state, Bello Matawalle, has condemned the attacks of Northerners residing in different states of the South. Matawalle in a statement on Thursday, April 8, accused Northern leaders of being silent in the face of unwarranted attacks on Northerners residing in the South. He said their the silence should not in any way be taken as a sign of weakness by Southern leaders. The governor stated that in any crisis situation, the South has more to lose in terms of its business interests in the North and the strategic nature they established themselves in the North than…
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Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s husband is dead
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is dead. He died on Friday at Windsor Castle in England. According to Nytimes, the Buckingham Palace said he passed away peacefully. The 99-year-old also had a successful surgery for a pre-existing heart condition at St Bartholomew’s hospital and was discharged last month.
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No Government loves to see its Citizens killed – Presidency
The presidency on Friday said the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Government is saddened by the spate of insecurity in the country as no Government loves to see it’s citizens killed. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina made this known in this week’s edition of Fridays with Adesina, titled NIGERIA AND WAR OF TONGUES. Speaking on the alleged war of tongue, Adesina faulted some religious leaders particularly the Christians for “preaching hatred” against the government of his principal which has the potency of triggering violence. According to him, religious leaders ought to preach peace not war,…
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Kelechi Ndukwe becomes first Nigerian-American Navy captain
A Nigerian-American, Kelechi Ndukwe, has been congratulated on his new role as commander of a US Navy Guided Missile Destroyer. The US Mission in Nigeria in a tweet on Thursday said Ndukwe, who graduated from Notre Dame and the US Naval War College, is the first Nigerian-American captain of a Navy ship. “Kudos to Kelechi Ndukwe on his new role as commander of a U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer. The University of Notre Dame and the U.S. Naval War College alumnus becomes the first Nigerian-American captain of a U.S. Navy ship. Congratulations!” the tweet read. Kelechi has served at the…
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Recent attacks in Imo are all products of poverty and injustice – Okorocha
Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha has reacted to the recent attacks in Imo state. He said the recent attacks in the state coupled with unending herdsmen crisis, banditry, Boko Haram and kidnappings are all products of poverty and injustice. He said this on Thursday, April 8 when he spoke in Jos. The former Imo State Governor stated that it was high time political leaders told themselves the truth and addressed the ugly situation in order to help men and women of the Armed Forces and the police who are currently fighting the symptoms and not the disease.…
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