Tag: #EndInsecurity
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KATSINA BLOODBATH: POLICE HUNT BANDITS AFTER DEADLY REPRISAL ATTACK
Police in Katsina have launched a full-scale manhunt after suspected bandits carried out a deadly reprisal attack in Kankia communities, killing 11 people. Commissioner of Police, Ali Umar-Fage, says the attack came after recent security operations disrupted bandit activities in the area. Just days earlier, officers foiled cattle rustling attempts in Gadar Yan Tulu and…
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INSECURITY: ‘GUNS ALONE WON’T FIX IT’ — EXPERT URGES NEW APPROACH
Peace advocate Rafiu Lawal says rising insecurity across the country highlights the limits of military force and the need for broader, non-kinetic solutions. Speaking in Abuja, the Executive Director of Building Blocks for Peace Foundation noted that despite military gains, banditry, terrorism, and communal clashes persist. According to him, the root causes—poverty, unemployment, injustice, and…
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PANIC IN KWARA AS BANDITS ATTACK RURAL COMMUNITIES
Fear has swept through several rural communities in Kwara State after suspected bandits launched late-night attacks, forcing residents to flee into nearby bushes to avoid possible abduction. The gunmen reportedly stormed Budesu and Ahun in Ifelodun LGA and Bishewa in Edu LGA, firing shots into the air and sending villagers scrambling for safety. One resident,…
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KWARA NORTH YOUTHS STORM GOVERNMENT HOUSE OVER KILLINGS, KIDNAPPINGS
Angry youths take protest to Ilorin, warning that communities in Kwara North are under siege and demanding urgent government action. Hundreds of youths and members of the Take It Back Movement on Thursday marched to the Kwara State Government House in Ilorin, protesting the rising wave of killings and kidnappings across parts of Kwara North…
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KEBBI ATTACK: FORUM MOURNS 35 VICTIMS, DEMANDS GRASSROOTS SECURITY ACTION
After a deadly bandit attack that left dozens dead and communities shattered, the Kebbi Development Forum is calling for urgent, community-driven security reforms to stop the growing violence. The Kebbi Development Forum (KDF) has expressed deep sympathy for victims of the recent Lakurawa bandit attack on eight communities in Arewa Local Government Area, where about…
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SOUTHERN GOVS DEMAND JUSTICE AFTER DEADLY KWARA TERROR ATTACK
Outrage grows as 78 residents are killed in Woro and Nuku — governors say Nigeria must not bow to terror. The Southern Governors’ Forum has condemned the brutal terrorist attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama LGA, Kwara State, where at least 78 people were reportedly killed, demanding swift justice for the victims. Speaking…
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GAMBARI WARNS: PERSISTENT INSECURITY AND EXCLUSION COULD CRIPPLE NIGERIA
Former Chief of Staff to late President Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has cautioned that ongoing insecurity, inequality, and exclusion in Nigeria could have severe national consequences. Speaking at Al-Qalam University’s 17th Pre-Convocation Lecture in Katsina, Gambari stressed that Nigeria stands at a critical crossroads, tested by demography, climate stress, technology, and geopolitics. “A divided North…
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ASCSN PRAISES SECURITY FOR RESCUING DEFENCE DIRECTORS
Big relief for the Federal Ministry of Defence four of their abducted directors are now safe, thanks to the swift action of Nigeria’s security agencies. The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) didn’t waste time applauding those efforts. ASCSN President Shehu Mohammed shared the update in Abuja, revealing that the directors were kidnapped…
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NIGERIA SLIDING INTO DANGER AS KWARA CHURCH ATTACK SPARKS SECURITY ALARM — DR. IBRAHIM MOHAMMED AJIA SOUNDS THE ALERT
Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Ajia, Dan Amanan of Fune Emirate and Ilorin-born security expert, has raised urgent alarms over Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, highlighting the recent violent attack on worshippers at Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Kwara State. Describing the situation as “shameful” and “dangerous,” Ajia warned that repeated abductions and killings reveal a nation gradually consumed…
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ZAMFARA NUJ URGES GOVERNMENT TO SUPPLY FERTILIZERS TIMELY, FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE TO TACKLE FOOD SHORTAGE
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zamfara Council, has called on the state government to ensure timely distribution of fertilizers and farming inputs at subsidized rates to boost agricultural productivity. Speaking after the union’s congress in Gusau, Chairman Ibrahim Maizare and Secretary Ibrahim Gada emphasized the importance of agriculture in addressing food shortages facing the…
