Sultan to FG, States: ‘Killing would have been avoided had the government risen to the occasion’

The sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, says the recent killings by insurgents and bandits would have been avoided if the government had risen to the occasion. In a statement issued through Abubakar Aliyu, secretary-general of Jamaatu Nasril Islam (JNI), the sultan, who is JNI president-general, asked the government to do more to stem the tide […]

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KADUNA KILLINGS: We will not allow anyone minimise the casualty figures – el-Rufai

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says his government will not allow “bigoted busy bodies” to trivalise the killings in the state. Speaking through Samuel Aruwan, his media aide, el-Rufai said only irresponsible and insensitive people can “recklessly” dismiss the deaths of members of a community with whom they have no contact. The governor said […]

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