Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has expressed outrage at the recent killing of the Village Head of Kusherki in Rafi Local Government Area Mas’ud Abubakar and abduction of his wife, children and some others by Armed Bandits. A similar attack took place at Kachuae under Munya local government area where nine vigilante were […]
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The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) in Ogun says no fewer than 109 persons lost their lives while 665 others sustained injuries in various road accidents across the state between January and August. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer of the Corps, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Saturday. Mr Akinbiyi […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has warned parents against sending their children to universities in Northern Cyprus owing to “incessant and mysterious killings of Nigerian students”. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM, gave the warning when she received a delegation led by Amina Bello, a judge and mother of Ibrahim Khaleel, a […]
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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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The government of the United States (U.S.) has reacted to the killings in Nigeria, calling on the federal government to do more in terms of security. Several incidents of killings by armed groups such as bandits and Boko Haram have triggered protests in the northern part of Nigeria. In a statement released early on Thursday, […]
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The Sokoto State Police Command says it has arrested 20 suspects alleged to be terrorizing residents of Sabon Birni Local Government and its environs. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Ibrahim Kaoje, who made this known at a news conference on Tuesday in Sokoto, said that the suspects were arrested in the last seven days. […]
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A cult clash has reportedly resulted in the killing of four persons at Afokeplla, Etsako East local government area of Edo State. It was gathered that no fewer than 10 burnings were either burned down or destroyed in a reprisal from the crisis. A resident of the community, Mr. Ahmed Seidu, confirmed that the killing […]
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Alarmed by the upsurge of killings by alleged herdsmen and bandits across the country, the House of Representatives request President Muhamnadu Buhari to address the House and the nation within 48 hours. This followed a motion under matters of public importance by Rep Mark Gbillah (PDP-Benue) at Thursday plenary presided over by Speaker Yakubu Dogara […]
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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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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has listed the names of 34 of its members who were allegedly shot dead by soldiers between between October 27 and October 30. Members of the sect clashed with soldiers in Abuja last week. In a statement on Sunday, the group accused soldiers of murder, demanding an investigation into […]
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