British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing has expressed worry at the deteriorating security situation in the country, pledging that the UK government was keen on helping Nigeria win its fight against insecurity. “We are extremely concerned about the deteriorating security situation. “I mean, Nigeria is facing a lot ofContinue Reading
Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has expressed her unhappiness at the rate of abduction of women and girls by insurgents in the country, breaking her long media silence. Aisha Buhari made this appeal via a message released to mark the 2021 edition of International Women’s Day on Monday, March 8. AccordingContinue Reading
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Monday, December 21, refuted allegations by the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress accusing him of sponsoring bandits in his state. Matawalle was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2019. According to him, the state was “a colony of banditry in theContinue Reading
The high rate of insecurity on the plateau is alarming despite the efforts of security agencies!! Plateau state of recent has witnessed some isolated acts of criminality such as Kidnapping, cultism, robbery etc making the entire state not too safe for people to go about with their normal activities. OneContinue Reading
Insurgency in Nigeria tends to become alarming on a daily, different forms of insecurity keep on arising putting the safety of the citizens at risk. Insecurity ranging from -Fulani Herdsmen -unknown Gunmen -Bandits -Kidnappers -Boko Haram and a host of others These insecurities has left many families and communities homelessContinue Reading
The 36 states governors are to hold a virtual meeting via teleconference today, Wednesday December 2, 2020 to evolve a new national security order that will ensure safety of lives and property in the country. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF). The statement wasContinue Reading
The Senate has decried the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria, even as it called for a return of the use of mercenaries in fighting the Boko Haram insurgents. The demand formed part of the deliberations during plenary on Tuesday. Equally important, the Senate noted that Boko Haram had become moreContinue Reading
The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Lai Mohammed, assured the populace that President Muhammadu Buhari would never stop to protect the lives of Nigerians. Lai Mohammed made this assertion on Monday, November 30, in Makurdi, Benue State; while responding to questions by newsmen on the last Saturday killing of over 43 farmers inContinue Reading
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has decried the state of insecurity in the North, describing the region as the worst place to live in Nigeria as bandits now move freely unchallenged. The Sultan made this known on Thursday in Abuja. 4wardwego reports that he was speaking at the fourthContinue Reading
Bukola Saraki, former President of the Senate, on Thursday, November 19, lamented the current spate of kidnappings and banditry in the country while making recommendations to President Muhammadu Buhari on how to tackle the issue of insecurity ravaging the nation. Saraki made this call in response to the kidnapping of 12 police officersContinue Reading