Ortom accuses Buhari’s govt of working with Boko Haram insurgents, banditsThe Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday slammed the Federal Government over the worsening insecurity in Nigeria. The governor had launched several attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari’s government over insecurity, economy, and other major national issues since last year. Ortom, who addressed a delegation of the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) led by the Director-General of the agency, Mrs. Cecilia Gayya, at Government House in Makurdi, asked Nigerians to hold the federal government liable for the killings by Boko Haram insurgents, bandits, and herdsmen in the country. He accused the government of working with the insurgents…………… READ MORE
Report: 138 Killed, 101 Kidnapped in Just One Week in Nigeria
No fewer than 138 persons, including security personnel, were killed, while 101 others were abducted in violent attacks across the country in the last one week, Nigeria Security Tracker, published by former United States Ambassador, Mr. John Campbell, has said. The update said the violent attacks were largely perpetrated by terrorist groups, bandits, and other criminal groups, in addition to a few cases of extrajudicial killings. The latest update, which covered January 29 to February 4, showed an increase in the number of violent attacks, compared to the previous week. While 20 violent attacks were reported in the previous week, 29 attacks occurred in the week under review, an indication that the security situation had worsened…………… READ MORE
T-E-R-R-O-R: How arms flood into Nigeria through 1000 illegal routes
An arrested terrorist in Sokoto, 33-year-old Musa Mohammed Kamarawa made a shocking revelation last week when he disclosed how he bought a gun truck worth N28.5 million for one of the terrorist leaders in Sokoto state. Kamarawa, a childhood friend of the notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, who was one of the 37 arrested bandits confessed during interrogation how he had brought sophisticated weapons into Nigeria on many occasions. The question that bothers Nigerians therefore, is how terrorists are able to sneak in arms into the country without being detected by the customs and immigration officials. Information at Saturday Vanguard’s disposal revealed that most of these bandits sneak into the country between 12 midnight and 3 am, when it is certain that Immigration and Customs officers manning the land and sea borders are relaxing at their respective posts at the 84 regular and officially recognized routes into Nigeria. …….… READ MORE
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