Nigerian Federal Government Has Identified Financiers of Boko Haram
By Aina Ojonugwa
The Federal Government has identified 100 high-risk financiers of the Boko Haram terrorist group. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made this known, said the financiers have links to at least 10 countries. Aregbesola spoke at the weekend in India, during the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing, with the theme, “No Money for Terror.” The Minister, in a statement issued by his Aide, Abdulmalik Suleiman, said: “The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, has played a significant role in supporting all our intelligence, security, and military services. ”The unique ability of the NFIU to work with counterparts in the region and across the world, particularly through the framework of the Egmont Group of FIUs, is a key asset for our country. ”In particular, I would like to take a few minutes to discuss some recent results achieved with the support of our partners. In 2019, the NFIU commenced an in-depth analysis of the financing of the Boko Haram group. ”This analysis, which took almost 18 months to complete, resulted in the identification of almost 100 high-risk financiers and identified links to 10 different countries. “The NFIU was able to build a thorough picture of the transnational sources of the group’s finance, using intelligence from several countries, including our immediate neighbors, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Togo………… READ MORE
Sultan asks Miyetti Allah to Help Fed Govt Tackle Insecurity
By The Nation
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, III has urged the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to help the Federal Government tackle insecurity in the country. Speaking during the inauguration of the new MACBAN leadership in Abuja, Abubakar, who is also the President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), noted that some of the Fulani cattle breeders are peaceful people. He wondered why some of their children suddenly embraced banditry and kidnapping, a situation he urged the new MACBAN executives to address urgently. While stating that the threat to divide the country is because of certain things Nigerians are not doing right, the NSCIA boss advised the association to look critically into the matter. “If we had known the history of the Fulani movement in various parts of the world, definitely, we would not have gotten to the situation we are in now. “Everybody knows that Fulani moves from point A to B. They move everywhere and they inter-marry. And we are peace-loving. “But how did we come to the situation we are in now? We find our children, who are Fulani, but not all of the Fulani have been involved in banditry and kidnapping………. READ MORE
INEC Office Set Ablaze, PVCs, Ballot Boxes Destroyed in Ebonyi
By NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA
“Sadly, this is the third attack on our LGA office in less than three weeks following similar attacks on our offices in Ogun and Osun on November 10,” Mr Okoye said. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says ballot boxes, voting cubicles, and generators, were destroyed after an attack on its Izzi local government area office in Ebonyi.Festus Okoye, INEC’s national commissioner and chairman of the information and voter education committee, disclosed this in a statement. Mr. Okoye said the resident electoral commissioner in Ebonyi, Onyeka Pauline Ugochi, reported that the office was set ablaze on Sunday morning by unidentified persons. The INEC official added that the incident occurred around 10:00 a.m. “Although no casualties resulted from the attack, the main building and all the movable and immovable items inside it were destroyed. These include 340 ballot boxes, 130 voting cubicles, 14 electric power generators, large water storage tanks, assorted office furniture and fixtures, and yet-to-be-determined quantities of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs),” stated Mr. Okoye. The INEC national commissioner further mentioned that the attack had been reported to the police and other security agencies………….READ MORE
Secret Police, DSS Arrests Nigerian Student For Tweeting That Aisha Buhari Doubled In Size After ‘Eating’ Nigeria’s Money
By SaharaReporters
The student, Aminu Adamu Muhammed, had in June 2022 posted on Twitter that Mrs Buhari had suddenly added massive weight after taking part in plundering the nation’s meager resources as the masses endured hardship under her husband’s brutal regime. The Department of State Services (DSS), otherwise called the State Security Services, has locked up a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, over a social media post deemed defamatory against Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari. According to Peoples Gazette, the student, Aminu Adamu Muhammed, had in June 2022 posted on Twitter that Mrs. Buhari had suddenly added massive weight after taking part in plundering the nation’s meager resources as the masses endured hardship under her husband’s brutal regime. In the June 8, 2022, tweet, Muhammed chastised the First Lady in Hausa: “Su mama anchi kudin talkawa ankoshi”, which could be translated as “the mother has got fatter by eating masses’ money.” Muhammed’s friends said he made the post because he was frustrated about the prolonged strike by universities across the country. The strike, which started in February 2022, ended in October after eight months of idleness. A family source said Muhammed, 23, was picked up by officers on November 8 on the campus ground of Federal University Dutse, Jigawa. The student was reportedly subjected to severe beating by the officers following his arrest at about 12:00 noon…………….READ MORE