Tag: Abduction
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Dapchi girls’ abduction: Declare state of emergency in North East, Clark advises Buhari
Prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to declare full state of emergency in the North East. Clark said this would enable the security agencies to finish the fight against Boko Haram terrorists unhindered. Speaking on the recent adoption of over 100 students from Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi,…
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Dapchi girls’ abduction: Extend your search to neighbouring countries, FG tells Army
The ongoing search for the 110 girls who were abducted from the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, has been extended to the neighbouring countries, the Federal Government has announced. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said top military and…
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Boko Haram: Osinbajo condemns abduction of women, says it is “atrocious, cowardly”
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday condemned the recent “atrocious and cowardly” abduction of women in Borno State. He also sympathised with the families of the abducted women, and assured that the federal government will spare no efforts to ensure the safe and speedy return of all the victims. He therefore directed Nigeria’s…
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Osun Speaker condemns abduction, murder of Permanent Secretary
Sequel to the abduction and murder of a Permanent Secretary in Osun on Friday, Mrs Kemi Kolawole the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Najeem Salaam, has called on the Federal authorities to provide adequate security on the nation’s highways particularly the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja Expressway. He spoke against the backdrop of the killing of…