Tag: banditary
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Katsina Gov. opts for vigilantes says police ineffective in tackling banditry
The Katsina Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has said the Nigeria Police cannot adequately police the state with a population of about eight million with its level of manpower and equipment. Masari said this when he received the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Usman Baba, at the Government House on Thursday. He said: “Katsina State has a…
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JUST IN: kidnapping, banditry not federal offences — Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday, said it was not the responsibility of the Federal Government to prosecute suspected kidnappers and bandits. He said kidnapping and banditry were not federal offences. Mohammed said this at a press conference in Abuja. He was responding to statements credited to the opposition Peoples…
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2023: We reject ‘continuity’ of banditry, kidnapping under Buhari-led govt – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party has reminded the President Muhammadu Buhari, that his tenure in office ends on May 29, 2023. This was after Buhari, while fielding questions from journalists on his regime, said Nigerians should expect continuity. He made the statement on his return from London where he had spent two weeks undergoing medical checkup.…
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National security: Zamfara as metaphor – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta Stripped of predictable partisan blemish, recent revelations by Zamfara state governor ,Bello Mohammed Matawalle, provide some insight into key aspects of our current security nightmare. For those who have been wondering how banditry emerged as a separate department of our crime industry, Mr. Matawalle’s has useful news. He comes from a vantage…