Tag: Insurgency
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Replacement of Service Chiefs came too late as insurgency has gone national – Rep Rima Shawulu
By Emman Ovuakporie A member of the House of Representatives, Rep Rimamande Shawulu on Tuesday said the replacement of Service Chiefs by President Muhamnadu Buhari came too late as insurgency has gone national. It was politically designed to assuage the political elites in Nigeria because of the lopsided structure of the military apparatus and other…
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Insurgency: Don’t be distracted by ICC investigation, Buratai tells troops
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has urged troops not to be distracted by the move by International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate war crimes against Nigerian forces in the north eastern part of the country. Buratai made the call in a statement by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sagir…
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Military approach alone can’t defeat insurgency in Northeast — Zulum
The Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has said it would take more than just the military approach to be able to defeat the insurgency in the Northeast region of the country. Speaking to State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, the governor…
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Insecurity: We remain focus on fight against insurgency, banditry nationwide – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, says his administration remains focused on the fight against insurgency, banditry and other forms of criminality across the country. The President stated this on Saturday during the Combined Passing Out Parade for 67 Regular Course and Short Service Course 46 (Army) at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria…
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Residents’ Insurgency In Estates Gets A New Lease, By Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene The ruling of a Lagos High Court last week that residents in estates cannot be forced to pay levies and dues set off a frenzy of conversation especially among middle class residents who for years think they have been unfairly exploited by association managers. Interestingly, it was a private company, Megawatts Nigeria…
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Nigerian Air Force didn’t promise to end insurgency war – Spokesman
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, never promised that NAF will end the war on Boko Haram by the end of 2020. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, made the denial in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Daramola was…
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Borno indigene writes Service Chiefs: Save our country, humanity like you did in time past’
Ibrahim A.A, a native of Maiduguri in Borno State has called on the Service Chiefs to come to the rescue of his people, Nigeria and humanity at large by flushing out remnants of Boko Haram terrorists like they did in time past. Ibrahim gave this charge in a touching letter to the heads of the…
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Foreign NGOs And The War Against Insurgency
By Ibrahim Abubakar For so long, the Nigerian military has consistently raised alarm over the untoward role foreign media and some non-governmental Organisations, NGOs play, in collaboration with their local partners in the war against insurgency in the Northeast. The military has repeatedly spoken against the uncomplimentary activities of these foreign organisations which tend to…
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Insurgency fight: British Defence pledges support for Nigerian Army
The British Defence Council has promised to support the Nigerian Army by providing necessary logistic support to enable it effectively prosecute the counter-insurgency war in the North East. The United Kingdom Defence Adviser to Nigeria, Mr Paul Warwick, disclosed this when the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, led a delegation to Army Headquarters…
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Corruption responsible for insurgency, kidnapping in Nigeria – Buhari
…orders EFCC to go tougher on corrupt Nigerians As the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) completed training of 328 new detectives, President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the antigraft agency to go tougher on corrupt Nigerians. He said corruption was the major cause of insurgency, kidnapping, armed banditry and poverty in the country. President Buhari…