Tag: Killings
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Killings: Presidency blasts Northern elders for accusing Buhari of ‘incompetence’
The Presidency on Friday issued stern warnings to some Northern elders accusing the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration of complacency and incompetence towards killings across the country. Recall that leaders of some socio-cultural organisations led by the Northern Elders Forum, had issued a communique accusing Buhari’s administration of incompetence in handling the security situation in the…
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Relax, my security chiefs ‘racking’ their brains to end killings – Buhari tells Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday appealed to Nigerians to exercise some patient while his security chiefs find long lasting solutions to the killings across the country. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, quoted the President as saying this while condemning killings of many people, including a district head,…
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‘The Buhari I know will not support senseless killings by herdsmen’
A former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon on Tuesday exonerated President Muhammadu Buhari of the killings and violence across the country. Gowon noted that it is unfair to blame Buhari for the killings in the conflict between farmers and herders in some parts of Nigeria. Gowon, who was Nigeria’s military ruler between 1966 and 1974,…
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Killings: Buhari’s security architecture not working, should be overhauled – Tambuwal
…blames incessant killings on leadership failure Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has blamed the incessant killings in the country on failure of leadership. Tambuwal, in a statement he signed and released on Tuesday, said the deaths were avoidable and preventable. “The worst part of all this is that these deaths are avoidable and the…
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Killings: CAN cancels nationwide protest
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has postponed until further notice its planned public protest slated for July 11, 2018. It said it did so due to some circumstances beyond its control. CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle made the announcement in a statement signed by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji , his Special Assistant, Media and Communication.…
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Killings: Again, CAN plans protest across Nigeria
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says it is organising a three-day prayer and fasting to seek God’s intervention for an end to the growing rate of killings across the country. In a statement from the media assistant to the CAN President, Adebayo Oladeji, the association said it will also embark on a peaceful protest…
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Killings: Senate bows to pressure, to revisit calls for State Police
The Senate on Tuesday said it would revisit calls for State Police and design framework for mopping up 350 million light weapons suspected to be in circulation within Nigeria. President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, made this known while welcoming senators to plenary after a three-week Eid-el-Fitr recess. Saraki said that with the security…
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Army arrest 21 suspects with links to Plateau killings [Photo]
The special military task force ‘Operation Safe Haven’ (OPSH) have confirmed arresting twenty-one suspects with links to the recent killings in Plateau State. Among them are those found with arms and suspected hoodlums who hijacked the protests sparked by the killings. The special task force comprises police, Air Force, Army and paramilitary security agencies. The…
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I’m not sponsoring killings, unrest in Plateau – Ex-gov Jang
Immediate past governor of Plateau State and incumbent Senator representing Plateau North at the Senate, Jonah Jang, has said he is innocent of the killings in the state, particularly in his senatorial zone. Recall that the Northern zone of Plateau, comprising Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Jos South has been a centre of bloodshed in recent times.…
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Establish state police to end killings, attacks across Nigeria – Ekweremadu advises FG
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has called for the establishment of state police as the only panacea to stop killings across the country. This, he said, was necessary to stop the rising insecurity in the country, particularly the killing of over 100 people in 11 villages in Plateau State by armed Fulani…