Tag: Killings
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Elections: Asari Dokubu warns Yorubas, vows to ‘revenge’ alleged killings of Igbos in Lagos [Video]
A former Niger Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo has released a new video threatened reprisals over the alleged killing of “Biafra” people in Lagos Recall that they were some level of violence in Lagos during the presidential and national assembly elections last Saturday where the Igbo dominated areas were largely disenfranchised by some thugs. While…
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‘Any politician responsible for killings will face wrath of God’
The Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr Paul Eneche says any politician responsible for the death of any Nigerian in a bid to win elections shall face the wrath of God. Enenche made the pronouncement during Sunday Service at the church’s auditorium in Abuja. The pastor, who was angry with the reports of…
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Miyetti Allah speaks on recent killings in Kaduna
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called on all affected Fulanis to remain calm and resist all forms of provocation to consider reprisal attacks over the killings in Kajuru local government of Kaduna State last week. Also, Kaduna State PDP gubernatorial candidate, Isa Mohammed Ashiru, called on relevant security agencies to…
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El-Rufai lied over recent killings in Kaduna – CAN, SOKAPU, others
Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai of Kaduna State has come under attack over the recent killings in Kajuru Local Government Area. The Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU), the indigenous community of the troubled area, Adara Development Association and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) ,in their separate reactions, called El-Rufai a liar. The Kaduna State’s chapter…
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Killings: El-Rufai begs Fulani communities in Kaduna against reprisal attacks
Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Saturday pleaded with the Fulani community to shun the temptation of engaging in reprisal attacks following the killing of 66 of their population in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. The governor, at a meeting with stakeholders in Kajuru, wondered why killing had become incessant in Iri…
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Kaduna: Buhari condemns killings, orders security agencies to apprehend perpetrators
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is “pained beyond words” by the news of the new wave of killings on election eve in Kaduna State, according to a statement by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu. President Buhari, who reacted to the reported killings in Kajuru local government area, Kaduna State, described…
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Killings: FG insists Boko Haram ‘successfully defeated’, says Nigeria now facing global insurgency
The Nigerian government is insisting that its military has “successfully defeated” Boko Haram insurgents, but says the country is now facing a fresh crisis, which it called a “global insurgency.” The government stated this when it launched a national campaign to rally the support of the citizens behind the troops, especially those fighting the insurgency…
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Boko Haram: Nigerian Army react to AI’s recent reports on killings in Rann
The Nigerian Army on Saturday denied reports by Amnesty International, alleging that 60 displaced persons were killed by the Boko Haram insurgents at Rann community in Borno State, describing it as misleading. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, made the clarification in a statement in Maiduguri. Amnesty International in a…
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Zamfara killings: Take full, direct control, Saraki tells Buhari
…says Security Agencies Must Change Strategy Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described the killings in Zamfara State as barbaric, unacceptable and called on the security agencies to swiftly devise a strategy to put an end to the ugly situation. Saraki, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph…
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Killings in Zamfara will affect Nigeria’s food security – FG
The federal government says the persistent attacks on residents of Zamfara by bandits will affect food security in the country. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, said this on Wednesday in Gusau during an on-the-spot assessment of the activities of the bandits in the state. “Since those affected by the killings are largely the agrarian…