Tag: south east
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Cause of insecurity in South East is total failure in governance in Imo, Federal level -Fmr SSG
…says I was Buhari’s fanatic in 2015 …if US can discuss with Talibans what’s stopping Buhari …says Gulak’s death is APC-APC violence induced By Emman Ovuakporie Former Secretary of Imo State Government, Hon Uche Onyeagocha has said the cause of insecurity crisis in Imo could be traced to total failure in governance at the Federal…
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Insecurity: More woes for South East as fresh crisis cripples Ebube Agu before official takeoff
Major-General Obi Abel Umahi (rtd), chairman of Ebube Agu, a Southeast joint security outfit has resigned his position. According to him, Ebube Agu failed to take off because the governors of the five eastern states did not fund it Announcing his resignation as chairman of the Southeast Governors Forum (SGF) security committee on Monday, Umahi…
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What is the endgame in Nigeria’s South East? – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene Nigeria has been struggling with insecurity for over a decade. Against reasonable expectations six years ago when President Muhammadu Buhari was voted in, things have worsened. Compared with a number of other hotspots around the world in December 2020, however, Nigeria was not even among the three riskiest places. …
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‘Their mission in Nigeria is suspicious’, FG reacts to Twitter’s removal of President Buhari’s tweets threatening trouble makers in S’East
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has taken a swipe at the US media giant, Twitter, saying its mission in Nigeria is suspicious. Mohammed’s comments came after Twitter deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet where he issued a threat to trouble makers in the country while making reference to Nigeria’s civil war. While defending…
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Unknown gunmen: Those causing unrest in S’East are known young men, women who should defend region – Umahi
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, believes those responsible for the rising security challenges in the South East are not foreigners. He stated that they were indigenes of the region, especially the young people who should protect the interest of the South East as future leaders. Umahi who featured as a guest on a monitored Channels…
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Gulak: ACF issues travel advisory to members, warns against further killings of northerners in South East
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has warned against the killing of northerners residing or visiting any part of the southern region, particularly in the southeast zone. This follows the gruesome killing of a former APC Chieftain Ahmed Gulak. The national chairman of the ACF and former minister of agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe, called on security…
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INEC says Anambra election will be conducted despite attacks on facilities in S’East
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed to conduct the Anambra governorship election despite the recent attacks on its facilities in the region. The Anambra governorship election is scheduled to hold on November 6, 2021, but the South-East has been a hotbed of insecurity with gunmen attacking police facilities, burning INEC buildings, and destroying…
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IG orders policemen to be ruthless with secession agitators
Acting Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali yesterday ordered policemen to deal ruthlessly with criminal elements and secessionists who attempt to test their will. He spoke against the background of a breakdown of security in many parts of the country. In the Southeast and Southsouth, policemen are being killed in attacks on their stations, which are…
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Attacks: Police flag-off ‘Operation Restore Peace’ for South-East
The police on Tuesday launched a new, special operation designed to restore peace to the South-East. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the region has recently witnessed several attacks on police formations and other government facilities. The police said the insecurity situation has been “heightened by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the…
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Buhari approves new security measures to tackle unrest in South-East, South-South
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new security measures to tackle cases of social unrest and violent crimes in the South-East and South-South geo-political zones of the country. The acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the National Security Council,…