In the telephone conversation with Mrs Attahiru, the president hailed the sacrifices of the military men who lost their lives and the Armed Forces in general.
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Alhaji Bello Mamman-Ifo, the Council’s Secretary, made the announcement through the Emirate’s Information Officer, Alhaji Ibrahim Bindawa, in Katsina.
Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, in a statement in Abuja said Buhari made the call during a telephone conversation with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III.
Mohammed said this when he spoke with newsmen in Bauchi.
Mohammad, who spoke at a press briefing in Lagos on Tuesday, also said the government and its security agencies have the wherewithal in terms of personnel and fire power to crush bandits, insurgents, criminals and other enemies of the Nigerian state.
The two governors took the stand in Sokoto, when El-Rufai visited to condole with Tambuwal over the death of Hajiya Aishatu, the daughter of late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello.
On a post on his verified page on twitter @atiku on Monday, entitled ‘Darkness Awaits Us If We Do Not End the Attacks on Our Citadels of Learning’, the former vice president decried the recent attack and abduction of students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State.
The governors present were Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, Bello Matawale of Zamfara, Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna, Simon Lalong of Plateau, Sani Bello of Niger and Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa.
War of tongues. Is that a new one? No, it’s as old as man, but it is perhaps the deadliest of all the wars. It is fiercer than insurgency, terrorism, banditry, kidnappings, armed robbery, cult killings, ritual murders, all put together.
MURIC made the submission in a press release by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, on Thursday.
Retired Maj.-Gen Babagana Munguno, the National Security Adviser to the President, made the position of the government known at the third edition of Villa Media Briefing on Thursday in Abuja.
The Government said this in a communique on Friday.
Matawalle said this on Sunday in an interview on Sunday Politics, a programme of Channels Television
The new special operation, which will be intelligence-led and community-driven, will be executed in sustained collaboration with the Armed Forces, the Intelligence Community and other sister security agencies.
The minister made the call while speaking on a radio programme, monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
The governor, in a statement he personally signed, said the measures will ensure peaceful coexistence among residents in parts of the state.
Inuwa told the News Agency of Nigeria in Katsina that the Federal Government should particularly focus on Nigeria’s borders with Niger Republic, Chad and Cameroon.
The IGP who stated this at the opening of meeting in Katsina on Wednesday said, “I came to Katsina to see the officers and men of the command in order to re-strategise and make sure that we make Katsina a crime-free state
Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the Armed Forces of Nigeria between November 5 and November 11, on Thursday in Abuja.
The Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Masari on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Abba Abdullahi, made this known while briefing newsmen in Katsina.