A statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday, stated that Buhari was reacting to the recent reports of heightened acts of violence and kidnappings after a period of relative calm.
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Tambuwal spoke on Tuesday when he hosted the acting General Officer Commanding 8th Division Nigeria Army, Sokoto, Brig. Gen. Aminu Bande who paid him a courtesy visit.
The Permanent Secretary, Special Services, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Dr. Amina Shamaki, made this known at the opening of Federal and States Security Administrators’ meeting in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar, said the military had substantially contained emerging banditry in some parts of the country in addition to the successes recorded in the fight against insurgency in the North East.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday met with the Hausa-Fulani leaders in the South West, Kogi and Kwara States in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, over insecurity and banditry in the region.
The senate also urged the Federal Government to provide equipment and forest guards at the Kamuku National Park to improve operations of the premises.
The Zamfara State Pilgrims Welfare Board has recorded a low turnout of intending pilgrims for the 2019 Hajj due to the activities of bandits in the state.
The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, Usman Nagogo, on Monday met with hundreds of Fulanis living in the state in his bid to amicably end the raging banditry in the state.
The Nigerian Air Force says it is offering free medical services to about 3,000 victims of banditry from Chukuba and Kwaki Communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
The National Economic Council on Thursday set up a Security and Policing Committee to address the challenge of banditry, kidnapping, cultism and other security issues confronting the country.
As government intensifies efforts to end activities of bandits in Zamfara State, the state’s new Commissioner of Police, Usman Nagogo, has said he would deploy dialogue as opposed to fire power to tackle the trend.
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara on Wednesday met with officials of the Fulani umbrella body, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breaders Association in his push to end banditry and kidnappings in the state.
Following the disturbing trend of armed banditry and cattle rustling in some parts of Katsina State, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Muhammadu Gana, has directed the Commandant, Katsina State Command of the Corps to liaise with the Military, Police and other Security Agencies in the State and deploy additional personnel to the affected areas of the State.
The President, who was briefed about the incident and the arrests so far made by the Police, condoled with Governor Aminu Tambuwal and the people of the State over the tragic incident
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has expressed confidence in the ability of the nation’s military to end banditry, kidnapping and killing of innocent people in the state.
The National Emergency Management Agency in Niger has distributed relief items to victims of armed banditry in Kagara and Pandogari communities in Rafi Local Government Area of the state.
Sokoto State Government has commenced mobilisation of herdsmen, farmers and other community members to form joint groups of volunteers to provide security to their communities.
The Katsina Emirate Council says it would not hold the usual Sallah Durbar during the forthcoming Eid Fitr to mourn victims of recent bandit’s attack in some communities in the state.
The high rate of banditry and kidnappings in the Northwest of Nigeria may affect food production in the area by over 50 per cent, according to two apex farmers associations.
Troops of the “Operation Sharan Daji” in Zamfara have arrested the Vice Chairman of Anka Local Government of the state, Yahuza Wuya for alleged link to bandits.