The NANS National Public Relations Officer, Bestman Okereafor, gave this condemnation in a statement issued in Enugu on Wednesday.
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The President, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina in Abuja on Tuesday, described the killings as “vile and satanic’’.
Owoseni Fatai, its commissioner, told newsmen on Tuesday in Makurdi that unknown gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, opened fire on Catholic worshipers during morning Mass on Tuesday.
A statement by its Director of Communications, Rev Fr Moses Iorapuu, said that the attacks were perpetrated by herdsmen who stormed the Mbalom community and killed the two priests during the morning mass at the church.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the banks were sealed along with three other financial institutions on April 18, by the board over non remittance of Personal Income Tax/Assets and withholding tax to BIRS.
My little research about the security apparatuses brought me to the Nigerian Intelligence Agency Director General’s appointment. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar is one of the most ridiculous appointments, perhaps, in the history of appointments in Nigeria, considering we are dealing with security here at this crucial time of insecurity, especially terrorism related cases, in our nation’s history.
The Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. John Agim, announced the figure, while giving update on the just- concluded exercise which also covered Nasarawa, Niger and Kogi states.
Agadoon, a resident of Wukari Street, Wurukum in Makurdi, is facing a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and rape, punishable under sections 97 and 284 of the penal code laws of Benue, 2004.
A statement by Brig.-Gen Texas Chukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, issued on Tuesday said items recovered from the militia were four AK 47 rifles; five 7.62mm rounds of ammunition and 28 rounds of 7.62 police special ammunition.
The killings took place between Wednesday and Thursday
He pointed out that the attacks were taking a different dimension now because security personnel too were not spared and all hands must be on deck to end the ugly situation.
According to a statement by its Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, the feat was achieved during a patrol.
This was disclosed on Thursday by members of the House of Representatives from Benue State.
He said that the state would continue to partner with the Federal Government to ensure peaceful co-existence in the state and the country as a whole.
The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice-Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
Anbua speaking with newsmen in Makurdi on Friday said that many farmers were still unable to return to their farms after the clashes between them and herdsmen.
The suspects, Simon Tyozemda (27) from Benue State and Lucky Friday (24) from Delta State, were arrested on March 14, 2018 with two long knives inside a Uber-operated cab, a Toyota Camry, with the registration number APP 145 EE, which they had planned to kill its driver and steal.
The Federal Government is prosecuting Suswam and two others over diversion of N9.79 billion.
The group made the call in a statement jointly signed by its Coordinator and General Secretary in the state, AbdulWaheed Odunuga and Adekunle Aderibigbe.
This followed the complaint on Monday by Buhari that Idris flouted his order concerning the killings by herdsmen in Benue State