Moro was quoted by the French news agency, AFP, as having said that the Federal Government would not negotiate with Boko Haram for the freedom of the girls
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Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has restated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force and other law enforcement agencies to the protection and enforcement of the fundamental rights of the citizens, particularly their rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association amongst others as enshrined in Chapter Four of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended)
Abati said that it was unfortunate that the chairman of the APC would use the opportunity of the situation in the country and the abduction of the girls of the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State to engage in partisan blackmail
The issue of national security should go beyond partisan politics. This is a very serious moment requiring seriousness. But to reduce all of that to partisan politics is in bad taste, irresponsible one-upmanship
The intercessory prayer came against the backdrop of the abduction of about 240 school girls in Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria
Since 2009, when Boko Haram launched its terror campaign, thousands of our citizens have either been killed or maimed, while the economic and social activities in a whole section of the country have been paralyzed. Since January 2014, Boko Haram has killed over 1,500 people, mostly civilians, and that figure does not include the 95 people who died in the two bombings in as many weeks at Nyanya in Abuja, nor does it include the over 150 who were killed in Gamboru, Borno State, last week
Speaking in a telephone conversation with the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who called on Sunday afternoon to convey his country’s sympathy and solidarity with Nigeria, President Jonathan welcomed the offer by Netanyahu to send a team of Israeli counter-terrorism experts to assist in the ongoing search and rescue operations
He said that the support being offered by the countries and organisations confirmed the party’s belief that the war against terrorism was a global battle that needed all hands to be on deck
The position was contained in a remark by Babayi, who was the guest speaker at the inauguration of the newly-elected executives of the Niger State chapter of the organization and the commissioning of a newly-constructed administrative block by the state chapter of CAN in Minna, the Niger State capital
In the latest incident attributed to Boko Haram, residents said the group destroyed an important bridge near the area in north-eastern Nigeria where the girls were seized
Several of them in groups marched from Falomo roundabout to the Lagos State Government House, Onikan to see the governor on the case, which has become a national issue
This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja and signed by Major General Chris Olukolade, the Director of Defence Information
This clarion call was made on Thursday just before the kick off of the Metro Pro League’ Week 13 tie between Bridge and their Yobo FC counterparts at the Agege Stadium on Thursday
Pentagon spokesman, Colonel Steve Warren, said fewer than 10 troops are being sent as part of the larger US assistance team to include State Department and Justice Department personnel
The UN Special Envoy for Education, Gordon Brown, made this known when he briefed newsmen at the ongoing World Economic Forum in Abuja on Wednesday