Senator Abdulfatai Buhari on Sunday recommended capital punishment for kidnapping and other forms of violent crimes in order to tackle growing insecurity in the country.
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A daughter of late Chief MKO Abiola, Lola Abiola-Edewor, on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to do his best to address security challenges in the country.
President Muhammadu Buhari says most instances of inter-communal and inter-religious strife and violence were and are still being sponsored or incited by ethnic, political or religious leaders.
Worried about the growing spate of insecurity in the region, Governors of the South West zone have decided to hold a regional security summit that will bring all critical stakeholders together to brainstorm on how to stem the tide.
The Christian Association of Nigeria, Kaduna State Chapter has appealed to Nigerians to be ceaseless in prayers for God’s intervention concerning the security challenges confronting the country.
The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu, said the decay and neglect of critical infrastructure over the years had led to insecurity in parts of the country.
Over 15,000 refugees from Sokoto and Zamfara States mainly women and children are currently taking refuge in some communities of Niger Republic, the National Emergency Management Agency has said.
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has given a seven-day ultimatum to local government administrators, traditional rulers and Kogi Security Adviser to fish out culprits of the recent killings in some parts of the state or risk losing their jobs.
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura. has responded to a Freedom of Information request by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project.
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to “throw his weight behind the creation of state police” as a panacea to rising security concerns in the country.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja received briefing from service chiefs and heads of other security agencies including the acting Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu.
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, is currently in a closed session with the Senate over insecurity across the country.
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his confidence in the capacity of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to tackle the insecurity in the country.
Maj.-Gen. Anthony Ebozoje, the Deputy Director, Policy and Plans (Army), says troops need continuous training to be able to surmount Nigeria’s current security challenges.
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, has decried the increased state of insecurity in the country.
Senator Shehu Sani on Tuesday urged governments to take more proactive measures to address the overwhelming security challenges facing the Northern part of the country.
The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council on Saturday in Abuja identified hunger and injustice as major causes of insecurity and high level corruption in the country.
Disturbed by the resurgence of killings by alleged herdsmen and bandits across the country, the House of Representatives request President Muhamnadu Buhari to address the House and the nation within 48 hours.
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, has commended Nigerians over protest calling for an end to banditry and other criminal activities in the state.
The Zamfara Government says it will introduce numbering of lands and houses in the state as part of measures to address security challenges in the state.