Saraki made the call in a statement on Thursday.
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The chairperson of the committee, Khadija Bukar-Abba, made the pledge in Maiduguri during a two-day oversight tour of the NEDC’s activities.
The party said this in a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Chris Osa Nehikhare, on Thursday.
The renewed interest in the crisis that continues to rock Southern Kaduna would be helpful if it produces a genuine effort at resolving the problem and ensuring lasting peace in that part of the country that remains troubled, divided and to all intents and purposes, a killing field. It was reported that between July 21 and July 24, about 43 persons were killed across communities in Southern Kaduna, and over a period of seven months, about 178 persons lost their lives. What makes the situation tragic is that the killers often served notice of the impending attacks and carried out their threats, for hours on end in many cases, unhindered, unchecked, unrestrained. Even when the state government imposed a 24-hour curfew, the killings still continued. Homes were often burnt down. Women were raped. Innocent children were caught in the cross-fire. Farmlands were razed to the ground resulting in economic hardship.
The order was part of the outcome of an enlarged Security Council presided over by Governor David Umahi with the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and other stakeholders in Abakaliki, the State capital, on Tuesday.
Alhaji Usman Michika, Adamawa State Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Yola.
The governor also appointed Aliyu Muyideen, an intelligence and counterterrorism expert, as Senior Special Assistant on Security.
Ojo made the call at the 1st Session of the 4th Synod of the Church with the theme: “Heroes of Faith,” held at Saint Peter’s Anglican Church, Ayetoro-Gbede in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State on Tuesday.
The former University Lecturer, who proffered this option in a statement he issued and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday, said the challenges are navigating the ship of the Nigerian state towards a huge rock.
Matawalle made the assertion on Tuesday in his address as Special Guest at the Nigerian Army Special Super Camp in Faskari, Katsina State.
The meeting took place on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, with some attendees doing so virtually.
The National Commandant of the corps, Ambassador Dickson Akoh, made the appeal when he received the delegation of the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council at the national headquarters of the corps on Thursday in Abuja.
It also urged government to end banditry and other forms of insecurity in Katsina, Zamfara, Niger and other states in the northern part of the country.
The Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral David Adeniran, flagged off the operation at the Nigerian Navy Ship Victory jetty in Calabar.
The Inspector-General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, said the meeting with stakeholders would review the security situation in the area and adopt strategies to tackle the situation.
Buratai stated this at a news conference to mark the commencement of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration 2020 on Wednesday at the Army Special Super Camp, Faskari, Katsina State.
Nigerians expected that the Boko Haram insurgency would be history within fours years, with the appointments of the late Abba Kyari as the Chief of Staff to the President; Major General Babagana Monguno (retd) as the National Security Adviser and Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai as the Chief of Army Staff, because they are all from Borno State, the epicentre of Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria.
Buratai gave the assurance when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, on Saturday as part of his operational visit to the 3 Brigade, Kano.
But before I go into the Lecture, let me at the onset thank and congratulate the President and all the members of this premier socio-cultural Club for establishing an annual Lecture Series in honour and memory of Chief Sobo Sowemimo who spearheaded the establishment and founding of Abeokuta Club
The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the meeting between Buratai and the senior officers on Monday in Abuja.