The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, disclosed this during interactions with journalists in Lagos.
Browsing: Insecurity
There was a huge protest in Katsina over the insecurity in the state, which had led to several deaths and kidnappings.
Unfortunately, this year’s democracy day is being celebrated amidst unprecedented degeneration of security situation in the country.
This was sequel to a motion by Rep. Sada Soli (APC-Katsina), which was unanimously adopted at plenary on Thursday.
According to Mass Atrocities Report of 2020, between January and April, 1,416 deaths occurred with 1,141 civilians and 275 security personnel.
The Senate has called for the decentralisation of the Nigeria Police Force and the need for community policing as a way of addressing the country’s problem of insecurity.
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has ordered security agencies to arrest those involved in the killing of four people, following a fresh attack on Mgbrazongo village in Bassa Local Government Area of the state.
The Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Security Challenges has called for the decentralisation of the Nigeria Police Force as a way of improving efficiency aimed at addressing the problem of insecurity bedeviling the country.
A Senate Panel has attributed the problem of insecurity in Nigeria to the failure of the Federal Government to fund the Office of the National Security Adviser since 2015.
Amidst the levels of insecurity facing the country for over a decade, the International Committee of the Red Cross has clarified that its role in Nigeria does not involve taking part in the negotiation process among the Federal Government, military and insurgents, neither does it take any side of the party, maintaining that its mandate is to bring succour to civilians in conflict.
Archbishop Margret Benson Idahosa, presiding Bishop of Church of God Mission International, have prophesied peaceful co-existence despite the spate of violence and insecurity in the country.
The National Association of Polytechnic Students has distanced itself from a planned protest by some students against the nation’s Service Chiefs and has instead thrown its weight behind the military’s top hierarchy.
The procession, which attracted hundreds of Christian faithful and Muslim communities in the state, started from Abdullahi Fodio Road through Central Market Road to Ahmadu Bello Way and ended at the Holy Family Catholic Cathedral, Sokoto.
General Yakubu Gowon (retd), former Nigeria Head of State and National Chairman of Nigeria Prays, on Sunday led the group in a prayer rally for peace to reign in the North East zone and Nigeria at large.
The Federal Government says President Muhammadu Buhari will not resign because he has the overwhelming mandate of Nigerians to preside over the affairs of the country until the expiration of his tenure in May 2023.
The Nigerian Army on Monday engaged about 300 social media bloggers and online journalists in Sokoto toward enhancing proper understanding and fostering civic relationship in the fight against insecurity.
A legal luminary, Chief Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has urged the Federal Government and the National Assembly to effect a constitutional change that would allow a decentralised police force to effectively address the insecurity challenges confronting the country.
Each time he itemises the three focal areas of government, President Muhammadu Buhari follows the same order: we shall secure the country, because you have to first secure a country or institution before you can efficiently manage it. We will revive the economy, and create jobs, particularly for our teeming youths, and then, we will fight corruption.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has told the various Service Chiefs that Nigerians are on the necks of their representatives in the House over the security situation in the country.
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare state of emergency to tackle insecurity, especially kidnapping, terrorism, armed robbery and banditry, in the country.