Killings

On May 29, 2023, Bola Tinubu was sworn in as Nigeria’s new president. He succeeded former President Muhammadu Buhari who spent eight years in power and left behind a track record of shortcomings in the security sector.  However, Tinubu,…
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Peter Aremu, the Olukoro of Koro in Kwara State, was sleeping in his palace on February 1, when unsuspecting kidnappers breached protocol, killing the monarch. They also kidnapped his wife and two others.  Two days earlier, a group of…
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The Senate has summoned security chiefs and others over Christmas Eve killings in Plateau State. Those summoned include the Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, the Inspector General…
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The Northern Caucus of the House of Representatives has condemned in strong terms the barbaric murder of over 155 persons in some communities in Plateau State. The Chairman of the caucus, Alhassan Ado Doguwa who disclosed this in a…
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, has condemned the gruesome killings of over 150 innocent people in Plateau State, saying bandits are always a step ahead of the authorities. He called on security agencies to be more…
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President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness and grief over the rounds of violence and killings in Plateau and Benue. This is contained in a statement by Mr Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the brutal terrorist attacks in Kanam and Wase Local Government Areas of Plateau, describing the killings as heinous. In a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Tuesday in Abuja, the…
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The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the killing of some citizens in six villages of Giwa Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, however said in a…
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President Muhammadu Buhari as Commander-in-Chief of the nation’s armed forces has set the ball rolling for a major military operation in Niger State. The state has faced continued attacks on its communities by bandits and remnants of…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the renewed terrorist killings in Kaduna State, saying that the gruesome nature of recent incidents in Kauran Fawa, Marke and Ruhiya of Idasu Ward of Giwa Local Government Area, has made him…
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