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The Defence Headquarters has said troops deployed for counter-terrorism operations killed a total of 572 terrorists and arrested 790 in July. The DHQ also said a total of 479 kidnapped victims were rescued across the country. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Buba stated that
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Residents of Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara State and Yankara area of Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State have demanded military actions against bandits. According to some of the residents in the two areas, the call has become imperative, considering the rate at which bandits are terrorising them. They also said farming activities
Insecurity: Communities along Gusau-Funtua Road demand military action against bandits
Residents of Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara State and Yankara area of Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State have demanded military actions against bandits.
According to some of the residents in the two areas, the call has become imperative, considering the rate at which bandits are terrorising them. They also said farming activities have been grounded by the ravaging hordes.
According to Muhammad Ishiaku who lives in Tsafe, they are afraid of going out as bandits have been laying siege to the areas.
Ishiaku said persistent bandits’ attacks have brought farming to its knees in the two affected areas, pointing out that farmers, travellers, and communities along the Gusau-Funtua road are no longer safe.
He further stated that residents of the areas have been forced to demand military action against persistent attacks that involved killings and kidnappings.
Another respondent, Usman Bilbis, stated that the military and other security operatives are doing their best, but bandits seem to have the upper hand.
He further stated that having a military installation in the areas can put fear in the minds of bandits.
“Nobody living along the Gusau-Funtua axis can sleep with his or her two eyes closed. Even commuters are not safe,” he said.
Ibrahim Abubakar, from Yankara, Faskari LGA, Katsina State, said that people in the area are afraid due to the recent killings of six members of the state local security outfit, Community Watch Guard, by bandits along Yankara-Faskari Road.
In recent days, bandits’ attacks became rampant along Gusau-Funtua Road, causing sleeplessness for residents and anxiety for travellers.
Insecurity: Communities along Gusau-Funtua Road demand military action against bandits
The investigation into the alleged N15 million bribery involving controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, has commenced in the House. The hearing, held by the House Committees on Financial Crimes and Reformatory Institutions, began around 2:05 p.m. following the arrival of Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, and his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju. It will
Bribery saga: Bobrisky absent as VDM, Adeyanju, others storm NASS
The investigation into the alleged N15 million bribery involving controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, has commenced in the House.
The hearing, held by the House Committees on Financial Crimes and Reformatory Institutions, began around 2:05 p.m. following the arrival of Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, and his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju.
It will be recalled that the scandal started after VeryDarkMan released a voice recording allegedly of Bobrisky, claiming EFCC officials demanded N15 million to drop the money laundering charge against him.
In the recording, Bobrisky also claimed that he never spent a day in prison after his conviction, stating that his godfather arranged for him to serve his term in a lodge instead of a jail, a comment that implicated the Nigerian Correctional Services.
However, at the time of filing this report, Bobrisky did not attend the hearing; instead, his lawyer appeared on his behalf.
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Bribery saga: Bobrisky absent as VDM, Adeyanju, others storm NASS
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, unveiled a book on how the Soludo-engineered consolidation transformed Nigerian banks. Obasanjo, who was…