Insecurity
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Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has alleged that the recent attacks and abductions in Nigeria are being coordinated by forces both within and outside the country. He claimed the abductions were an attempt to destabilise Nigeria and undermine the government, adding that the nation needs to rise to the occasion and expose the kidnappers…
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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi has condemned the abduction of over 200 pupils and students plus a teacher of local primary and junior secondary schools in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government area of Kaduna State. Obi, in a post via his X handle, urged the government to ensure the…
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio says some of the street protests against the rising cost of living in the country are sponsored. There have been pockets of protests in different parts of the country, with the latest on Monday in Ibadan, capital city of Oyo state. Residents had also taken to the streets of Niger, Kano…
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At least two persons were killed while a yet-to-be-identified woman was kidnapped by gunmen who attacked the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. MEZIESBLOG learnt that the unfortunate incident occurred on Wednesday in the Alagemo community of Igbelaara, off Ijede road in Ikorodu when the attackers invaded the area. According to the police, no fewer than…
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Illegal gold mining is a growing problem in Nigeria that is benefiting terrorist groups, causing violence and increasing pollution. Residents of mining areas blame Chinese nationals who set up and oversee mining and refining operations. Tension continues to rise around these pit mines. Locals accuse Chinese miners of collaborating with extremist militants, corrupting government officials,…
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu in the fight against insecurity in the country and stop negative criticisms that can distract him. He said this while addressing journalists on Sunday in Osogbo, the state capital. Oyintiloye who said the rate…
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The four remaining siblings of late Nabeeha Al-Kadriyah have finally regained freedom. MEZIESBLOG recalls that the sisters were abducted alongside their father in the Zuma 1 area of Bwari Area Council on January 2nd. Their father was later released to enable him to source for ransom. However, the failure of the family to meet their…
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Operatives of the Kogi State Police Command, in collaboration with the military and local vigilantes, have rescued 24 victims kidnapped on Friday, 29th December, 2023 within Adogo axis, under Ajaokuta Local Government Area of the State. The Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Police…
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday condemned the brutal attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi local government areas, LGAs, of Plateau State, where over 115 persons were killed by bandits. MEZIESBLOG recalls that the gunmen had on Christmas Eve invaded the local councils, killed at least 115 villagers and burnt down 17 communities. The state governor, Caleb…
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Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Monday, kidnapped the village head of Rakyabu, in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Magaji Sa,idu and the Chief Imam of the village, Malam Abdullahi. According to a local, the community leaders were abducted from their homes when the bandits stormed the village on Monday night. He said…
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The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), has expressed concern over the ongoing insecurity and lawlessness in the nation, particularly in the South-East. This was expressed in a statement by its president, Eze Anaba and the General Secretary, Iyobosa Uwugiaren, after its standing committee meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State According to the statement, governments at all…
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Gunmen on Saturday killed a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and four other officers in Niger State. The police personnel were killed while repelling an attack along the Kwakuti village on the Minna-Suleja highway. MEZIESBLOG learnt that gunmen attempted to attack the market on Friday, but were repelled by joint security operatives. A resident, who pleaded…
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Christians in Nigeria join their counterparts across the world today in the 2022 Christmas celebration. What is, however, clear is that this year’s celebration appears not to have come with so much fanfare. Unlike previous years, the economic crisis bedeviling the nation may have forced several Nigerians to celebrate on a very low key. Apart…
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Parents of 39 children who were abducted by bandits while working on a farm in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State have pleaded with the government to come to their aid. The bandits, on Sunday, according to a source, in their large numbers invaded the farm where the children were working. According to…
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@Gidi_Traffic The AIG in charge of Zone 12, Audu Madaki,was attacked by suspected bandits on Tuesday afternoon at about 1430hrs at Barde Zangidi axis on the Kaduna-Abuja Road. The AIG sustained bullet injury on his leg while his orderly was shot dead on the spot While President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria repeatedly claims that security…
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EXCLUSIVE: Inside details of how Nigerian presidential guards fell into terrorist ambush. The troop’s proactiveness helped avert an attack on the law school but they fell into ambush due to apparent limited knowledge of the terrain. The recent terrorist ambush that killed some personnel of the Presidential Guards Brigade has its background in the effort…
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