Again! Buhari Restates Commitment To End Insurgency

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Kaduna expressed full confidence in the ability of the Nigerian Army to protect the territorial integrity of the nation, particularly in the ongoing war against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping, assuring that the Federal Government will increase manpower and improve training to meet the changing dynamics of security in the […]

UN’s Call for Nigeria to Explore Political Solution to Insurgency and Banditry

The recent call by the United Nations for the federal government to combine dialogue with the deployment of force to combat insecurity in Nigeria made headlines. The UN was quoted as saying that Nigeria’s security crisis is complicated by a conflation of banditry and terrorism in the North-west, which makes a purely military solution unlikely […]

Kidnapping, Banditry and Boko Haram now intractable

Until a few months back, the thought that kidnapping, banditry and Boko Haram, on the other hand, had become intractable was believed to be an exaggeration. Banditry, mostly limited to northern states, is a fairly recent menace, perhaps dating back to four or five years. The increasingly virulent Boko Haram, mostly limited to the Northeast, […]

Banditry: Sokoto bans motorcycles in 4 LGs

A 12-hour restriction of movement on motorcycles has been placed in four council areas of Sokoto state, north-west Nigeria, where bandits have been on the loose recently. The council areas are: Isa, Sabon Birni, Rabah and Goronyo local government areas. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State disclosed this after an over two hours meeting […]

Stop the culture of passing blames, Obasanjo tells Nigerians 

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigerians to stop the culture of passing blames for the betterment of the nation. He stated this while meeting with Hausa/Fulani leaders in Southwest, Kogi and Kwara States in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, over insecurity and banditry in the region. He said instead of passing blames they […]