TODAY
February 19, 2021
The Niger State Government has begged bandits unleashing terror on its citizens across the state to lay down their arms and give room for dialogue and reconciliation for peace and security to reign in the state.
The State Secretary to the Government, Alh. Ahmed Matane, who made the appeal in Dutsen Magaji, Mariga Local Government Area of the State while addressing Bandits and their Commanders said recent developments in the state calls for sober reflection.
The SSG also urged other criminal elements such as kidnappers and cattle rustlers to embrace the peace efforts of the state.
Matane, accompanied by a renowned Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Abubakar Gumi said the move has become necessary to put an end to the security challenges that have bedevilled the state over the years.
JNI condemns kidnap of Kagara students
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By Ibrahim HassanWuyo
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) the Sultan of Sokoto has expressed disbelief and astonishment over the kidnap of Kagara students.
JNi wandered that the students could be abducted from school, despite the not too long ago Kankara episode.
Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu Secretary-General, JNI,said in a statement, hat teachers and students were abducted from Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, just few days after the kidnap of passengers on board the Niger State Transport Authority (NSTA) bus had happened in the same Niger State.
” This is absolutely incredible, despicable and condemnable. Ordinarily, the school abduction should have been averted if there was adequate security surveillance and alertness around our boarding schools. This is because, these unfortunate trends is becoming the new normal. Worst still, Kagara town and by extension Niger State has become infamous given the serial attacks by band
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A civil society group with a focus on global peace, security, and public safety, has raised the alarm of possible invasion of parts of the country by suspected foreign militia herders.