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AT the current rate which the nation is spiraling, it is hard to conclude that Nigeria will remain intact till the end of the 21st century, i.e., another 80 years from now. This is very optimistic. Why do I say this? I grew up during the colonial days and our teachers in Emmanuel Primary School, Ado-Ekiti, the only educational institution I ever attended, taught us about the sanctity of life. To drive their point home, they taught us such poems as “Yi ese re si apa kan, ma se pa kokoro ni. Kokoro ti o ko nani, Olorun lo le da”, meaning “Don’t kill that insect which only God and no man can create”. If we were forbidden from killing a mere insect then, how come then that wanton killing on the farm, on the streets, in the classrooms and in hotel rooms has become the order of the day?
Hasina s next big challenge: Countering Al Qaeda linked Ansar al Islam in B desh
Wed, May 12 2021 20:12 IST |
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Healthy people are required to build a healthy Bangladesh-Hasina. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 12: The Sheikh Hasina governments new challenge is to contain the rise of the outlawed militant organisation Ansar al Islam, an affiliate of the Al Qaeeda. What is worrisome for the Hasina government is the fact that the militant outfit is now planning to embark on an aggressive recruitment drive.
In a report published by the Bangladesh based newspaper Prothomalo, Ansar Al Islam plans to hire youth from secondary schools, madrasahs, universities, Islamic parties and others associated with militant groups.
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In recent times, there is nothing that has dominated public discussion more than insecurity which is propelled by Fulani herdsmen attackBan on Open Grazing: Gov Ortom and the other Govs s leading to the debate on prohibition of open grazing of cattle – to be or not to be. The discussions have been on how sustainable is the nomadic practice of cattle rearing in the fast growing population and the spiral of crisis the practice has caused in Nigeria. These discussions rising to a climax at a time Nigeria is facing the worst ever wave of insecurity have also tested the country’s unity and foundation, leadership sincerity and purpose. The discussions have equally raised the question that between human beings and cows, which does Nigeria place its premium on?
Welcoming the arms control centre
FILE PHOTO: Military commanders inspect arms and ammunition recovered from Boko Haram members on display at the headquarters of the 120th Battalion in Goniri, Yobe State in 2019.
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The International Action Network on Small Arms, Safer World and Oxfam International put it in perspective when they reported that armed conflict cost Africa $18 billion each year and about US$300 billion between 1990 and 2005. During this period, 23 African nations experienced war.
The Global Terrorism Index 2020 report ranked Nigeria as the third most terrorised country in the world. The indices have worsened in 2021 with some 80,000 Nigerians estimated to have died in recent months and close to three million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) spread nationwide.