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Punch Newspapers Sections Published 12:25 am The President, Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria and Chairman of Trans-World Security Systems Ltd., Dr Ona Ekhomu, shares with TUNDE AJAJA his thoughts on the recurring jailbreaks and better approach to tackle the prevailing insecurity in Nigeria What do you think is fuelling jailbreaks in Nigeria? Let me give you a little background. The first thing is to look at why people would want to break into a correctional centre. Boko Haram did it successfully on September 7, 2010 when they broke into the Bauchi correctional centre. They set their colleagues held there free and their purpose was to build an army. We should know that anytime somebody is breaking into a prison, we need to quickly ask ourselves who did it. In my book on Boko Haram, I listed 10 prison breaks by Boko Haram. The first one was in Maiduguri and they freed hundreds of inmates. To cut short the story, in April 201 ....
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at the Aspen Institute, is a lawyer, peacebuilding practitioner, and development expert based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. In early March, over three hundred schoolgirls abducted by armed groups from a secondary school in Zamfara State in northern Nigeria were released by their abductors. Unfortunately, the global outrage this incident stoked has not deterred the armed groups operating in the north. Just last week, another set of students was kidnapped from a college in Kaduna State the third mass kidnapping of students in Nigeria in 2021. An ugly video released by the kidnappers in Kaduna showed the students being brutalized by their abductors. Nigeria clearly needs to do more to protect its children. The country’s future depends on it. ....
In commemoration of 2021 International women’s Day, Udora Orizu writes that the Federal Government should ensure inclusion of more women in leadership positions, towards attainment of the 35 percent affirmative action Yearly on March 8, the International Women’s Day is celebrated globally and this year is no different. The annual celebration is marked today, Monday March 8, with the theme, ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.’ The theme for this year is apt and timely as it shines the spotlight on the barriers women are often faced with numerous challenges from sexism to prejudice, stereotype, bias and discrimination, when it comes to occupying leadership positions. ....
Daily Post Nigeria Published The fighters stormed the area firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades from gun trucks. An intelligence officer told PRNigeria that the prompt response from the air component of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) assisted the ground forces to repel the insurgents. The source said ISWAP attempted to overrun the town to loot food items, drugs and also invade a military formation to loot arms and ammunition. “The prompt response from the air taskforce saved the situation as some of the terrorists met their waterloo in superior gunpower from the gallant troops.” The ground troops have commenced a clearance operation of the area. ....