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NSCDC CG attributes rising crime to informants within security agencies
NSCDC CG attributes rising crime to informants within security agencies
The Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi has attributed the rise in crimes and criminal activities in the country to the unpatriotic pastime of informants within the security services and in the society.
Speaking at the stakeholders’ summit on protection of critical national assets and infrastructure at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja, on Tuesday, with the theme, ‘Synergy: Panacea to effective critical assets and infrastructure protection,’ Audi called for engagement with community, religious and political leaders to address the security challenges plaguing the country.
He also stressed the need to re-strategise to better protect national assets from the onslaught of bad elements.
Audi said the upsurge in crime and threats constituted a threat to critical national assets and infrastructure as witnessed in some states, including Zamfara, Kaduna, Borno and other states in the north.
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The CG recalled a statement by the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, who revealed that the federal government spends a whopping N60 billion annually on repair and maintenance of vandalised oil pipelines across the country.
He said it behooves the stakeholders to identify key national assets and their level of vulnerability while addressing the potential threat to such infrastructure.
Audi said: “You will agree with me that the nefarious activities of these criminal elements are being strengthened not only by informants within security formations but equally those within the society; hence the need to engage our traditional rulers, religious, community, political and youth leaders in the process of finding a solution to this menace.”
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, lamented that the threats to national assets and infrastructure continue to escalate due to the insecurity in the country.
He, however, insisted that the federal government was committed to rooting out every threat to the corporate existence of the nation, while providing round-the-clock protection to critical national assets and infrastructure.
Aregbesola who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, said the federal government has now classified schools and educational institutions as critical national assets and infrastructure in other to focus more efforts and resources to provide a safer and more secured teaching and learning environment in our schools and educational institutions.
The Minister said “the federal government, and the various states and locals are currently massively investing in the development and construction of various infrastructures that would support employment generation, poverty reduction and the comfort and wellbeing of the Nigerian people.”
NSCDC CG attributes rising crime to informants within security agencies
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected ISWAP terrorists have killed the chairman of the hunters’ group in Garjang village, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 5 a.m. on Sunday.
The victim, identified as Habu Dala, 53, was abducted from his home by the terrorists, who took him through Mulharam to Forfot villages in Damboa LGA.
Villagers mobilised in search of Dala and later found his corpse bearing gunshot wounds.
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and the hunters’ group visited the scene.
The remains were evacuated to the General Hospital, Damboa, where he was certified dead and later released to his family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
By: Zagazola Makama
Nine persons sustained machete injuries in a clash between Bassa farmers and Fulani herders in Gomoni Village, Kwali Area Council of the FCT.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the fight, which broke out on Aug. 9 at about 3:30 p.m., followed alleged destruction of melon and maize farms belonging to the Bassa community by cattle.
It was gathered that the Nigeria army troops
along with joint team of operatives, and vigilantes were deployed to the scene following a distress call.
Six Bassa and three Fulani victims with varying degrees of machete cuts were taken to Rhema Foundation Hospital, Kwali, for treatment.
Authorities confirmed that the situation had been brought under control and normalcy restored, while investigation was ongoing.
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VP Shettima Attends Wedding Fatiha Of Aisha Shehu Aliyu and Muhammad Jalal Babangida Aliyu
VP Shettima Attends Wedding Fatiha Of Aisha Shehu Aliyu and Muhammad Jalal Babangida Aliyu
By: Our Reporter
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday attended the wedding fatiha of Aisha, daughter of Shehu Aliyu, an Executive Director with First Bank of Nigeria, and Muhammad Jalal, son of former Niger State Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, Talban Minna, at the National Mosque, Abuja.
The solemnisation, led by the Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Dr. Muhammad Kabir Adam, alongside other Imams, featured prayers for the couple’s blessings.
Vice President Shettima stood in for the bride, while Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu represented the groom, culminating in the presentation of the dowry and the formal tying of the marital knot.
The event was graced by prominent dignitaries, including former Vice President Namadi Sambo, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, former Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi, former Minister of Special Duties Kabiru Turaki, Katsina State Deputy Governor Faruk Lawal Jobe, the Emir of Borgu, Niger State, Muhammad Sani Dantoro among many others.
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