The Conference of harmonised Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria, COHCSON has raised alarm over alleged plots by the Indigenous Persons of Biafra (IPOB) and the Yoruba Nation agitators to infiltrate judicial officers. COHCSON President, Solomon Semaka at a press conference in Abuja said following an emergency expanded meeting of the COHCSON, there is need to […]
Category archives: Security
Insecurity: Group warns Amnesty International, NGOs against demoralizing troops
The Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has cautioned Amnesty International and other non-governmental organisations in the country against attempts to distract and undermine the troops in the frontline. According to the group, the allegation of excessive use of force by security agents in the South-East is another scheme targeted at dampening the morale of security […]
Insecurity: Return quarterly exercises to south-east, group begs COAS
The Igbos in Nigeria Movement (INM) has called on the Chief of Army Staff, Major Gen Farouk Yahaya to reintroduce special operations towards curbing the escalating rate of crime and criminalities experienced in the South-East. The group made the call on Wednesday at a press conference comprising of stakeholders from each state in the region. […]
Ebonyi: AESID condemns renewed communal hostility, seeks urgent intervention
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) has condemned the renewed communal clashes between the people of Enyibichiri, Izzi in Abakaliki Local Government Area and Echialike, Ikwo, Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi state over a lingered land dispute, demanding an end to the hostility. The Ebonyi indigenes also condemned in totality […]
Ebonyi massacre: Indigenes blame Umahi, call for change in security tactics
Following the report of recent attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Odoke, Ndiobasi and Obakotara communities in Izhi, Ebonyi Local Government Area, an Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has blamed governor Dave Umahi, for the continued killings in the state. The Ebonyi indigenes said the recent attack is considered the highest number […]
Group commends Buhari’s choice of Farouk Yahaya as COAS
….tasks new Chief to prioritize quarterly exercises, soldiers’ welfare A pan-Nigeria group, Nigeria First, has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s choice of Major General Farouk Yahaya as late Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru’s successor for the position of Chief of Army Staff. According to the group, Maj Gen Yahaya’s appointment is another evidence of President Buhari’s commitment […]
Ebubeagu: AESID condemns Umahi’s threat to arrest opposition leaders
…Demands redeployment of CP Aliyu, AIG Okon Following the recent viral audio clip of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state where he threatened to arrest some leaders of the opposition party over insecurity, some indigenes under the aegis of Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has condemned the move. The association, however, called […]
Gen Buratai’s footprints and the task ahead of COAS Attahiru
By Philip Agbese Combating terrorism or insurrections are acknowledged globally as quite arduous assignments. Soldiers who command such warfares must be necessarily be brave, courageous and determined combatants of the trenches. It’s not a task for the faint- hearted! The ex-Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and leader of the counter-insurgency operations in Nigeria, retired Lt. […]
Incorporate Buratai, other past service chiefs in security architecture, group tells Buhari
Following worsened security situation across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to integrate Lt. Gen T.Y Buratai (rtd) and other immediate past service chiefs into the nation’s security architecture. According to the Patriotic Front of Nigeria (PFN), Buratai and other former military heads “still have a lot to offer the country in this […]
Blame Shettima for worsening insecurity in North-East – NEPC
The North East Peace Congress (NEPC) says ex-Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, should be blamed for the worsening insecurity in the region. According to the group, the Borno Central lawmaker championed the call for the removal of the immediate past Service Chiefs, a move it says has resulted in calamity. Since the retirement of the […]