The Katsina State Government says it will not negotiate with any criminal or group of criminals, but will do everything humanly possible to protect the people.
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The Borno Government has placed a ban on all mining activities in the state, due to the fragile security situation in the state.
ASHENEWS reports that the General Officer Commanding 7 Division and Commander Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI, Major General Peter Malla has sought for collaboration with traditional rulers in Borno state to tame the tide of insecurity bedeviling the area.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says there is a need for its personnel to bear firearms in discharging their duties, considering the level of security challenges across the country.
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Nigerian Society of Engineers,(NSE) Nigerian Institution of Space Engineers (NISEng) had called for the deployment of space assets to address security challenges.
The Katsina state government has approved the sum of N560 million to be used in purchasing security equipment to fight insecurity in the state.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria has described the incessant attacks by armed herdsmen in dozens of communities in Kaduna as no longer acceptable.
Terrorists, on Thursday, killed four and abducted 18 other persons in Giyawa village of Goronyo local government area of Sokoto state.
The Zamfara state government has announced the closure of eight cattle markets in response to the persistent security challenges in the state.
On August 16, one of northwestern Nigeria’s most notorious bandits, Dogo Gide, released a video in which he claimed his fighters were responsible for downing a Nigerian air force helicopter in Shiroro, Kaduna State; this attack killed 20 soldiers and three senior military officers (premiumtimesng.com, August 16). Shiroro is where Ansaru, an al-Qaeda-affiliated and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)-loyal faction, attempted to recruit villagers and establish hideouts in 2021 (dailytrust.com, June 28, 2021). Ansaru also employed the same tactic when it shot down another air force helicopter en route from Kaduna to the Nigerian capital of Abuja in 2020 (punchng.com, February 6, 2020). These factors combine with reports of Dogo Gide allying with Ansaru to lend credibility to Gide’s claim that his group brought down the aforementioned helicopter (humangle.ng, June 9, 2020).