The Kaduna state government has said that 13 kidnapped people have been rescued by troops following a fierce gun battle with bandits in Gwagwada community, Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna. The commissioner said…
The remaining 29 students of the abducted students of Federal College of Forestry, Afaka, Kaduna have regained their freedom after 55 days in captivity. Chairman of the Forum of Parents of the 39 Abducted Students, Abdullahi Usman, confirmed the release of the students in an interview. Yes, they have been released. “They did not sleep…
The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF), has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to seek help from within and outside the country to address the escalating insecurity, spreading like wild fire across the country. In a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna, Chairman of NOSCEF, Mr. Ejoga Inalegwu said the country must not be left to…
The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, on Tuesday, appeared before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions. He was invited before the committee, following a petition submitted against him by Clement Sagwak, a security guard he assaulted on March 29, at Banex Plaza, Wuse 2, Abuja. Sagwak had,…
One of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna, has been released. The mother of the released student, Mrs. Lauretta Attahiru, confirmed this on Tuesday to journalists in Kaduna. She did not however give details how her son was released as she declined to make further comments. The police could not however be reached to…
The presidency has said that some “disgruntled religious and past political leaders” are working with “external forces” to overthrow the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, stated this in a statement on Tuesday. Adesina said the Presidency has “unimpeachable evidence” of a plan to…
