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Gunmen Kidnap Four Rev Sisters In Imo

Four Catholic Reverend sisters of the Order of Jesus The Saviour (Generalate) were on Sunday morning abducted by gunmen along Okigwe–Umulolo road in Imo state. It was learned that the kidnapped religious who are  sisters Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, Liberata Mbamalu and Benita Agu, were on their way for a Thanksgiving Mass for one of the sisters when they were abducted ...

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School Abductions: Short-Term Solutions Will Result In Long-Term Destruction, Says Atiku

With the latest Kaduna school abduction, former Nigeria’s Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has repeated his call for the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector, and to post 24-hour armed guards at every school in the affected and neighbouring states. “No expense must be spared to keep our schools safe,” he said. In a statement ...

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Zamfara: Treat Abductions Of Students As A Breach Of UN Charter, SERAP Urges UN Security Council

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the UN Security Council and its members urging them to “urgently hold a special session on Nigeria and to visit the country to press the authorities to end continuing abductions of students and the increasing level of insecurity across the country.” The organization is also urging “the Council ...

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Insecurity: APC Govt At All Levels Have Failed, Says Ganduje’s Aide

The Special Adviser to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Media, Salihu Yakasai, has said that the government of the All Progressives Congress at all levels have failed Nigerians in the duty to protect lives and properties. Yakasai said this amid the abduction of over 300 schoolgirls from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in the Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, which ...

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Insecurity: We’re Frustrated, Govs Lament As Gunmen Abduct Village Head, Wives, 14 Others In Katsina

The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) comprising chief executives of the 36 states has lamented the insecurity nationwide, confessing: “We’re all tired, we’re all frustrated.” Ekiti Governor who is also Chairman of the Forum  Kayode Fayemi, spoke in Katsina when he led a delegation on solidarity visit to Governor Aminu Bello Masari in Katsina over the recent rescue of 344 students of Government ...

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