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Insecurity: ‘Tinubu Is Worried, We Speak Twice Daily’ – Gov Sani

<p><img width="726" height="423" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Kaduna-Governor-Uba-Sani.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Kaduna Govt Contacts Bandits, Hires Private Negotiator To Secure Release of Kidnapped Pupils" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Kaduna-Governor-Uba-Sani.jpg 726w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Kaduna-Governor-Uba-Sani-300x175.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px" /></p> <h2>Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has revealed that President <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/bola-tinubu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bola Tinubu</a>, is committed to tackling the issue of insecurity in the country.</h2> <p><strong>Naija News</strong> recalls that on March 8, bandits invaded the LEA Primary and Junior Secondary School, Kuriga, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and abducted at least 312 students and a principal, Abubakar Isah, in broad daylight.</p> <p>Also, on Sunday night, bandits kidnapped at least 86 persons in Tantatu and Aguba communities in the Kufana District of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.</p> <p>However, speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Sani said Tinubu is worried about the level of insecurity in the state.</p> <p>The Kaduna Governor noted that he speaks with Tinubu twice daily about the security situation in the state and the service chiefs were committed to ending insecurity in Nigeria.</p> <p>He said, <em>“Mr President is worried and concerned. I speak to Mr President twice daily on this issue and he showed a lot of concern. He is committed and I have a tremendous belief in what the president is doing. I also believe in the armed forces. I have no doubt in my mind that we will overcome this problem.</em></p> <p><em>“We had a meeting with the NSA and the service chiefs and everyone of them is concerned. Mr President is worried, too. He calls me twice daily, sometimes four times a day, to ask me about the situation in my state. I have no doubt in my mind that Mr president under his able leadership will address this problem. It is a matter of time.”</em></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/19/insecurity-tinubu-is-worried-we-speak-twice-daily-gov-sani/">Insecurity: ‘Tinubu Is Worried, We Speak Twice Daily’ – Gov Sani</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>

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BREAKING: Nigerian Army Rescues 16 Out of 162 Abducted In One Week In Kajuru, Kaduna

<p>Troops of the Nigerian Army engaged bandits in a gunfight and rescued 16 of 87 persons abducted Sunday night. </p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arise.tv/breaking-nigerian-army-rescues-16-out-of-162-abducted-in-one-week-in-kajuru-kaduna/">BREAKING: Nigerian Army Rescues 16 Out of 162 Abducted In One Week In Kajuru, Kaduna</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arise.tv">Arise News</a>.</p>

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General Overseer, Pastor Shot Dead As Gunmen Storm Church In Akwa Ibom

<p><img width="542" height="372" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Akwa-Ibom.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Akwa-Ibom" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Akwa-Ibom.png 542w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Akwa-Ibom-300x206.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px" /></p> <h2>The founder of the Mount of Solution Redeemed Church (MSRC), Apostle Elisha Asuquo and the pastor in charge of the church, Aniekan Ibanga, have been shot dead by gunmen, in Ikot Ekang, a community in Abak Local Government Area of <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/akwa-ibom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Akwa Ibom state.</a></h2> <p><strong>Naija News</strong> learnt that the tragic incident occurred when the gunmen stormed the National Headquarters of the Church at about 7:30pm at the weekend, disrupting an ongoing Parish meeting.</p> <p>The unidentified gunmen reportedly left through the Abak-Ikot Ekpene Federal Highway after committing the crime.</p> <p>It was gathered the late Apostle Asuquo hailed from Adiasim in Essien Udim Local Government Area, while Pastor Aniekan Ibanga, was a native of Ikot Obioikpa village, Afaha Obong Clan, in Abak LGA.</p> <p>A community leader in Ikot Ekang, Bishop John Jeremiah Kpongkpong, in an interview with Leadership, described the killing of the two clerics as shocking, noting that such an ugly incident had never happened in the community before.</p> <p>According to him, Apostle Asuquo was handling a crucial and heated marital reconciliation matter between a lady and her estranged husband before the sad incident.</p> <p>He said,<em> “It was around 8 p.m., I was attending a church programme when somebody called and asked me whether I had heard that Prophet Elisha and his Pastor had been shot dead. While still on that call, another person came in and told me that Prophet Elisha and Pastor Aniekan had been killed.</em></p> <p><em>“I had to close from the church and rush to the palace of the Village Head to inform him of what had happened. After informing the Village Head, he instructed me to call the Police, which I did.</em></p> <p><em>“On getting to the Church premises, I saw many people gathering while Policemen from Abak Division were performing their duty.”</em></p> <p>Also speaking on the incident, the Youth President of Ikot Obio Ikpa Village, Alphonsus Alphonsus Okoro, described the killing of their son as painful and a great loss.</p> <p>He further called on the two villages to cooperate and investigate the matter to bring the culprits to book, to which the Youth President of Ikot Ekang village, Godwin Adahada, agreed.</p> <p>Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the state police command, CSP Odiko MacDon, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Waheed Ayirara, had ordered a manhunt for the suspects.</p> <p>He assured that the ongoing discreet investigations would culminate in the arrest and subsequent prosecution of the culprits.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/19/general-overseer-pastor-shot-dead-as-gunmen-storm-church-in-akwa-ibom/">General Overseer, Pastor Shot Dead As Gunmen Storm Church In Akwa Ibom</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>

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Nigeria and Benin Republic Initiate Talks to Bolster Diplomatic and Economic Ties

<p>Nigeria and Benin Republic want to boost bilateral trade relations and implement measures in other areas relating to trade harmonisation.</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arise.tv/nigeria-and-benin-republic-initiate-talks-to-bolster-diplomatic-and-economic-ties/">Nigeria and Benin Republic Initiate Talks to Bolster Diplomatic and Economic Ties</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.arise.tv">Arise News</a>.</p>

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