Crime - Abia ThinkTank News

Apr

04

2022

0 Comments

By admin

Buhari govt overwhelmed by insecurity – Obasanjo

Economy, Metro, PoliticsCrime, Economy, Metro, Mohammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Obasanjo, Politics, Security

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo says the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has been overwhelmed by insecurity. Obasanjo was reacting to the recent Kaduna train attack wherein eight persons were reported dead and many sustained injuries. He spoke while he played host to a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Ugochukwu Williams, at his Penthouse residence within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to Obasanjo, Nigerians traveling are no longer safe on the road, on trains, and at the airport. He called for concerted efforts to stem the tide of insecurity in Nigeria,…

Gunmen set Orsu LG Headquarters on fire in Imo

MetroCrime, Imo State, Metro, Nigeria, Security, UGM

Unknown gunmen on Sunday set on fire the headquarters of Osu Local Government Area in Imo State. A resident of the area, who gave her name as Chibuzo Ukah, said the attack, which happened around 2:30am might be the handwork of the unknown gunmen troubling communities within the South East. She said several buildings, including the chairman’s office, administrative block and parked vehicles among others were among the facilities torched. Another community source, who pleaded anonymity, said Orsu is a no-go-area for the youths, especially young men because the activities of unknown gunmen are so rife in the area. He…

Embark on road tour to prove Nigeria safer under Buhari – APC stalwart to Lai Mohammed

Metro, PoliticsCrime, Metro, Mohammadu Buhari, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Jonathan Vatsa, has challenged the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to tour the country by road to prove that Nigeria is safer under President Muhammad Buhari as he claimed. Vatsa, a former Commissioner for Information and Culture in Niger State, told newsmen in Minna that the security situation facing the nation has continued to deteriorate on a daily basis with no end in sight. Asking Lai Mohammed to withdraw the statement credited to him, he said, “when you sit down in Abuja and be issuing statements just to protect…