A faction of Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, cautioned President Bola Tinubu on the handling of security challenges in the country.
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In response to the abduction of 280 Kaduna schoolchildren on March 7, 2024, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo organisation, condemns the flagrant recklessness exhibited by Northern political elites . The group added: “The Southern masses stand steadfastly with you, President Tinubu, urging you to navigate this treacherous terrain with steadfast courage and resolute determination. We entreat you to be the beacon of unwavering resolve, the embodiment of strength and leadership.”Security operatives were said to have begun searching bushes in the area to rescue the victims.
A community member had told reporters: “The army left, but within a while, they came back with more reinforcement, gunboats, and other things. And instantly, about 20 persons were killed. And when they came back again, they began to shoot. They killed nothing less than 50 persons on that day. Then, the following day, they mobilised again, some from Bomadi, Okwagbe. They came together and burned the entire community down. That was on March 15.
According to Nwachukwu, “the falsehood being peddled by these criminals and their cohorts to whip up sentiments and sway the public to cover up, endorse, or support the outrageous criminal acts of their armed youth gang should be disregarded in its entirety. He was received by the leader of the JTF, General Officer Commanding 6 Division Nigeria Army, Major General Jamaal Abdulsalam.The JTF barred journalists from covering the governor’s assessment tour of the troubled community.
The Court of Appeal, yesterday, upheld the judgment of a Federal High Court that the Federal Road Safety Commission’s officials can operate on all roads in the Federal Capital Territory , Abuja.
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