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Karl Ogumah “Political language is designed to make lies sound truth and murder respectable, to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind” George Orwell The Orwellian thought above clearly reflect the current political development in our country particularly the very annoying statement of the minister for Justice and Attorney General of the federation on the legality of the National Assembly invitation of the president. The National Assembly responding to the rampart terrible security reports of murder, kidnapping and other security breach across the country and the open incompetence of the service chiefs sent a letter to the president to come and address them particularly on the recent cold blooded killings of innocent rice farmers in Zabarmari, Borno State. One would have expected that the president and his advisers would seize the opportunities presented by the invitation to clarify the challenges the security agencies are facing and use it to seek the support of the nati

ex-President Goodluck Jonathan The Chairman of the Northern Youth Leaders Forum, Rev Elliot Afiso, has claimed that former President Goodluck Jonathan laid the foundation for the festering insecurity, banditry and killings in the country by sponsoring a Fulani group known as “Miyetti Allah Kautal Horre.” The NYLF Chairman alleged that the former President in 2014 paid the group N300 million with which they purchased most of their firearms.  ex-President Goodluck Jonathan In an interview with SaharaReporters, Afiso noted that President Muhammadu Buhari had been caged and was no longer in charge of the government. He said, “One thing that I want Nigerians to know is that it was in 2014 that banditry started in earnest. This is because, that was when the then President, Goodluck Jonathan, reneged on a gentleman agreement of not seeking a second term. He lobbied the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association and the Northern Elders Forum, but they refused. “But because he was de

Mahdi Shehu A Kaduna State-based businessman, Alhaji Mahdi Shehu, has revealed in a viral video how 24 young police recruits were each defrauded of N700,000. In the video, Shehu claimed that the recruits were illegally detained on the orders of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. Mahdi Shehu Shehu, who was himself locked up by the police two weeks ago for exposing some alleged fraudulent acts by the Katsina State Government, said he met the recruits in a detention facility at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. He said, “The 24 young police recruits have been in detention for six months since passing out from the Police College, Maiduguri, Borno State. “As gathered, the young men applied to be recruited into the police in 2019, after all the examinations they were invited to the college for training. See Also Corruption EXPOSED: How Nigerian Police College Officials Sold Constable Recruitment Slots For N700,000 Each 0 Comments 2 Days Ago “But when they arri

The Oyo State Police Command on Sunday asked foreigners in the state to be vigilant as they go about their daily activities. Two Indians nationals were kidnapped at a pharmaceutical shop, close to  Top One restaurant in Podo area of Ibadan, the state capital on Wednesday.  Since Wednesday,  the whereabouts of the two foreigners are still unknown as their captors have yet to get across to their company and families in the state. Eyewitnesses told SaharaReporters that the two foreigners were trailed from the company to the pharmaceutical shop before opening fire on their vehicle’s tyres which forced the cars to a halt. The sources noted that the two foreigners were first robbed of their cash and other possessions before they were whisked away by their abductors. Confirming the development to journalists in Ibadan on Sunday, the state Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State, Olugbenga Fadeyi, said the Oyo State Police Command would do its best to arrest the criminals. He

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked Yar Kuka village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing 12 people and abducting many others. According to Daily Trust, a resident of the village whose daughter was kidnapped said the bandits invaded the town on Thursday around 9:30 pm and started shooting indiscriminately. He said 12 people were killed while six women were abducted. “Three of the abducted women are married, and my daughter is one, while the remaining three are young girls.” The gunmen also attacked Dan Ali village in Danmusa Local Government Area where they abducted a retired Education Officer identified as Sani Skido. A resident of the village said the attackers, who came at around midnight, shot at the door of the room where the victim was hiding in his house. Traces of blood were seen in his room after he was taken away. Similarly, three travellers were reported abducted on Friday by unidentified gunmen on their way from Danmusa to Maidab