cleric heavily criticized previous localized peace pacts, specifically pointing to failed initiatives in Katsina State where authorities handed financial payouts to armed groups without dismantling the underlying socio-economic drivers of the rebellion.
In a direct federal response to the recent wave of violent abductions rocking the South-West, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, has ordered the immediate deployment of specialized ground troops and high-tech aerial surveillance assets to Oyo State.
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, have apprehended a 24-year-old man in connection with a sophisticated online car purchase scam totaling over N3 million.
The Edo State Commandant of the corps, Mr. Saidi Akintayo, paraded the suspect during a press briefing in Benin City on Monday.
High-profile Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has announced that his newly formed security outfit is ready for deployment across the South-West region, pending final clearance from the Federal Government. Sunday Igboho Awaits Federal Approval to Flush Criminals from South-West Forests
Gunmen Burn Kwara Palace, Abduct 10 in Brazen Midnight Assault, A fresh wave of violent terror has struck Kwara State, leaving a traditional palace in ruins and ten people abducted, just 48 hours after a fatal raid on a local prayer ground.