Fresh details have continued to complicate the online storm surrounding human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, following new assertions credited to his lawyer amid investigations into a ransom-delivery operation in Edo State. The latest twist emerged after Ossai Ovie Success, Senior Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor, shared an account on his Facebook page reportedly…
Presidential Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, says President Bola Tinubu’s administration maintains a firm policy against negotiating with bandits or any terrorist group. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, Bwala said previous governments sometimes engaged violent groups because of Nigeria’s complex security challenges. But he stressed that Tinubu has adopted a…
A Department of State Security Service investigator, on Tuesday, told the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court that Tukur Mamu was offered a N50 million share by Shugaba, the leader of the terrorist group that attacked the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train in 2022. The DSS operative, who testified as the sixth prosecution witness in the…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, is proposing penalties, in the next six months, for government officials who negotiate ransom payments. Kalu spoke on Tuesday at the lower chamber’s special session on national security, saying a legislative move to make that happen will help in addressing insecurity in Nigeria. He said,…
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday, warned against payment of ransom to terrorists, kidnappers and other criminals. He gave the warning while receiving a fresh batch of over 60 rescued victims who had been in kidnappers’ den for over a month, following intense military pressure in Kaduna. The victims, among whom was…
Nigerians paid a staggering N2.3 trillion in ransom over a 12-month period, according to a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday. The figure, drawn from the 2024 Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS), underscores the financial toll of crimes in the country. The survey, covering May 2023 to April…