Senate President Ahmad Lawan has mentioned that pronouncements by governors in the south-west were responsible for the violence in Sasha market Ibadan Oyo state. A crisis had erupted On February 13, following an argument that ensued between a pregnant Yoruba woman and a Hausa businessman. This resulted in an outbreak of violence in Sasha area of Ibadan, Oyo state capital, which reportedly led to the deaths of many and the destruction of houses. Seyi Makinde, the state governor, ordered the immediate closure of the market.

Sheikh Gumi has embarked on his expedition to meet with bandit commanders in their den to negotiate the release of Kidnapped schoolboys in Kagara, Niger state.

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed new heads for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Interior minister Rauf Aregbesola announced the appointments in Abuja on Thursday.

Former Nigerian Military ruler, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has caution some state Governors from making a reckless statement that is capable of instigating ethnic violence in the country.

Governors of the 36 states of the federation under the umbrella of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), yesterday February, 17, unanimously voted against open grazing, announcing that it is no longer fashionable. They made the decision during their first physical meeting since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country, at the banquet hall of the State House Conference Center. Recalled that the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) on February, 10 admitted that open grazing is no longer fashionable in modern society.

Niger State Governor Sani Bello has directed the immediate closure of all boarding schools in four local council areas in the state following the abduction of some students and teachers from Government Science College (GSC) kagura, Rafi Local Government Area, by suspected bandits. Governor Bello said boarding schools in Rafi, Munya, Shiroro, and Mariga local government areas will be closed indefinitely until further notice because of heightened insecurity. The Governor subsequently ordered that all boarding schools in Rafi, Mariga, Munya, and Shiroro local government areas of the state be closed until further notice.