It appears the attention of the French government has been drawn to the ravaging insecurity in the country. French Ambassador to Nigeria Jerome Pasquier on Wednesday, Feb. 26, has expressed concern that he believes the Nigerian government is not doing enough to stamp out insecurity causing immense misery to many Nigerians.
The Cross River State Government has granted amnesty to over 400 militants identified as Bakassi Strike Force from the Bakassi Local Government Area of the state.
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Igbo National Council (INC), has placed a demand on the governors of the South-East to establish regional security outfit for the South-East geopolitical zone. During a meeting, which was attended by their members from 20 states of the country, the group led by its National President Chilos Godsent, gave a 90 days ultimatum for the launch of the regional security outfit, after it rejected the view of the Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Mohammed Adamu's, proposal for community policing for the South-East zone.
A bill seeking to extend immunity to cover Presiding Officers of Legislative Institutions which has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives and has been applauded by majority of the lawmakers who view it as crucial in safeguarding the sanctity of the National Assembly has received condemnation by some Nigerians especially the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).
President Muhammadu Buhari will be in Ondo state today to inaugurate projects executed by the governor of the state, Rotimi Akerodolu and also as part of activities to mark his third year anniversary in office. The Ondo State Government, through the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogohas has declared Tuesday public holiday so as to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari to the state and to also celebrate Rotimi Akerodolu third year in office.
The Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has declared that the new security outfit, Operation Amotekun, has come to stay in the state and the South West. The lawmaker stated this on Monday at a public hearing on a bill to establish the security operation in Lagos state.
