The Sultan of Sokoto Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar has called for a clampdown on preachers and religious leaders found making inflammatory sermons or teachings capable of instigating hate and disunity in the country. Alhaji Abubakar, who is also the President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, stressed that Nigeria will be a better country with less insecurity if security agencies go after persons who hide behind religion to perpetrate a crime against the country.

Senator Kashim Shettima, Senator representing Borno central has today said it was unfair for the state of the nation that Nigerians chose to demonise president Buhari rather than suggesting ways to arrest the escalating insecurity situation.

Information reaching Vigil360 indicates that AgbaJalingo has been granted bail by Justice SuleShuaibu of the Federal High Court, Calaba, Cross Rivers state, haven spent 174 days in incarceration. The bail condition stipulates a bond of N10M with one surety in like sum. A cash deposit of seven hundred thousand (N700,000) also to be deposited with the court registry.  

Individuals residing in Jiddari Polo area in Maiduguri, Borno state, have debunked reports by many news outfits that Boko Haram attacked the above area just hours after President Muhammadu Buhari's sympathy visit to Maiduguri yesterday.

The Ogun State government has today Okays the bill for the establishment of State Security Network Association also known as ‘Amotekun Corp Bill of 2020’.

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to sympathise with the Borno state government and its victims of Boko Haram attack that took much life along Maiduguri-Damaturu road on Sunday night.