Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Vigilante Group: Federal Court Remands Bodejo

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered that Bello Bodejo, the leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore group, be remanded in the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), from where he was brought to court. This order for his remand was read on Friday before Justice Inyang Ekwo, who adjourned the case till May 27 for the commencement of trial. Recall that Bodejo was arrested on January 23, 2024 at his organization’s office in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State regarding the unveiling of an unlawful vigilante group.

Niger Gov’t Regulates Illegal Miners

Niger State government has commenced a concentrated effort to regulate illegal mining as efforts to protect communities from the harmful effects of the activities.

Call For State Police Intensifies As Governor Sani Laments Vigilante Being Ill Equipped

The Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has intensify call for the immediate creation of state police, saying the current vigilantes being used are ill-equipped to face bandits who carry sophisticated weapons in perpetrating their crime. The call followed the incessant attack that has escalated the level of insecurity in the state following the kidnapping of over 280 students in the Kuriga area of the state. As well as, 87 persons reportedly abducted last Sunday in Kajuru Local Government Area, both incidents happened within a two week. 

School Abduction: FG Rules Out Ransom Payment

The Federal Government (FG) disclosed it would not pay a ‘dime’ as ransom for the release of about 280 pupils and staff recently kidnapped by bandits from the Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School at Kaduna State. This disclosure was made on Wednesday to State House Correspondents by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held at Aso Rock, Abuja.