Following the kidnap of one hundred and twenty-one (121) students from Baptist High School Maraban Dami, in Kaduna State on 5th July 2021, fifteen more student students held hostage have regained their freedom from the den of its kidnappers.

President Buhari Approves Committee To Review Grazing Reserves Across 25 States

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, approved the recommendations of a committee to review “with dispatch” 368 grazing sites across 25 states in the country “to determine the levels of encroachment.” The president’s directive followed his approval of the recommendations of a committee chaired by the Chief of Staff the President, Ibrahim Gambari. The Official Spokesperson to President Buhari, Garba Shehu made this known in a statement issued on Thursday. Members of the committee include the governor of Kebbi State and Vice-chairman, National Food Security Council, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu; governor of Ebonyi State and chairman of NEC Sub-Committee for National Livestock Transformation Plan, David Umahi; Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu; Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono; Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, and deputy chief of staff, Ade Ipaye.

Nine Bandits Killed In Kaduna Over Ransom Sharing

Notorious bandits numbering about nine have been killed during a face-off between rival groups in Kaduna State. The state government has attributed the development to credible human intelligence network reports corroborated by security agencies. The incident happened as the groups clashed at Garke Village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Wednesday. A notorious bandit popularly known as Godon Mota was said to have stormed Garke village in Giwa Local Government Area with members of his gang and clashed with a rival bandit group. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday said, “Nemesis has caught up with two groups of bandits in Giwa Local Government who in a fratricidal gun duel killed nine of their fellows.

President Buhari Presides Over National Security Council Meeting

President of the federation Muhammadu Buhari presides over a crucial security meeting in Aso rock with all the nation's security chiefs and relevant cabinet Ministers in attendance. Recall the president's spokesman Femi Adesina in a statement released on Tuesday 17th August 2021 that the president has slated a meeting for Thursday 19th August 2021 with security head-on plans to bring a decisive end to security challenges afflicting the nation and also to discuss successes achieved in the renewed onslaught against national threat across the country.