KIDNAPPING OCCURS DAILY IN KOGI, BANDITS TOOK 28 RESIDENTS ON MONDAY — SUNDAY KARIMI.(PHOTO).

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 Senator Sunday Karimi has raised concerns over the growing incidence of kidnapping and banditry in Kogi State, describing abductions as a daily occurrence in the state. Karimi made the remarks on Wednesday during plenary while contributing to a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Senator Abdulfatai Buhari on the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Ogbomoso. The lawmaker said kidnapping and banditry have become major security challenges threatening the stability of the country, stressing that responsibility for addressing the menace should not rest solely on the Federal Government. According to him, bandits invaded Ayedun Bunu, a community in Kogi West Senatorial District, in the early hours of Monday and abducted 28 residents. He noted that such incidents have become frequent in Kogi State, adding that communities continue to face security threats from criminal elements. Karimi called on lawmakers to accelerate legislative action on proposals for the est...

CONGOLESE GOVERNMENT,ACCUSES CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF PLEASING FOREIGN AGENTS AFTER THEY SENT A LETTER TO THE VATICAN.

               Today thursday,the Democratic Republic of Congo's government accused Catholic Bishops of pandering to foreign influence after they issued an open letter opposing a possible constitutional revision to let President Joseph Kabila seek a third term.The letter was issued on sunday by the National Episcopal Conference of Congo during a visit to the Vatican.The letter states the current rules limiting leaders to two terms underpinned the country's stability by ensuring a balance of power.The opposition,which includes some former rebels,has suggested that an attempt to hold on to power by the president would lead to protests.President Kabila has not announced any plans to stand again,but a number of his supporters have made public appeals for him to change the constitution before his second term expires in 2016.Spokesman for the Congolese Government Lambert Mende said ''To judge by the place chosen by the Congolese Bishops to sign and release their letter,it is clear that once again the major actors in the history of our country wanted to please agents of foreign influence''.

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