BENUE GOVERNOR CLAIMS FOREIGN TERRORISTS BEHIND DEADLY ATTACKS. (PHOTO).

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 Benue Governor Claims Foreign Terrorists Behind Deadly Attacks Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has alleged that the perpetrators of recent deadly attacks in the state are not Nigerians, describing them as foreign nationals speaking unfamiliar languages and exhibiting non-Nigerian characteristics. The governor made the remarks on Tuesday following a wave of violence that has killed scores and displaced many in the North-Central state. Speaking on the identity of the attackers, Governor Alia emphasized the need to clarify the nature of the threat. “We know Nigerians—by our ethnicities, we can identify a Fulani, Yoruba, or Hausa man. Even traditional herders, we know them, herding with sticks,” he said. “But these attackers come fully armed with AK-47s and 49s. They don’t bear the Nigerian look, and their language—Hausa or Fulani—is different, not like ours.” Citing local intelligence, Alia suggested the assailants may be from Mali or other foreign regions. “Some of our people who...

KANO: NNPP, APC SIGN PEACE ACCORD AHEAD OF APPEAL COURT RULING. (PHOTO).


Kano: NNPP, APC Sign Peace Accord Ahead Of Appeal Court Ruling

The ruling New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) have signed a peace pact with the Kano State Police Command to maintain peace before, during and after the Appeal Court verdict on the governorship election.

Daily Trust reported that the appellant court in Abuja had set Friday to deliver judgement in the state governorship dispute.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel, while addressing journalists at the Police Command Headquarters in Bompai on Thursday, said the Force had drawn up modalities that would promote peace and harmony in the state before, during and after the verdict.

Gumel, who spoke in company with other heads of security agencies, added that that the command had concluded all security arrangements to ensure peace.

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The two political parties, NNPP and the APC, were represented at the meeting by Vice Chairman of the NNPP, Wada Ibrahim and Secretary of the APC, Ibrahim Sarina.

“Both parties have agreed on ensuring that peace and calmness are sustained before, during and after the declaration of the Appeal Court judgement.

“We have also received assurances from the two political party’s leaders that they will pass the message down to their followers and loyalists,” Gumel said.

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