110 Famers killed on Saturday by Boko Haram insurgents on their farms at Kwashebe Village of the Zambarmari area of Borno State.

Nigeria dropped over 2,000 taxpayers to reevaluate insecurity in the first quarter of 2021, Civil Society Organisations have stated. The Joint Action Civil Society Coalition, consisting of 125 nongovernmental organizations berated the plan of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, for its inability to curtail the upsetting security challenges facing the country. The CSOs said this at a joint statement titled, “State of the Country: A Call to President Muhammadu Buhari to halt the bleeding and take action to end the carnage,” made accessible to our correspondents at Abuja on Sunday. They also urged Nigerians to take part in solemn assemblies throughout the nation to commemorate the 4th National Day of mourning and remembrance of victims of mass atrocities on May 28, 2021.

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They requested all citizens to boycott all of Democracy Day activities on May 29, 2021, in protest against the deplorable state of the country’s democracy. Part of the announcement read, “After its sharp growth of 43 percent in mass atrocities in 2020, Nigeria has continued to experience a decrease in safety throughout the country.

“From the first quarter of 2021(January to March), we listed an all-time high of nearly 2000 deaths from mass atrocities events throughout the nation.”This week, across the six geopolitical zones, there have been awakened combustions of violence leading to more deaths.

“The CSOs noted they emphasized the several kinds of migraines that were contributing to the loss of lives throughout the nation, in their past joint announcement issued in February 2021. A number of these according to the CSOs, comprise, the unending war at the North-East and attacks on peaceful protesters by security agents while terrorists take out mass rape, murder, maiming, and kidnapping of Nigerians including women and kids.

The classes noted with concern that terrorists were granted amnesty and got compensated by the authorities.” That is tantamount to supporting and funding terrorists, supporting the decimation of Nigeria’s gallant troops and amounts to treason against the Nigerian nation and individuals,” they added. The announcement also cited instances of terrorist herder attacks on unarmed farming communities and reprisal strikes in the face of government inaction and failure to attract the terrorist herdsmen and their funders to justice, due to the loss of innocent lives. Other cases they mentioned were”Large scale terrorist attacks in the North West irresponsibly labeled by the authorities as banditry in an effort to downplay their criminality.

“Additionally, the BBC reported that taxpayers said that 100 were murdered in Shadadi city in the Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State on Wednesday. The British moderate, however, said that the 100 may comprise abductees. The report in part, “Many residents of Niger State at Central Nigeria told the BBC which gunmen attacked their cities on Wednesday, killing several people and kidnapping over 100. The Wednesday assault came only days after Governor Abubakar Bello verified that Boko Haram was busy in his condition.”The worst impacted by the most recent assault is Shadadi city in the Mariga Local Government Area in which eyewitnesses state tens of thousands fled after what occurred.

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“As stated by those in Shadadi, those killed in the Wednesday assault attained 100 though the Niger State authorities haven’t proven to deny that the amount, they’re compiling amounts

“Even though the Niger State authorities had failed to offer a figure a week, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, stated through a lecture hosted by Lagos established Pastor, Ituah Ighodalo, he had been advised from the Niger State governor that over 40 individuals were abducted at Agaie community, among those cities assaulted.

El-Rufai had stated, “What’s occurring in Zamfara and Katsina countries is a lot worse than what’s happened in Kaduna State. I talked to the Senate of Niger State only a few minutes ago and he explained that 40 people were kidnapped in Agaie yesterday (Wednesday).”

Sixty-five people were rescued from the crash scene In Tijana, Munya council area of Niger, but seven people remain missing. A boat conveying about 100 people including women and kids capsized midway at about 6:00 pm Saturday if the villagers were coming from a local market in Zumba in Shiroro local government area of the state.

The Sarkin Kasuwan (Head of the Economy ) Zumba, Adamu Ahmed, confirmed the retrieval of 30 bodies since search-and-rescue operations started Saturday night.

Nigerian Army joint group of government security operatives killed 11 members of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) in Imo State

He clarified that the local divers are still intensifying search for more bodies as he stated that lack of aid in the area of logistics from any quarter is slowing down their search performance. The boat that’s supposedly six months old in a heavy windstorm in a rain on Saturday evening. Among the victims were a few returnees who had earlier fled their houses with their children due to bandit attacks. Adamu stated,

“Some of the victims were going back to the village to go and get some food thing and return back into Zumba where they’re taking refuge as a consequence of bandits activities in the communities that are affected. The Director-General, State Emergency Management Agency, Ahmed Inga, when contacted on the issue said the true number of people who were on board that the capsized were about 100. He explained 28 bodies have been recovered, 65 people rescued while the search for the rest seven is continuing.

The Nigerian Army says troops of 3 Brigade Kano have arrested 13 suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima disclosed that in an announcement on Sunday in Abuja. Yerima reported the suspected terrorists had been detained around Filin Lazio at Hotoro region of Kano, after a successful operation.

He explained that the ongoing operation was based on the requirement to apprehend criminals who may want to hibernate in any component of Kano State.

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“The general public especially inhabitants of Filin Lazio Hotoro, are enjoined to go about their lawful businesses as security forces are at the top of their circumstance.

“The Nigerian Army wishes to use this medium to appeal to the peace-loving people of Kano country to keep a high degree of vigilance and continue to report the supposed motion of strange individuals or groups in their surroundings to the appropriate security agencies for prompt action,” he explained.

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The three officers are from the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. Even though their names have not been made public, The Guardian gathered that a permanent secretary, a cashier and a manager of finance and government are those presently playing visitors to the commission.

Findings revealed that corrupt practices, which have resulted in surcharging of councils, resulted in the intervention of the EFCC.  Additionally, the alleged illegal withdrawal of N21 billion in the state’s treasury without due process was said to have necessitated the arrest, while jittery officials of this state authorities have gone into hiding to prevent arrest. A staff of the Bureau reported that the direction of the Bureau was indicted for breaching the financial regulations withdrawals, but believed those detained would soon regain their liberty, as most of the efforts by both the Bureau and the state government to wade in”are in top gears.

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“Aside from the Bureau, the anti-graft commission beamed its searchlight on additional ministries, branches and agencies in the country which were enveloped by corrupt practices.  One of such institutions is the State Universal Basic Education Board and the Ministry of Finance. Since the coming of this current government, councils have become a shadow of themselves, as all actions are grounded.  Some of those council chairmen who spoke on the issue agreed that they have been going cap in hands, as monthly allocations meant for them are constantly being redirected.

“Actually, our monies from the federation accounts do not get to us but the government at the country level constantly make us sign as to when we collected the monies.  They always wind up giving us whatever they feel like lending.”Occasionally, the amount they release for us cannot even pay the salaries of our workers.  It is our prayer that the EFCC would do the needful so that in the close of the day, the much-needed sanity in our councils will be attained,” they said.

The Nigerian Army has stated a joint group of government security operatives have neutralized 11 members of the Native People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) throughout a failed assault on a police station in Imo State.

The manager, military general public relations, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Yerima stated that the group flew Orlu city in seven vehicles using the intention to assault the compound housing the Area Control and Police Station at Orlu LGA of Imo State.

He said that the Turks were resisted by corrupt authorities employees in the region Control and so were totally obliterated when a psychologist group of the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force came to the scene.

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The manager said the assailants who were on the radar of the Joint Technical Intelligence Team were believed to have come to a Forest Camp at Ideato North LGA of Imo State from where they mobilised and proposed the failed assault. He announced that there were no casualties on the face of the safety forces.

He advocated law-abiding citizens in the region be on the watch for odd men with gunshot injuries and report the same to the closest security service for the security of the communities. He restated the commitment of the Nigerian Army into a united Nigeria that’s secure for law-abiding citizens. He urged that the public encourage the safety forces with timely and useful information which will help remove the safety dangers in their own communities.