The previous week witnessed a number of killings in varied violent assaults throughout Nigeria.
A PREMIUM TIMES evaluation revealed that over 140 folks have been killed in separate assaults by armed males, with many others injured.
Many homes and different properties have been additionally torched within the assaults.
The info for this report have been gathered from newspaper publications the place circumstances have been confirmed by police, defence headquarters, authorities officers or households of the victims.
Sunday:
PREMIUM TIMES reported that gunmen attacked three communities in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.
The assault was confirmed by the state’s police spokesperson, Catherine Anene, who couldn’t set up the variety of casualties within the onslaught.
One of many locals, who merely gave his title as Jonah, named the villages as Torkula, Kponko and Kaseyo, all in Mbadwem council ward. He mentioned that the invaders stormed the villages and began capturing in all instructions, thereby killing folks and injuring others within the course of.
It was additionally reported that Nigerian troops in a clearance operation in opposition to cattle rustlers and criminals killed three bandits and captured 4 others in a cordon and search operation at Yauyau and Zandam villages in Zamfara state.
In accordance with a press release by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, John Enenche, objects recovered from the bandits embody: seven dane weapons, three cell telephones and two bikes.
In Rivers State, an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) was killed by unknown gunmen. The safety company’s spokesperson, Ekunola Gbenga, on Sunday, mentioned Godwin Mbula, a chief corps assistant, was lynched by males “suspected to be oil bunkerers (thieves).” He mentioned they went to the “manifold often known as Gio to siphon oil, however have been resisted by the NSCDC males guiding the manifold”.
Tuesday
Residents of Yantumaki neighborhood in Danmusa Native Authorities Space of Katsina, on Tuesday, went on the streets to protest against insecurity after the district head of the neighborhood, Atiku Abubakar, was shot lifeless by gunmen at his residence.
A well being personnel, recognized as Mansir Yusuf, and his daughter have been additionally kidnapped in the neighborhood. The protesters, principally youth and underage kids, blocked highways, castigating the federal government over safety negligence.
“Gunmen killed our district head, and got here again once more. Which means that they are going to be coming, since they don’t seem to be going through any problem anytime they carry assaults. The federal government must do the needful earlier than the state of affairs went uncontrolled,” a senior neighborhood chief mentioned.
The worst of final week’s bloody incident was recorded in Borno on Tuesday afternoon after terrorists attacked Gubio and killed no fewer than 81 folks. Additionally, seven individuals, together with a village head, have been kidnapped by the insurgents with 13 others injured.
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In a separate assault, armed men killed no fewer than 20 people in Faskari Native Authorities Space of Katsina State. The police spokesperson in Katsina, Gambo Isah, advised PREMIUM TIMES that the assault occurred in Kadisau neighborhood when the bandits arrived on over 200 bikes.
“The bandits tried to loot meals objects. Nevertheless, the residents resisted their try. Because of this, the gunmen opened fireplace and killed 14 residents on the spot. 26 have been additionally injured. Among the many injured victims, six died on Wednesday morning. We recorded 20 deaths, and 20 accidents through the unlucky incident,” Mr Isah mentioned.
Wednesday
The police in Adamawa State on Wednesday introduced the arrest of 32 suspects concerned in a communal conflict within the state. It erupted over a land dispute between Lunguda and Waja communities in Guyuk and Lafiya Lamurde native authorities areas of the state
The police spokesman within the state, Suleiman Nguroje, who confirmed the arrest over the most recent spherical of violence, mentioned many houses and valuables were destroyed, forcing residents to flee the affected communities.
Gunmen on Wednesday morning killed two people and abducted several others alongside the Lokoja – Abuja expressway. It occurred at about 7:00 a.m. between Acheni and Gegu villages in Kogi State.
The governor, Yahaya Bello, in a press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Mohammed Onogwu, confirmed the incident.
Friday
A breakaway faction of Boko Haram released a video displaying the execution of a soldier and a police officer. Within the 49 seconds video, the 2 safety personnel who have been kidnapped the earlier week whereas travelling between Maiduguri and Monguno launched themselves after which they have been summarily shot lifeless.
In accordance with the slain safety personnel, they have been on a visit from Maiduguri to Monguno once they have been ambushed and kidnapped by the insurgents whom they described as “Tilafa military”.
One of many slain personnel who spoke in Hausa mentioned, “my title is Yohanah Kilus, I’m a policeman, my rank is Inspector, I used to be kidnapped between Maiduguri and Monguno; I’m presently within the custody of Tilafa troopers.”
The second kidnapped personnel mentioned: “I’m 13NA/70/8374, Lance Corporal Emmanuel Oscar, I used to be captured by Tilafa’s alongside Maiduguri to Monguno.”
Shortly after that, the video confirmed two armed males pointing AK47 rifles on the two personnel kneeling with their faces blindfolded. Pictures have been concurrently fired and the 2 safety personnel have been killed.
Saturday
Early Saturday morning, bandits murdered the village head of Mazoji in Matazu Native Authorities Space of Katsina State, Dikko Usman.
The Particular Adviser to Governor Aminu Masari on safety, Ibrahim Katsina, confirmed the incident. Witnesses mentioned the bandits stormed Mazoji village in massive numbers on bikes, armed with weapons late Friday night time, and operated until early Saturday morning when the village head was killed.
Additionally, one particular person was confirmed lifeless and lots of others injured after Nigerian troopers attacked officials of the COVID-19 Committee in Borno State. The troopers, disregarding the continuing interstate journey ban, compelled their approach by the doorway gate to Borno and allowed a whole bunch of unlawful vacationers into the city.
The armed personnel, who arrived in three gun vans, allegedly threatened to open fireplace on the COVID-19 committee members led by the state lawyer common and a commissioner of well being.
Whereas breaking by the barricade, the troopers rammed by a patrol truck of the State Speedy Response Squad which compelled the automobile somersaulting within the bush. All native safety personnel within the automobile sustained accidents. The driving force of the RRS truck died hours later on the Borno Specialist Hospital.
The troopers additionally knocked down some business tricycles (Keke Napep). Three girls, together with a pregnant girl and a child, sustained fractures.
– Members of ISWAP, a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, on Saturday staged one other lethal assault on a village in Gubio native authorities killing a minimum of 31 residents and injuring many others, safety sources advised PREMIUM TIMES Sunday.
This occurred lower than 4 days after an identical assault in Gubio induced 81 deaths.
“They went there at in regards to the time Monguno was being attacked and opened fireplace on the residents killing about 31 individuals. We aren’t positive if the quantity can be greater than that as a result of we realized that some folks fled into the bushes and the insurgents went capturing after them,” Malam Buni, a neighborhood vigilante official, mentioned.
Additionally on Saturday, a scholar recognized as Grace Oshiagwu was reportedly raped and killed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the third within the state in two weeks.
The deceased, 21, was a Nationwide Diploma scholar of The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki. The incident was confirmed by residents of the world and the police who solely confirmed her homicide.
The assault on Ms Oshiagwu occurred on Saturday at Idi-ori Space, off Shasha Expressway, Akinyele Native Authorities Space in Ibadan.
Disturbed Nigerians
Many Nigerians have taken to social media to precise their displeasure over the safety challenges the nation is going through.
For Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna senator, that a lot of the killings occurred in Northern Nigeria needs to be of concern to leaders from that a part of the nation.
Mr Sani urged that Northern leaders have been reluctant to criticise President Muhammadu Buhari like they did his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, when the safety state of affairs deteriorated.
“Mass killings in Borno and the North West and the North is quiet. No Northern youths to sentence the FG; No Northern Islamic Clerics to allege genocide. No Northern Christian Clerics to allege conspiracy. No Northern Governors discussion board to fault safety chiefs and the Federal Authorities. No Arewa discussion board to name for resignation of these with the accountability to guard. No Emirs and Chiefs to “urge on the Authorities to get up”. No legislators to name a spade a spade.”
“The Lions who roared within the defence of the North beneath the fisherman from the creeks have misplaced their voices beneath the Horseman from the Sahel,” he wrote.
Talking with PREMIUM TIMES in a phone interview on Saturday, an activist, Ayo Aribisala, mentioned President Muhammadu Buhari refused to dwell as much as expectations.
“5 years after taking cost, Buhari’s administration refused to take accountability. He as soon as known as Boko Haram cowards earlier than he was elected in 2015. It’s so obvious to Nigerians that the insurgents usually are not cowards however Buhari himself. Sufficient of English like insecurity is tactically or technically defeated. Nigerians will know themselves with out a lot English when the nation is secured.
Nervous UN
Not happy with the latest assaults particularly that of Tuesday that claimed the lives of 81 civilians in Borno, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, mentioned on Thursday that he was “gravely involved”.
He described the assault as “deadliest recorded in north-central Borno State since July 2019.”
Mr Kallon mentioned the incident has despatched “shockwaves throughout the humanitarian neighborhood working to supply life-saving help to probably the most susceptible in Borno State.”
“I’m additionally troubled by the widespread follow by non-state armed teams of establishing unlawful checkpoints alongside principal provide routes, which heighten dangers for civilians to be kidnapped, killed or injured.
“Help staff are immediately impacted and the humanitarian neighborhood is disturbed by the information of potential abductions, together with that of a camp supervisor from the Borno State Emergency Administration Company working within the northern Borno State city of Monguno, the place tens of 1000’s of civilians are desperately in want of humanitarian help,” he mentioned.
Involved lawmakers
The management of the Nationwide Meeting on Thursday met with heads of security agencies within the nation over the spate of insecurity within the nation.
After the assembly, Senate President Ahmad Lawan mentioned any of the service chiefs who’s discovered to have carried out lower than expectations, regardless of enough provisions, needs to be sacked. He mentioned the lawmakers resolved to schedule a gathering between the management of each chambers of the Nationwide Meeting and President Muhammadu Buhari.
Insurgence, banditry downgraded
Regardless of the assaults, in his Democracy Day speech on Friday, Mr Buhari said his administration has been able to stem insecurity and its attendant risk to meals safety in Northeast Nigeria.
He additionally mentioned a lot of the native authorities areas that have been, previous to his administration, beneath the management of outlawed armed teams like Boko Haram, have been reclaimed and displaced residents have returned to their houses.
Mr Buhari mentioned his authorities, within the space of safety up to now 5 years, “stay(s) unshaken” in its “resolve to guard our nationwide infrastructure together with on-shore and off-shore oil installations, safe our territorial waters and finish piracy within the Gulf of Guinea.
The published got here hours after ISWAP circulated the video footage displaying the execution of the kidnapped soldier and police officer.
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