…Kidnapping, banditry now economic crimes, Ribadu

…Murder of key bandits set actors in disarray’

By Henry Umoru


FRESH facts are emerging from Tuesday’s closed session between the Senate and leadership of the nation’s security apparatus.

This is just as the security chiefs led by the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, gave the Senators the achievements made so far by security agencies.

A very ranking Senator who was at the closed door session that lasted nine hours on Tuesday, told Journalists yesterday that though the lawmakers went into the meeting with a lot of misgivings and apprehension, the security chiefs allayed their fears and earned the confidence of the lawmakers.

The NSA, ministers and security chiefs took turns to give the lawmakers vivid accounts of their exploits and how they have averted major terrorist attack since President Bola Tinub took over in May last year.

The Senator who noted that Ribadu gave the lead presentation by taking them through different components of the security challenges, explaining how they met the situation and the changes so far, however spoke about how wanton violence has significantly gone down thus pushing down number of casualties from attacks by armed groups.

The NSA was said to have told the lawmakers that Boko Haram and ISWAP now resort to planting IEDs showing that they were regressing from their comfort zones, which he attributed the success in the fight against the Boko Haram to the gallantry of troops and the hard work of the Borno State Government.

According to the Senator, Ribadu who also told the lawmakers that 20 gunrunning networks were smashed and over 5,000 military grade weapons were seized and destroyed by government agencies, also disclosed to them that sporadic incidences of kidnapping being reported in most parts of the country were pointers that security kidnapping and banditry have now evolved into economic crimes substituting armed robbery as an easy means of making money through criminal means.

The NSA said that the country was today witnessing significant increase in oil production and ralative peace in the South-East region, which was hitherto bedevilled by activities of gunmen, due to concerted military and non-military steps,

The Senator said, “The Chief of Air Staff also gave an excellent account of how the air component of the war complements the work of troops on ground. He mentioned how they killed two key leaders of bandits Ali Kacalla and Yellow Janburos and how that has helped to halt interstate movement of bandits and logistics especially around Kaduna, Niger and Zamfara States.”

The ranking lawmaker who recalled the Inspector General of Police also spoke about routing out criminals in the suburbans of Abuja and how his men have checkmated activities of one-chance criminals in the capital city.

Despite the satisfaction expressed by most lawmakers who spoke at the session, others pointed areas of operational lapses that deserve attention and urged the service chiefs to ensure harmony and cooperation for maximum success.

The lawmakers also tasked the minister of finance to prioritise release of funds to security establishments.

It would be recalled that at end of the marathon session on Tuesday, the Senate leadership expressed confidence in the leadership of the security sector and applauded their effort in addressing the security concerns.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/02/insecurity-how-security-chiefs-secured-confidence-of-senators-source/

Omo Ribadu should not dissapoint us o, we had high expectations when he was appointed.

FTC To God be the glory. Time to preach.

Don't just claim you know God, show it in your thoughts, words and actions.

Be kind, honest, forgiving and sin free.

You can deny God in your actions and the places you go. Don't do what Jesus wouldn't do. Don't go to where Jesus would not want to be found. Don't say what Jesus wouldn't say.

Titus.1.16 - They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

God bless you. Amen.

Nepotism. First class accountant and Chicago drug kingpin

Dem dem na him my people Sabi..
Same old shit

With the way Fulani herdsmen are going about destroying people's homes and farms while Fulani bandits are kidnapping people across Nigeria, it's high time we started taking sensitive security positions from the northerners because it appears those guys are extreme terror sympathisers.

What did he have to say about the rampaging killer herdsmen/kidnappers?

All I know is that kidnapping, banditry and terrorism will not come near me and my household since our senseless leaders and their supporters have decided to be playing politics with Nigerians life.

Ok

Mtcheww

I think coup is the next thing

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Even if he went there and pretended to be def and dumb the senators would still agree with every gibberish he did.

Where we not all here when the bunch of fools gave ministers pass marks even when their CVs where filled with fake documents?.

At this point we are all going to break coconuts with our head's

Story.

ProudNigerian01:
Omo Ribadu should not dissapoint us o, we had high expectations when he was appointed.

FTC To God be the glory. Time to preach.

Don't just claim you know God, show it in your thoughts, words and actions.

Be kind, honest, forgiving and sin free.

You can deny God in your actions and the places you go. Don't do what Jesus wouldn't do. Don't go to where Jesus would not want to be found. Don't say what Jesus wouldn't say.

Titus.1.16 - They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

God bless you. Amen.

who are the "we" that high expectations when he was appointed?

I honestly think that the current crop of service chiefs are not doing well ..

That Irabor set was doing well until Tinubu removed them

ProudNigerian01:
Omo Ribadu should not dissapoint us o, we had high expectations when he was appointed.

FTC To God be the glory. Time to preach.

Don't just claim you know God, show it in your thoughts, words and actions.

Be kind, honest, forgiving and sin free.

You can deny God in your actions and the places you go. Don't do what Jesus wouldn't do. Don't go to where Jesus would not want to be found. Don't say what Jesus wouldn't say.

Titus.1.16 - They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

God bless you. Amen.

we are so Wack that we still believe in these guys...?
dont we never learn......
in a country of over 200M people.....?

lord have mercy.
god would have made us tongues instead of beings with a heart

Where is Seun and other minions that supported this evil party?

SoNature:
With the way Fulani herdsmen are going about destroying people's homes and farms while Fulani bandits are kidnapping people across Nigeria, it's high time we started taking sensitive security positions from the northerners because it appears those guys are extreme terror sympathisers.

At least discussion is ongoing im state police. This will to a large extent be a step in the right direction. Though i have 2 reservatio agaist this state police thing.
1. Issue of Funding. Governors barely pay salaries of civil servants due to corruption, lack of IGR or just non chalance.
2. Abuse of power. A situation where governors pay the piper, they will dictate the tune s they want.
I have since realized that our major problem in Nigeria is that we put so much focus on the FG while absolving the State Government. Imagine in my state, local government chairman cant even co struct a 1 kilometer road,they cant even approve pay rise. The State Government has rendered them useless and inffective. If we dont start holding Local and State Government to account, we will be bear the brunt eventually.

EverythingPhone:
I think coup is the next thing

I track lost phones or devices
Contact me via siggy below

You're making a treasonous comment. Don't let you mouth put you in trouble oga

Paraman:
You're making a treasonous comment. Don't let you mouth put you in trouble oga

Oga coup comes as a result of instability
There’s instability in d land
There’s hunger
These are the decidal factorsz of coup

Comedians

SoNature:
With the way Fulani herdsmen are going about destroying people's homes and farms while Fulani bandits are kidnapping people across Nigeria, it's high time we started taking sensitive security positions from the northerners because it appears those guys are extreme terror sympathisers.

so what are the sensitive security positions the northerners are currently occupying?

Stop the release of terrorists, it encourages the young ones to go into terrorism. A state governor should not be able to release terrorists...where is the attorney general of the federation and president. A state governor might have selfish sinister interests, we should not allow state governors jeopardize our national security because of their sinister selfish interest. These terrorists move from north to South, it is very wrong to allow one man wake up one day and release terrorists, terrorists should serve their punishment, like every other criminals.

We should be talking of confidence of the Citizens & not confidence of Senators who go about with security & bullet proof vehicles.

FOOTSOLDIER2:
Nepotism. First class accountant and Chicago drug kingpin

Noise makers.....
Tell Nigerians the people who does nothing but to import fake drugs, fake car, fake everything. How does the sore losers want the Naira to appreciate if they are importers.

7 more years of wailing await you. I thought all of you are billionaire now.

When we talk about drugs....we know them., even people in SA knows ...they are well represented in prisons in Asia, and Europe.

Legalize guns o and...

Nonsense 😡

Iykenuwa:
What did he have to say about the rampaging killer herdsmen/kidnappers?

Did you read that news at all??