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Roland17:
If I be soldier, I am ending any bandit I encounter. I am not giving anyone a chance to repent.

This is an insult and a big slap on the faces of the soldiers, their wives, kids, parents, siblings and friends.

Thats what I advocate. Any Intel that you cant get within 30mins he should give the Intel to his maker

Na inside bush we go resolve everything no need bringing to public

izzou:
Qatar didn't do half of what the US have done in this WC, and yet the West cried and groaned like the Israelites of old.

What of hundreds of CIV supporters that were denied entry? Na terrorism links too?

The list of referees wasn't generated last week. Wouldn't it have been better to strike out his name from the start, than making him jump on a flight, only to be humiliated at the airport....I mean, this is AFRICA'S BEST REFEREEE.

You're still right about the "US has the right sha"

Nwannem, you see, the policy of every government agency/ department mirrors the direction of the President in power, irrespective of party allegiance. Trump's position on immigration isn't new, his campaign was built on that and he has not wavered. Whether it is right or wrong is immaterial at this point. He promised sweeping immigration reforms and that is what he has been doing, it is what got him the votes. We don't know what Qatar's position or direction is when it comes to immigration so we can't compare. FIFA had the choice to withdraw hosting rights if they did not agree with Trump's immigration policies, they knew it would affect the competition but of course, it is all about the money for them.

If you now know Trump is tightening up immigration to the US, imposing more restrictions on every visa category then it should be easy to see that 100s of supporters from a developing nation like CIV are fight risks. He is working hard to deport as many immigrants as humanly possible and you think he will approve 100s of visas for supporters who have a high risk of absconding immediately they touch the US? No naaaa! This is all about policy. Ask yourself, what is the new immigration policy between CIV and the US? At least for Nigeria we know there are now bonds attached to several visa categories.

The title "AFRICA's BEST REFEREE" has absolutely 0 implication when it come to intelligence gathering, especially if it is linked to terrorism. Intelligence gathering is ongoing, it never ends. The timing of their decision is immaterial again, as long as it prevents him from entering the US. Like I said, does it mean they are right, No but they have just enough to avoid taking such risks. The US is at war, it will do any and everything to be proactive and most of those decisions are not going to be popular.

It is what it is!

Roland17:
Nwannem, you see, the policy of every government agency/ department mirrors the direction of the President in power, irrespective of party allegiance. Trump's position on immigration isn't new, his campaign was built on that and he has not wavered. Whether it is right or wrong is immaterial at this point. He promised sweeping immigration reforms and that is what he has been doing, it is what got him the votes. We don't know what Qatar's position or direction is when it comes to immigration so we can't compare. FIFA had the choice to withdraw hosting rights if they did not agree with Trump's immigration policies, they knew it would affect the competition but of course, it is all about the money for them.

If you now know Trump is tightening up immigration to the US, imposing more restrictions on every visa category then it should be easy to see that 100s of supporters from a developing nation like CIV are fight risks. He is working hard to deport as many immigrants as humanly possible and you think he will approve 100s of visas for supporters who have a high risk of absconding immediately they touch the US? No naaaa! This is all about policy. Ask yourself, what is the new immigration policy between CIV and the US? At least for Nigeria we know there are now bonds attached to several visa categories.

The title "AFRICA's BEST REFEREE" has absolutely 0 implication when it come to intelligence gathering, especially if it is linked to terrorism. Intelligence gathering is ongoing, it never ends. The timing of their decision is immaterial again, as long as it prevents him from entering the US. Like I said, does it mean they are right, No but they have just enough to avoid taking such risks. The US is at war, it will do any and everything to be proactive and most of those decisions are not going to be popular.

It is what it is!

Everybody dey right in his own eyes sha; That, I agree with you.

FIFA should not just kill the relevance of the WC for us sha

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
The true MOGs who are simple believers trusting God for mercy & compassion according to you, what's stopping them from going to Amaku to heal the sick. After all this is what Jesus did.

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The power to heal is not embedded in men but on God. So you cannot simply administer healing like you're giving paracetamol. Miracles are the exclusive domain of God. Men are simply vessels.

That's why the true MOGs don't appropriate such powers to themselves. They themselves would be in awe when those miracles happen as they themselves are mere vessels in the hands of God. Anyone in fact can be a vessel per time. It is not the right of any individual

raumdeuter:
Does it make me happy that a car was 5k in 1980 but 50m in 2026? What type of question is that? Inflation is a part of life. Or you think Tinubu was the reason for the inflation from 1980 to now?

What type of house will you rent for N250 in 1999, Ask those in University in 1999 how much was a bedspace in a school where you share a small room with 6 other occupants

Check this link an article in 2000 about minimum wage

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/14158/nigeria-government-raises-minimum-wage

It makes you happy now because you're using it as a defense for your failed president.

You're right about inflation. This current astronomical inflation is caused by the useless policies and rhetorics of the failed president. The very day he was sworn in, he stupidly announced subsidy is gone thinking he was being smart. But that rhetoric destroyed our economy and put everyone backwards by over 100%.

Look at the current state of insecurity caused by the bad economy. Even infants are in kidnapper's custody for over a month and he could do nothing.

This is the kind of uselessness that you have chosen to defend.

raumdeuter:
Thats what I advocate. Any Intel that you cant get within 30mins he should give the Intel to his maker

Na inside bush we go resolve everything no need bringing to public

It is a disservice to our armed forces abeg and it needs to stop. I don't know how you motivate your soldiers or get recruits to join the army when terrorists come back alive and are reintegrated.

As how na?

Roland17:
Nwannem, you see, the policy of every government agency/ department mirrors the direction of the President in power, irrespective of party allegiance. Trump's position on immigration isn't new, his campaign was built on that and he has not wavered. Whether it is right or wrong is immaterial at this point. He promised sweeping immigration reforms and that is what he has been doing, it is what got him the votes. We don't know what Qatar's position or direction is when it comes to immigration so we can't compare. FIFA had the choice to withdraw hosting rights if they did not agree with Trump's immigration policies, they knew it would affect the competition but of course, it is all about the money for them.

If you now know Trump is tightening up immigration to the US, imposing more restrictions on every visa category then it should be easy to see that 100s of supporters from a developing nation like CIV are fight risks. He is working hard to deport as many immigrants as humanly possible and you think he will approve 100s of visas for supporters who have a high risk of absconding immediately they touch the US? No naaaa! This is all about policy. Ask yourself, what is the new immigration policy between CIV and the US? At least for Nigeria we know there are now bonds attached to several visa categories.

The title "AFRICA's BEST REFEREE" has absolutely 0 implication when it come to intelligence gathering, especially if it is linked to terrorism. Intelligence gathering is ongoing, it never ends. The timing of their decision is immaterial again, as long as it prevents him from entering the US. Like I said, does it mean they are right, No but they have just enough to avoid taking such risks. The US is at war, it will do any and everything to be proactive and most of those decisions are not going to be popular.

It is what it is!

Fifa shouldn't have awarded US right to co-host the WC then
This is supposed to be football festival
Even Qatar were calm on their laws because they will be hosting different people and cultures

Spy360:
So APC governors were actually negotiating peace with bandits

As in that's how they chose to ensure security of lives and property

Tinubu and his goons have finished us. They are the sponsors

on top world cup performance Davido already did In 2022

😂😂😂😂

DeadPresidents:
Omo, Whites vs Blacks in America is like Aiye vs Eiye.

Zimmerman kills Trayvon. Karmelo Anthony knifes Metcalfe. I expect tensions to heat to the max sometime around 2058 when there is no longer a clear Racial majority in the US and we just might witness another Civil War.

The foundations of that country is built above the embers of deep burning hatred that still persists till this day.

iamoyindamola:
Fifa shouldn't have awarded US right to co-host the WC then
This is supposed to be football festival
Even Qatar were calm on their laws because they will be hosting different people and cultures

Na greed..The hosting rights for this WC was awarded as far back as June, 2018 I believe. Trump's first presidency was between 2017-2021 while his 2nd started in Jan 2025.

We saw this play out during the CWC last summer! I mean, everyone saw this coming, so I struggle with the outrage. Did anyone think it would change because of the WC? Naaaa.

Roland17:
Na greed..The hosting rights for this WC was awarded as far back as June, 2018 I believe. Trump's first presidency was between 2017-2021 while his 2nd started in Jan 2025.

We saw this play out during the CWC last summer! I mean, everyone saw this coming, so I struggle with the outrage. Did anyone think it would change because of the WC? Naaaa.

I hear they'll be no official fans delegation for Senegal.

DeadPresidents:
Omo, Whites vs Blacks in America is like Aiye vs Eiye.

Zimmerman kills Trayvon. Karmelo Anthony knifes Metcalfe. I expect tensions to heat to the max sometime around 2058 when there is no longer a clear Racial majority in the US and we just might witness another Civil War.

The foundations of that country is built above the embers of deep burning hatred that still persists till this day.

This here

Basically we can play the same game. We can also crowd fund legal bills and get obviously guilty people off the hook. Same way no black person believes OJ was innocent, but it was payback for Rodney king and years of racist actions by the LAPD.

DeadPresidents:
Omo, Whites vs Blacks in America is like Aiye vs Eiye.

Zimmerman kills Trayvon. Karmelo Anthony knifes Metcalfe. I expect tensions to heat to the max sometime around 2058 when there is no longer a clear Racial majority in the US and we just might witness another Civil War.

The foundations of that country is built above the embers of deep burning hatred that still persists till this day.

You have to consider there will be other ethnicities too

Asians, Hispanics being the major ones. And they will align to one side or the other

If you think whites are racists towards blacks, let me introduce you to Asians. Which include everyone from middle east to far East including China India Japan Korean etc even if you haven't lived close to them, see how they treat Africans whether within Africa or in their country

The way Hispanics are growing they might become the majority and they cant be accused of slavery or they don't send, are not woke and cannot be guilt tripped

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Same country wey dey release repentant terrorists


https://www.nairaland.com/8690174/hunters-detained-police-after-rescuing

I heard they fapped the jerseys and other kit of the English national team.

God knows if they had stolen somebody's pen 16 years ago in South Africa, BBC, Sky News, CNN, and co would have run back to back hour on the hour news coverage of how Africa is not safe and increasing crime rate.

izzou:
Qatar didn't do half of what the US have done in this WC, and yet the West cried and groaned like the Israelites of old.

What of hundreds of CIV supporters that were denied entry? Na terrorism links too?

The list of referees wasn't generated last week. Wouldn't it have been better to strike out his name from the start, than making him jump on a flight, only to be humiliated at the airport....I mean, this is AFRICA'S BEST REFEREEE.

You're still right about the "US has the right sha"

chrisooblog:
I heard they fapped the jerseys and other kit of the English national team.

Good knows if they had stolen somebody's pen 16 years ago in South Africa, BBC, Sky News, CNN, and co would have run back to back hour on the hour news coverage of how Africa is not safe and increasing crime rate.

So bad Harry Kane wore pata to training.

chrisooblog:
I heard they fapped the jerseys and other kit of the English national team.

Good knows if they had stolen somebody's pen 16 years ago in South Africa, BBC, Sky News, CNN, and co would have run back to back hour on the hour news coverage of how Africa is not safe and increasing crime rate.

You dey mind them?

If any country had done half of what we have seen in this WC, na documentary BBC for post about the corruption.

We all know what we are doing, my Chief

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
https://www.nairaland.com/8690306/kidnapped-general-rabe-abubakar-dies

Hmm, the way kidnapping dey happen for Nigeria now, to become billionaire don dey fear person.
You hustle, make money, buy mansion, buy convoy, before you know am, you don dey top their target list.
Abeg, make una leave me for my thousandnaire level, at least nobody dey monitor my movement. 🤣🤣😂

But I believe God sha, the God that protects me for thousandnaire level, will protect me for billionaire level.

Only in Nigeria

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
https://www.nairaland.com/8690306/kidnapped-general-rabe-abubakar-dies

When their video was released after their kidnap, I feared the man wouldn't make it.. This is like the sixth general that these cowards have killed this year..

CrystalTiger:
When their video was released after their kidnap, I feared the man wouldn't make it.. This is like the sixth general that these cowards have killed this year..

The biggest cowards are the Nigerian army that only have strength when it's time to harass innocent non-gun wielding civilians. Once they meet bandits and terrorists they run away, or start giving stories upon stories.

CrystalTiger:
When their video was released after their kidnap, I feared the man wouldn't make it.. This is like the sixth general that these cowards have killed this year..

A truly unfortunate end to an illustrious career. Ironically when this foolishness of rehabilitation was started, Gen. Rabe was the NA Spokesperson and was very passionate just like most soldiers from that region in rehabilitation of the bæsťèrds!!!

https://www.nairaland.com/8690259/kidnappings-yoruba-monarchs-invoke-deities




Everyday, this country keep making me laugh. No need to attend comedy events when the country is a natural circus.

Godx:
Are you forgetting Davido performed at the 2022 world cup final? First African artist to perform at the closing show. He also performed at Los Angeles FIFA countdown to the world cup show with major Lazar just recently. Don't disrespect froggy like that.

You're right but I think I could have been clearer with my point.

I wasn't talking about performing their songs at the world cup. I'm talking about writing and performing the world cup anthem. That's why I specifically mentioned One Dance.

CrystalTiger:
When their video was released after their kidnap, I feared the man wouldn't make it.. This is like the sixth general that these cowards have killed this year..

A whole Major General.. Dem just kpai am like that. Too bad

KOGI STATE GOVERNMENT

PRESS RELEASE

KOGI GOVERNMENT BANS OKADA OPERATIONS IN BUNU HINTERLANDS, BANS NIGHT TRAVEL ON STATE ROADS AFTER 7PM, SHUTS MARKETS AND RESTRICTS FUEL SALES TO CUT OFF BANDITS' SUPPLY NETWORK

1. The Kogi State Government has announced a series of immediate security measures aimed at cutting off logistics and supply routes to criminal elements currently under sustained military and security pressure in parts of Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area.

2. Following a comprehensive review of ongoing security operations in Bunu District after the recent terrorist attack on Iluke community which was successfully repelled, intelligence and operational reports indicate that significant progress has been made by Joint Security Forces. Several of the attackers have been confirmed neutralized, while many others sustained varying degrees of injuries and are currently trapped within forested areas across the district as security clearance operations continue.

3. To consolidate these gains and deny the criminals access to food, water, medication, fuel and other essential supplies, the Kogi State Government has approved the immediate ban on the use of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, within designated hinterland corridors of Bunu District.

4. The affected areas include the corridor stretching from Idoyi Bunu through Illah Bunu, Iluke Bunu and Kiri, as well as the route from Iluke Bunu through Odai Bunu, Igbo Bunu, Ilogun Bunu, Olle Bunu, Ayede Bunu, Oke-Ofin Bunu and Edumo Bunu. The restrictions shall also apply to the Ayede Bunu, Aherin, Eshi and Ighun Bunu corridor and all other routes within the Bunu hinterlands.

5. Intelligence available to security agencies has revealed that motorcycle operators constitute a major channel through which food items, water, drugs and other logistics are transported to bandits hiding within the forests. Investigations have also established that some criminal elements utilize motorcycle transportation to conduct reconnaissance and gather intelligence on targeted communities before launching attacks.

6. Consequently, any motorcycle rider found transporting passengers, goods or supplies along the designated routes shall be apprehended and dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Kogi State Anti-Terrorism Law.

7. The Motorcycle Operators Association of Nigeria (MOAN) is hereby directed to immediately sensitize all its members on this directive, which takes effect from today, Saturday, June 13, 2026.

8. In addition, all markets located along the affected corridors shall remain closed until further notice. Mobile medicine vendors and distributors are also directed to suspend the transportation and sale of drugs on motorcycles within the affected areas for the duration of the operation.

9. Furthermore, the sale of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Automotive Gas Oil (Diesel) in jerricans is hereby prohibited across the entirety of Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area with immediate effect.

10. As part of measures to strengthen security across the state and deny criminal elements the opportunity to operate under the cover of darkness, the Kogi State Government hereby announces a ban on night travel on all state-owned roads across Kogi State. Consequently, all movements on state roads must cease by 7:00 p.m. daily until further notice. Any person found travelling on a state-owned road after 7:00 p.m. shall be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the law.

11. The Kogi State Government wishes to reiterate that it possesses credible intelligence regarding individuals collaborating with criminal elements and providing support to their activities. Appropriate actions are already being taken against such persons in line with extant laws.

12. While the Government acknowledges that these measures may impose temporary inconveniences on law-abiding citizens, the protection of lives and communities remains paramount. Extraordinary security challenges often require difficult but necessary decisions, and these directives are designed solely to safeguard the people and secure lasting peace across the affected areas. The Government wishes to assure residents that the security situation will be reviewed every two weeks to assess the impact of these measures and determine the appropriate next line of action regarding the restrictions, based on the progress and successes recorded by security agencies in ongoing operations.

13. The Executive Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has directed all security agencies to ensure strict enforcement of these measures and full compliance by all residents and stakeholders.

14. The Government further warns that any individual found aiding, supplying, harbouring or collaborating with terrorists in any form shall be treated as an accomplice to terrorism and prosecuted accordingly.

15. The Kogi State Government calls on residents to cooperate fully with security agencies, remain vigilant and continue to provide credible information that will assist ongoing operations aimed at permanently eliminating criminal elements from the state.

Signed:

Kingsley Femi Fanwo
Hon. Commissioner for Information and Communications
Kogi State

13th June, 2026

rabazamba:
A truly unfortunate end to an illustrious career. Ironically when this foolishness of rehabilitation was started, Gen. Rabe was the NA Spokesperson and was very passionate just like most soldiers from that region in rehabilitation of the bæsťèrds!!!

This Rehabilitation nonsense really has to stop

Or else, we would be deceiving ourselves

izzou:
This Rehabilitation nonsense really has to stop

Or else, we would be deceiving ourselves

it makes no sense bro

Sometimes I wonder what type of drugs these guys are sniffing before making some decisions in office

Major-General Rabe Abubakar: The Wounds We Share
By Gimba Kakanda
I have just read the statement by the Katsina State Government confirming the passing of Major-General Rabe Abubakar, rtd, a former military spokesman, while in captivity. Even though the statement says that “the deceased… died a natural death from complications of diabetes and hypertension,” this does not erase the horror of the circumstances in which he spent his final days. What haunts us is not only the manner of his passing, but the tragedy of a life of service ending in the hands of criminals who have exploited the dysfunctions of our society.

What happened to the General is a tragedy of immeasurable dimension. To return from a career that required putting one’s life on the line for one’s country, only to become a captive of ragtag criminals, is a fate no patriot deserves. It is a cruel reminder that this weather of insecurity is one we all breathe and feel. It bears our names, our faces, our families, and the histories of service behind its victims.

There is no dignified way to avoid the truth that, as a nation and as a government, we have let down the General and many others who have met similar fates. This does not take away from the efforts I know were ongoing to secure his release or rescue, nor from the renewed operations and proactive steps being taken to confront these criminal networks. But grief must never be managed with denial. Something more radical, more coordinated, and more sustained must be done to break this chain of tragic events. Contrary to the assumptions of some, nobody is immune.

What happened to the General is a cautionary tale for all of us in government today. The General, who once served in one of the most protected institutions in the country, could never have imagined such an ending. That is why it remains baffling when anyone assumes that those in public office are insulated from the failures and fractures of the nation. The same roads, the same communities, the same future, and the same consequences await us all.

As a northerner, I am doubly troubled by the direction in which our region has been dragged. No honest person can claim ignorance of how we got here. If we are even more honest, we must admit that the untrained, abandoned, and hopeless children on our streets are being turned into cannon fodder for present and future dysfunctions. Even if banditry and terrorism are defeated, a vulnerable demographic left without education, discipline, opportunity, or hope will remain available for other invidious agendas against the Nigerian state.

This is the part that should frighten us most. We once spoke of building human capital. Today, too many of our people are trapped in the desperate arithmetic of survival.

The government has the primary and non-negotiable responsibility to protect lives and property. But no government policy, however well designed, can fully overcome a society that refuses to confront parental irresponsibility, the abandonment of children, hostility to education in some communities, and the casual normalisation of neglect. Security is not sustained by bullets alone. It is sustained by schools, families, values, livelihoods, justice, and a population civilised enough to reject the temptations of nihilism.

And yet, we cannot afford to lose hope. Despair is exactly what these criminals want to manufacture. They want citizens to stop believing in the possibility of order, to stop trusting the state, and to stop imagining a country that can still be rescued. We must refuse them that victory. We must mourn the dead, demand better from the living, and insist that the Nigerian state still has the duty and capacity to reclaim every inch of its authority.

May Allah forgive Major-General Rabe Abubakar, rtd, grant him Aljannatul Firdaus, and comfort his family. My condolences also go to all families who have lost loved ones to this madness. May their grief not be in vain, and may our country find the courage to end this tragedy.

Amoto94:
Major-General Rabe Abubakar: The Wounds We Share
By Gimba Kakanda


As a northerner, I am doubly troubled by the direction in which our region has been dragged. No honest person can claim ignorance of how we got here. If we are even more honest, we must admit that the untrained, abandoned, and hopeless children on our streets are being turned into cannon fodder for present and future dysfunctions. Even if banditry and terrorism are defeated, a vulnerable demographic left without education, discipline, opportunity, or hope will remain available for other invidious agendas against the Nigerian state.

This is the part that should frighten us most. We once spoke of building human capital. Today, too many of our people are trapped in the desperate arithmetic of survival.
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basically there is an unlimited army of terrorist recruits
but the other truth is that these terrorists are simply foot soldiers

all armies run on logistics - and it is the northern elite, the educated , the well heeled , who are providing financial and technical support

we saw the same with ESN support local and foreign and with examples like that technician who was caught using MTN infrastructure to broadcast radio biafra channels

the almajiri are only one part of the machine. the other part is the elite who will quietly do everything and push for every sacrifice so that nigeria can become a glorious Islamic republic