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Former DSS Director Highlights Longstanding Threat of Lakurawa Insurgent Group
Mike Ejiofor, a former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), has revealed that the insurgent group Lakurawa, recently flagged for attacks in Nigeria’s North-West, has existed for years with roots in Niger Republic and Mali.
Speaking on Sunrise Daily by Channels Television, Ejiofor refuted claims of the group being new, tracing its origins to a vigilante initiative under Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, the former military Head of State of Niger Republic.
Following Maïnassara’s death, neglect by the Nigerien government led to the group scattering and evolving into a threat.
He added that the group was invited into Sokoto State for security assistance but later exploited the situation, prompting efforts to expel them by 2018.
Ejiofor emphasized that unlike Boko Haram, Lakurawa remains localized, offering an opportunity for the government and military to neutralize the group and tackle escalating insecurity in the region.
A viral clip has made its way online showing a police officer in Delta State shooting a suspect who had already been restrained.
It can be noted that the suspect was pleading, claiming he had been framed and deceived, and said he would lead them to the right place.
However, while he was pleading, the police officer shot him. The officer later stated that the suspect was armed with a gun.
It was later revealed that the police officer has been arrested, as it is against the law to shoot a restrained suspect.
It was reported by the Kogi State Government that 24 children were abducted from an orphanage home. It was shared that this happened on the 26th of April, Sunday, and gunmen were seen in the area that day.
The information was shared by the Commissioner of Information, Kingsley Fanwo, who shared this sad news and described it as unfortunate.
“We condemn in strong terms the abduction of innocent children from an orphanage, the government is working closely with security operatives to ensure their safe return,”
Ghanaian media personality Afia Schwarzenegger speaks on the xenophobia issues occurring around Africans in South Africa.
She stated that Ghana is not the same as Nigeria and shared that if such issues happen to Ghanaians in South Africa, they will speak up and not keep quiet. She added that they will react.
“Ghana is not like Nigeria and we won’t hesitate to return the stupid favour.”
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