53 h. ago  Gumi says child kidnappings are a ‘lesser evil’ than killing soldiers

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has said the abduction of schoolchildren constitutes a “lesser evil” when compared with the killing read more  Gumi says child kidnappings are a ‘lesser evil’ than killing soldiers

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61 h. ago “Kidnapping Children Is Lesser Evil Than Killing Troops” – Ahmad Gumi

Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has said that kidnapping schoolchildren, though condemnable, is a “lesser evil” when compared with the killing of soldiers during attacks by armed groups. In an interview with the BBC, Gumi argued that crimes committed by bandits vary in gravity. He noted that abductions in which victims are freed unharmed should not be […] The post “Kidnapping Children Is Lesser Evil Than Killing Troops” – Ahmad Gumi appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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61 h. ago Court Orders Commander To Produce Soldier Accused Of Killing KAROTA Personnel In Kano

  The Kano State High Court No. 5, presided over by Justice Aisha Mahmud has ordered the Commander of the Bukabu Army barracks to immediately produce one of his personnel, Tunde Momodu, who is standing trial for the alleged killing of an official of Kano Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA), Yahaya Idris Ismail, in Kano. […]

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62 h. ago Kidnapping schoolchildren a ‘lesser evil’ than killing soldiers – Gumi

Ahmad Gumi, a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, says the kidnapping of schoolchildren is a “lesser evil” when compared to the killing read more Kidnapping schoolchildren a ‘lesser evil’ than killing soldiers – Gumi

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64 h. ago Kidnapping children lesser evil than killing soldiers — Sheikh Gumi

Speaking in an interview with the BBC shared on Tuesday, Gumi stated that kidnapping children, though wrong, is less severe than killing, especially when the children are released safely. 

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66 h. ago Kidnapping children lesser evil than killing soldiers — Gumi 

Sheikh Gumi calls kidnapping schoolchildren a ‘lesser evil’ than killing soldiers, urging the Nigerian government to negotiate with bandits to stop bloodsh Read More: https://punchng.com/kidnapping-children-lesser-evil-than-killing-soldiers-gumi/

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3 d. ago ‘Security Agencies Must Prevent Future Kidnappings,’ Tinubu Welcomes 100 Niger State Schoolchildren’s Release

President Bola Tinubu says Nigerian children should no longer be “sitting ducks for heartless terrorists intent on disrupting their education and subjecting them and their parents to unspeakable trauma”. The post ‘Security Agencies Must Prevent Future Kidnappings,’ Tinubu Welcomes 100 Niger State Schoolchildren’s Release appeared first on Channels Television.

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8 d. ago 1,680 schoolchildren kidnapped, 180 facilities attacked since 2014 — Senate

He stated, “It is unacceptable that our schools remain soft targets for terrorists and kidnappers. “We will track every naira and every dollar allocated to the Safe School Initiative , some of which were the $30million mobilised between 2014 and 2021 aside the latest N144billion released for the initiative by the federal government .

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8 d. ago Presidency breaks silence on alleged ransom payments for Kebbi schoolgirls’ release

The Presidency has addressed growing speculations that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government paid ransom for the release of kidnapped schoolchildren, noting that

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2 w. ago ‘Kidnapping Of Niger Schoolchildren, A Sad Development’, PDP Says During Visit To Bago

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has regreted the recent tragic incident of the kidnapping of schoolchildren at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Niger State, describing it as a sad development and unfortunate. This was disclosed on Thursday during a high-powered sympathy visit to Niger State by the Party’s NWC […]

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2 w. ago Insecurity: Tinubu orders total security cordon of Kwara, Niger, Kebbi forests

As the search for kidnapped schoolchildren continues, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered a total security cordon over the forests read more Insecurity: Tinubu orders total security cordon of Kwara, Niger, Kebbi forests

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2 w. ago CISLAC condemns violent attacks, schoolchildren’s kidnappings

Rafsanjani also criticised the growing trend of political defections and the elaborate celebrations often funded with public resources.

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2 w. ago Police, Military Deployed To Forests In Search Of Kidnapped Schoolchildren– Niger CP

The Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Elleman, assured the public of the Command’s determination to rescue all abducted students unhurt. The post Police, Military Deployed To Forests In Search Of Kidnapped Schoolchildren– Niger CP appeared first on Channels Television.

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3 w. ago Kebbi schoolchildren kidnap: How my husband was killed —Wife of slain vice principal

The widow of Vice Principal, Government Girls Comprehensive Senior School, Maga, Kebbi State, where 25 students were abducted by bandits on Monday, Amina Hassan, on Tuesday, revealed that one bullet fired by one of the hoodlums ended the life of her husband, Makuku  Hassan. Narrating her ordeal during the attack, she also said her husband […]

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3 w. ago Terrorists kill two soldiers, two other security officers in Borno

“Troops of 25 Task Force Brigade, on routine patrol to secure communities around Wajiroko in Azir Multe, Damboa LGA of Borno State, came under a sudden and heavy insurgent fire while returning from a successful patrol within the fringes of Sambisa Forest...

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3 w. ago Two Soldiers, Two JTF Members Killed In Ambush By Terrorists In Borno

WAJIROKO TERRORISTS AMBUSH: BRIGADE COMMANDER LEADS TROOPS BACK TO BASE Troops of 25 Task Force Brigade, on routine patrol to secure communities around Wajiroko in Azir Multe, Damboa LGA of Borno State, came under a sudden and heavy insurgents fire while returning from a successful patrol within the fringes of Sambisa Forest. The patrol team […] The post Two Soldiers, Two JTF Members Killed In Ambush By Terrorists In Borno appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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3 w. ago UPDATED: Four dead, missing general found after fresh terrorist raid in Borno

Fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Friday night ambushed and killed four people including two soldiers read more UPDATED: Four dead, missing general found after fresh terrorist raid in Borno

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