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KOGI STATE GOVERNMENT IS WINNING THE WAR AGAINST INSECURITY

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10 months ago

May 18, 2024

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1. The Kogi State Government under the leadership of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo is rising to the challenge of defeating the torrent of criminality waged against our dear state in the last one month.
2. It is believed that the torrent of attacks on insurgents, bandits and kidnappers in the North East has dislodged them and many of them are now trying to find their feet in the North Central but the Kogi State Government is deploying an iron-cast approach to safeguarding the state from the fangs of criminals.
3. With the rescue of 21 out of the 24 Custech students kidnapped last week so far, the State Government made a clear statement that Kogi will be ruthless against criminals in the State. This morning, we also received the heart-warming report of the rescue of the Yagba West woman that was kidnapped and another woman from Yagba East Local Government Area. We are still searching frantically for the 3 remaining students yet to be rescued as every Kogite’s life is important to the government. We have also secured the release of scores of kidnapped victims who are not even Kogites but who were kidnapped in their various states and taken to the forests.
4. The Governor also has approved the immediate employment of thousands of local hunters across the 21 Local Government Areas, with the immediate task of going after the criminals and taking the fight to their camps and hideouts, which is already yielding positive results.
5. Also, the Joint Forces of the Army, Police, DSS, NSCDC, Metropolitan Response Squad and Hunters Group are currently carrying our simultaneous operations in Lokoja as well as across the three Senatorial Districts, including our border communities.
6. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has silently declared war on criminals in the state and deploying resources and forces to ensure the enemies of our people are defeated. The Governor also expresses profound gratitude to the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR for his support and encouragement to make Kogi a crime free state.
7. We want to assure our people that the Government is working hard to protect everyone and that the criminals are learning in a hard way that Kogi won’t be a ground for their criminal trade. The criminals are rattled and they won’t escape justice.
8. As the Government puts everything into winning this war against criminality, we urge the citizens to also play their part by volunteering intelligence to security agencies for the effective security of our dear State.

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Arewa leader in Lagos dumps NNPP for APC, forms new political group

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9 hours ago

March 13, 2025

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A prominent leader of the Arewa community in Lagos, Alhaji Abdullahi Dan Fulani, has officially defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), bringing along his supporters.

He made this announcement during a meeting with the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, at the National Assembly in Abuja.

As part of his political realignment, Dan Fulani also declared the formation of a new political movement, Arewa Community for Barau Jibrin Maliya, aimed at consolidating northern support for the senator.

“In politics, you don’t wait for opportunities; you create them. Leadership is about direction, not just position,” Dan Fulani stated while explaining his decision to switch parties.

He emphasized that his move to APC was strategic and aligned with the interests of the Arewa community in Lagos.

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Ex Abacha aide, Hamza Al-Mustapha officially defects to SDP

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March 13, 2025

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Major Dr. Hamza Al-Mustapha has officially joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP), marking a new phase in his political journey aimed at national development.

Accompanied by his team, Al-Mustapha arrived at the SDP headquarters in Abuja, where he was warmly received by party leaders and supporters.

He said his move to the party signals his commitment to leadership based on justice, security, and progress.

His defection comes days after former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufa’i moved to the SDP.

El-Rufa’i has said that they would move against the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration during the 2027 polls.

Hamza Al-Mustapha was the Chief Security Officer to former military ruler General Sani Abacha during his administration from 1993 to 1998.

He was known as one of Abacha’s closest associates during the military regime.

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Tinubu support group names Yahaya Bello as Star Associate

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March 13, 2025

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A pro-Tinubu group, Nationwide Tinubu Connect Associates, NTCA, has appointed former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State as a Star Associate.

The NTCA is a registered group of like-minded Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora,who are committed to the promotion of the laudable efforts and programmes of President Tinubu administration to reposition Nigeria for political and economic growth.

Those who presented the appointment award to Bello included the group’s National Coordinator, Hon. Henry Nwabueze, and Chief Contact and Head of Mobilisation, Dr Haruna Madisca.

NTCA, in a statement, said: “A Kogi State leader, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, better known as The White Lion, has been appointed as distinguished Star Associate of President Tinubu by the NTCA.

This great movement is making Nigeria safe and great again by trying to connect all the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Now, Kogi is connected. In 2027, it will be 4+4 because there is no vacancy in Aso Rock.”