By Rimande Shawulu THIS WEEK’s report reveals two sides of Nigeria’s insecurity: armed groups retain the capacity for mass attacks and abductions, but intelligence-led operations are also producing important rescues. The Kaduna operation is particularly significant. Police said information from road transport workers helped security personnel...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu COLONIAL OCCUPATION and domination prospered by abducting and liquidating the most vocal Africans. Those whom it drove into exile were lucky. Sir Evelyn Baring invented the manual on this form of predation as governor of colonial Kenya for seven years until 1959. Six decades after independence, the man who rode to [&he...
By Joke Kujenya SEGUN Olatunji, the just released editor of FirstNews Online Newspaper, who was abducted and detained by the Defense Intelligency Agency (DIA), has linked his ordeal to critical stories published by his publication. His release comes after about 14 days of captivity, during which he endured interrogation and physical discomfort...
By Joke Kujenya OVER the last decade, Nigeria, has been a nation marred by a tumultuous history of conflict and instability despite her being celebrated for her cultural diversity and rich heritage. Currently, she stands at a crossroad overshadowed by a pervasive crisis as she is ensnared in a web of kidnappings and abductions that […]
