MORE revelations emerged, yester   day, that the kidnappers who abducted six students of the Lagos Model College, Igbonla, Epe, in May 2017, may have wanted to use them as a bait to secure pipeline and waterways security contracts from the Federal Government. The kidnappers were also said to have intended to use the abducted students to pressure Lagos State government to release most of their gang members who were arrested for bank robberies and other high profile kidnappings across the state.

AKURE — AJAPA Community in Arogbo 11, Ese- Odo council area of Ondo State, is fast becoming a  haven for criminals of all shades. Youths of the community have taken  kidnapping and militancy as their vocation despite the cries and appeals from notable  personalities from the area. Reports had it that the level of criminality perpetuated in the community is being discussed in the nation’s highest security echelons.

The leadership of the The leadership of the  National Council of Muslim Youth Organisations (NACOMYO) has described  the gunmen attack on St Phillips Catholic Church,Ozubulu in Ekwusigo LGA of Anambra State, as barbaric, heinous and sacrilege. In a statement signed by its National President, Kamal’deen Akuntunde,

The Worldwide Head and Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad has condemned the oppression of women accross the world saying Islam is vehemently opposed to the oppression of the female folk in all ramifications.

A CONSORTIUM of Non- Governmental Organisations in Nigeria have called on the United Nations to investigate Israel’s use of excessive force against Palestinian protesters during the closure of Muslims third holiest Mosque, Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem.