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"Banditry: Hunters Urge Federal Government Support for Physical and Spiritual Battle"

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Amid escalating insecurity nationwide, hunters and farmers have urged the Federal Government to officially authorize them to help drive out bandits, Boko Haram insurgents, and other criminal elements taking refuge in forests. The appeal comes from groups such as the Nigerian Forest Security Service, the Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria, the Agbekoya Farmers’ Society of Nigeria, and the Oodua Peoples. The Oodua Peoples Congress has declared that it possesses the spiritual fortitude, expertise, and forest-based experience required to tackle terrorism. Their assertion comes amid a renewed wave of terror attacks across the country, with Plateau and Benue states bearing the brunt. Last week, at least 51 people were killed by gunmen in Zikke and Kakpa communities in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State—just two weeks after deadly clashes erupted in the region that left many people dead. Before last week’s assault, armed attackers had killed at least 52 people and forced ...
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400 Deported Nigerians Return Home from UAE

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400 Nigerians have been expelled from the United Arab Emirates and showed up in Nigeria, as per a report by the Nigerian TV Authority.

The deportees were gotten at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Global Airport terminal, Abuja, by the office of the National Security Adviser alongside the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, National Agency For Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP),  the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and stakeholders.

"400 Nigerians, including 90 females and 310 guys, have been expelled from the Unified Bedouin Emirates back to Nigeria.

“They were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the office of the National Security Adviser in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and other stakeholders,” the news media said in a  Wednesday post on X.

The Federal Government repatriated a total of 190 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates in July 2024, PUNCH Online reported.9

Nigeria, UAE political issues

The discretionary strain among Nigeria and the UAE has been continuous, with the UAE forcing a visa prohibition on Nigerians almost quite a while back, coming from different political debates.

One significant issue included Dubai's Emirates Aircraft ending trips to Nigeria after the National Bank of Nigeria couldn't transmit an expected $850 million in income to the UAE.

In June, after a few rounds of dealings with UAE specialists, the Nigerian government guaranteed its residents that the visa boycott would before long be lifted. Around a similar time, it was reported that Nigeria had paid 98% of the $850 million owed, flagging advancement in settling the debate.

This removal happens against the setting of progressing discretionary strains between the two countries, which might be established in different undisclosed issues. Regardless of this, reports recently showed that the two nations agreed to lift travel limitations on Nigerians.

The Unified Middle Easterner Emirates Government in July 2024 declared it had at last lifted visa limitations forced on Nigerians with quick impact.

Also read:Certificate verification: Nigerian nurses in UK, US forced back home

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