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NSA office counters El-Rufai accusations, makes clarifications on alleged payments to bandits
The Office of the National Security Adviser refutes allegations of paying bandits, highlighting military operations that eliminated key criminals to restore peace in Kaduna.
- On Sunday, Nasir El-Rufai, who previously served as governor of Kaduna State, alleged that the federal government is providing monthly payments to armed bandits as a strategy to curb violence in northern regions.
- El-Rufai made these allegations in a Sunday Politics interview, referring to the supposed incentives as a 'kiss-the-bandits policy' that he claimed was orchestrated by the National Security Adviser's team.
- ONSA rejected the allegations as baseless and stated the government employs a dual strategy of military operations and community engagement to combat insecurity.
- The agencies reported notable achievements, including the removal or apprehension of well-known bandit leaders such as Boderi and Baleri, which has contributed to enhanced security in Kaduna and its neighboring regions.
- The dispute underscores tensions over security policy, with ONSA urging political actors to avoid politicizing national security and affirming the collective nature of the fight against banditry.
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NSA office counters El-Rufai accusations, makes clarifications on alleged payments to bandits
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has rejected claims by former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai that the federal government pays or offers incentives to bandits. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by Zakari Mijinyawa for ONSA, the office described El-Rufai’s allegations as baseless and said no arm of the government has ever engaged in ransom payments or inducements to criminals. “On the contrary, we have alw…
El-Rufai Accuses Nigerian Government of Paying Terrorist Despite Office of the National Security Adviser Denials
El-Rufai Accuses Nigerian Government of Paying Terrorist Despite Office of the National Security Adviser DenialsFormer Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has intensified his criticism of the federal government’s handling of insecurity, insisting that payments are being made to armed bandits despite denials by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).El-Rufai first raised the allegations during a Channels Television programme on Sunda…
Group to El-Rufai: Stop Creating Tension in Kaduna, Nigeria Needs Leaders of Integrity — Akelicious
The Democracy Watch Initiative (DWI) has accused the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai of heating up the policy and creating unnecessary tension in Kaduna State. The Group said that recent comments by the former Governor has vindicated former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s long-standing assessment of him. In a statement on Tuesday, the group’s Director of Strategic Communication, Dr. Tunji Bamidele, said Obasanjo’s earlier warnings …
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