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Fani-Kayode urged President Tinubu to take full responsibility in eradicating all terrorist elements in the country.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe solution lies with our political leadership and military to summon the resolve to decisively eliminate Islamist terrorists and foreign militias. This is a responsibility that rests squarely on President Tinubu, and he must see it through,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reviewing the rise of insurgency in Nigeria, Fani-Kayode noted: \u201cConflict has escalated under successive governments, with multiple militant groups pursuing different agendas. Reducing all their motives to anti-Christian sentiment is misleading. Every terrorist and their sponsors must be eliminated. Dialogue, negotiation, or rehabilitation is not an option. They must be crushed swiftly and decisively. Demons and vampires have no place in the land of the living.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further emphasized that attacks have affected both Christians and Muslims, describing the violence as a nationwide tragedy that requires urgent action.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at the event, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, represented by State Attorney General Kayode Ajulo, SAN, commended the NBA Akure Branch for organizing a Law Week focused on the timely theme: \u201cNigeria: Quest for a Utilitarian Judiciary and Roles for Stakeholders.\u201d He highlighted the crucial role of lawyers in shaping justice, guiding society, and promoting democracy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a highlight of the Law Week, former Senator Dr. Bode Olajumoke was honored as Patron of the NBA Akure Branch, while veteran journalist and Vanguard Newspapers publisher, Mr. Sam Amuka Pemu, popularly known as Uncle Sam, was recognized as Friend of the Bar.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the decorations, the NBA inaugurated a relaxation center donated and constructed by Senator Olajumoke, providing a facility for members to unwind and engage in professional activities.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Moses Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has called on President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Armed Forces to demonstrate the political will needed to eliminate terrorists responsible&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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