Security agencies in Nigeria have arrested about 800 suspected violent
\nherdsmen across the country, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.<\/p>\n
Prof. Osinbajo made this disclosure in Houston, Texas in the US on Friday<\/span><\/span> According to a statement issued by his spokesperson Mr. Laolu Akande in Asked about the issue of Fulani herdsmen attacks in certain states across He added that \u201cthere are about 800 of suspected violent herdsmen in the The Vice President however decried the slow pace of the criminal justice Prof. Osinbajo reminded the audience however that the issue of killings by Vice President Osinbajo then advised the audience against the tendency of He reminded his audience that there has always been conflict between Community Policing<\/p>\n Answering question on the need for community policing, the Vice President He gave a scenario where a policeman from Bayelsa State for instance is The current situation where Police activities is controlled at the federal Judges\u2019 Arrest<\/p>\n Commenting on the recent arrest of judges in the country, Prof. Osinbajo He pointed out that the important thing is that due process is being The Vice President also responded to a question on the state of the He, however, stated that getting back oil production is a sure way to get Anti-Corruption<\/p>\n Answering question from the internet on when former President Goodluck He said all the Buhari administration does is to empower the security He also added that the fight against corruption in the country is not According to him, \u201ccorruption is not an ethnic thing, there is an equal He frowned at a situation where for instance as much as $15 billion has Commenting on the declining fortunes of Nigeria in international sporting According to him, looking around countries that have excelled in By the time companies and organizations take up sports sponsorship, he Nigerians from all walks of life in Houston, Texas and from other parts of Security agencies in Nigeria have arrested about 800 suspected violent herdsmen across the country, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Prof. Osinbajo made this disclosure in Houston, Texas in the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nat a Townhall event where he interacted with US-based Nigerians who asked
\nquestions live at the event and also via the internet.<\/p>\n
\nHouston, the Vice President fielded about 30 questions at the
\nwell-attended townhall event moderated by Mr. Rudolf Okonkwo of Sahara
\nReporters and Prof. Nimi Wariboko of Boston University.<\/p>\n
\nthe country and what the Federal Government was doing to curb the problem,
\nthe Vice President said: \u201cThe President has given firm instructions to the
\nsecurity agencies to arrest not only herdsmen who are attacking
\ncommunities anywhere in the country but anyone of them or anyone at all in
\npossession of firearms.\u201d<\/p>\n
\ncountry that are currently in custody.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nsystem which is affecting the prompt trial of such suspects.<\/p>\n
\nsuch violent herdsmen has been a perennial issue especially as grazing
\nlands continue to disappear over the years and the cattle feed on people\u2019s
\ncrops on the farmlands. He clarified that the matter just did not crop up
\nwhen President Buhari assumed office.<\/p>\n
\ninterpreting the herdsmen issue as a religious issue, stressing that it is
\nimportant for all Nigerians to refuse such divisive narratives and
\ntendencies.<\/p>\n
\nherdsmen and communities across the country and that people should
\ndisabuse the notion that the problem has just started because President
\nBuhari, a Fulani is currently at the helm of affairs in the country.<\/p>\n
\nindicated that community policing via State Police is indeed a cardinal
\nprogramme of the ruling APC. However the party agenda cannot be introduced
\nuntil there is an amendment to the nation\u2019s constitution.<\/p>\n
\nworking in Borno State where he cannot even speak the language or
\nunderstand the culture of the people he is policing, noting that such is
\ncounterproductive.<\/p>\n
\nlevel sure has some limitations, he conceded, adding that the \u201cthe federal
\ngovernment is currently working to introduce community policing that would
\nbe in line with the constitution\u201d.<\/p>\n
\ntold his Nigerian audience in Texas that impunity could be very dangerous
\nin any sector and that the federal government is only exercising its
\nexecutive function in attempting to check excesses.<\/p>\n
\nfollowed as the judges were released about 24 hours after their arrest and
\nonce they had given their statements.<\/p>\n
\nnation\u2019s economy and attributed the current recession to the loss of about
\n60% of government revenue due to pipeline vandalism and endemic corruption
\nin the system.<\/p>\n
\nout of the recession and the federal government is working to sort it out.<\/p>\n
\nJonathan would be arrested, Osinbajo pointed out that the Buhari
\nadministration is not in the business of arresting just anyone anyhow.<\/p>\n
\nagencies and the anti-corruption agencies to do their jobs, without the
\nadministration trying to teleguide them.<\/p>\n
\nfought on ethnic, hasty or premediated grounds.<\/p>\n
\nrepresentation in the stealing as no one operates with his\/her ethnic
\ngroup alone, the culprits are in every case seen so far, united by greed
\nto steal and not by ethnic or religious interest.\u201d<\/p>\n
\ndisappeared from the national coffers into private pockets, pointing out
\nthat no responsible government would wave that aside so as not to offend
\npeople.<\/p>\n
\ncompetitions occasioned by poor funding by the government, the Vice
\nPresident said that a long-term solution to inadequate funding of sports
\nis private sector involvement.<\/p>\n
\ninternational sporting competitions, the private sector in those countries
\nare directly involved and that is exactly what should happen in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
\nbelieves that the tide would change for good.<\/p>\n
\nthe US attended the town hall meeting which was preceded by a Nigeria
\nInfrastructure summit which showcased opportunities for foreign investors
\nin Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"