2023: Prepare for uncertainties, Aso Rock Imam urges Buhari

The Chief Imam of the State House, Sheikh Abdulwahid Sulaiman, has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to ensure Nigeria’s spirited struggle and sacrifices in the last few years were not destroyed by the forthcoming general elections.

The Imam also told the president to be prepared for uncertainties that would characterise the election.

Sulaiman, according to a statement by a presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, spoke at the State House Mosque during the conclusion of tafsir witnessed by Buhari and other faithful. Shehu said Buhari received accolades from Sheikh Sulaiman for his sacrifice and the values of honesty, integrity and selfless service to the nation.

 

Source: The Punch

 

 

Troops Killed ISWAP Commander, Dan-Buduma, Over 100 Other Terrorists – Nigerian Military

The Nigerian Military High Command says its troops have killed a prominent Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) Commander, Abubakar Dan-Buduma. According to the military, over 85 terrorists were killed alongside the ISWAP commander, making it over 100 casualties.

It also said the troops rescued 848 civilians and arrested 119 terrorists in Northwestern Nigeria in separate operations. Maj.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, the spokesman for the military, also told journalists in Abuja on Thursday that troops also arrested terrorists’ informants and logistics suppliers between April 7 and 28, 2022.Onyeuko said 1,158 terrorists and their families comprising 164 men, 367 women and 627 children had surrendered to the military in the last three weeks.

 

Source: Sahara Reporters