Newspaper Headlines: Governors, n’assembly ask Buhari to act on insecurity
The demand of state governors and the national assembly to President Muhammadu Buhari that urgent steps be taken to address insecurity dominated the headlines of Nigerian newspapers. The attacks on an internally-displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Benue state and a checkpoint in Ebonyi state also made the headlines.
Daily Independent reports that the senate asked Buhari to address insecurity in the country. The newspaper says herders killed seven persons in Benue state, while two soldiers were killed in Ebonyi state by hoodlums.
The Punch reports that state governors asked Buhari to take action on insecurity in the country as 21 Nigerians were killed by gunmen within 24 hours. Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, dismissed the rumoured rift between himself and Buhari, the newspaper reports.
The Nation’s headline focuses on the demand of the national assembly to the federal government on the state of security in the country. The newspaper reports that seven persons were killed at an IDPs camp in Benue.
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, alleged that Buhari is working for the Fulani, the Nigerian Tribune reports. The newspaper reports that three policemen were dismissed for extorting an undergraduate student of the Lagos State University (LASU).
The Guardian says Buhari has sought the help of the US government to tackle insecurity in the country. The newspaper reports that there is tough time ahead for states as the federal government is insisting on the repayment of budget support loan — amid the paucity of funds.
Daily Sun reports that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) accused Muslim leaders of fuelling religious crisis in the country. The newspaper’s cover picture shows members of civil society organisations demanding the passage of the electoral amendment bill by the national assembly.
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