NSA attack Abba Kyari’s for interference in Security Matters – NSA

The National Security Adviser , Major General Babagana Monguno (retd .), has blamed the President’ s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, for the failures in the war against insurgency.
Monguno said Kyari was fond of giving orders to the service chiefs without the knowledge of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ).
The NSA said this in a letter addressed to the service chiefs which was published by an online medium,
Premium Times, on Monday .
In the letter dated December 9 , 2019 , and titled, ‘ Disruption of the national security framework by unwarranted meddlesomeness’ , the NSA said the chief of staff was neither a security official nor head of any government agency .
“Such acts and continuous meddlesomeness by the Chief of Staff have not only ruptured our security and defence efforts but have slowed down any meaningful gain that Mr President has sought to achieve , ” Monguno alleged .
The letter read in part, “While it is expected that all heads of security agencies, having spent many years in service would understand means of passing directives from the President, Commander- in- Chief of the Armed Forces, it may be necessary to remind all, in the face of glaring breaches to that procedure

Shekau’s new video shows failure of FG’s strategies – Sharia Council

The Supreme Council for Shari’ ah in Nigeria , on Monday , said service chiefs must be called to account for the resurgence of security threats, including Boko Haram attacks and other threats across the country .
It also described Boko Haram leader , Abubakar Shekau, as a coward and challenged him to come out of hiding .
“Shekau should be bold enough to face security forces , if he is truly the courageous leader of Boko Haram he claims to be, ” the Council said at a press briefing in Kaduna conducted by its Secretary - General , Nafi ’ u Baba -Ahmed.
It noted that the video allegedly released by Shekau was a collective challenge to all well - meaning Nigerians desirous of peace and stability .
“The release of the video itself is a sad indication of the evident failure of strategies and efforts of government in tackling Boko Haram insurgency in particular and the myriads of equally horrendous security threats bedevilling the country , ” it noted .
The council, therefore , urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), to decisively crush Boko Haram insurgency and restore order in the country , in line with his campaign promises

South-West assemblies to hold public hearings on Amotekun bill

The Houses of Assembly in the six South- West states will on Monday , February 24 , hold separate public hearings on a bill to back the South-West joint security outfit , Operation Amotekun.
The public hearings date on the Amotekun bill was fixed at a meeting of the Speakers of the Houses of Assembly in the six states held in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State , on Friday, February 14 .
The advertorial signed by the Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of South- West State Legislatures, Bamidele Oleyelogun, said, “After an exhaustive deliberation , the conference resolved that, as a matter of urgency , all the State Houses of Assembly should commence action on the process of passage of the (Amotekun) bill into law.
“The conference , also in this regard , mandated all the State Houses of Assembly to simultaneously hold public hearings on the bill in their respective states on Monday , 24 th February 2020 .
“The Conference of Speakers of South- West Legislatures urges all the people of the South- West to attend and make meaningful contributions to the bill that regulates the protection of lives and property in our states .”
The advertorial noted that after the public hearings , the six speakers would reconvene and meet with Attorneys General from the states “to address all conflicting areas and to review the contents of the reports generated at the public hearing for harmonisation into the proposed law ”.
While the conference of the South-West speakers said a public hearing on the proposed law would hold on Monday , the status of the bill differed in the six South- West states .
Ekiti Assembly passes bill , awaits gov’ s assent
Meanwhile, the Ekiti State House of Assembly had passed the bill on Friday.
The Ekiti State Commissioner for Information , Muyiwa Olumilua, in an interview with The PUNCH , said the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi , would soon sign the Amotekun bill into law
Olumilua said the governor ’ s assent , which was the final approval for the proposed law, would be expressed very soon , the bill having been passed by the state House of Assembly .
Bill scales first reading in Osun Assembly
But the Osun State House of Assembly on Monday commenced work on the Amotekun bill . Speaking at the plenary he presided over , the Speaker , Timothy Owoeye , told the lawmakers that Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, had written to the parliament to present the bill .