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Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC’s Commandant General, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has tasked the newly inducted Associate Members of the Gender Desk Officers of the Corps on building sustainable peace in the country.

Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, called on Nigerians to join hands with the government to promote peace and security in the country, saying that it is the only way to keep alive the memories of those compatriots who paid the supreme sacrifice to preserve the peace and unity of the country.

Another worrisome trend is the marriage between rice smugglers and bandits. Rice smugglers who fail to obtain prior clearance from bandits have their rice and valuables confiscated after being forced to take it to their camps.

Out of the 18,814 deaths caused by terrorists around the world in 2018, half were due to the actions of just four out of the pack. The Islamic State, Taliban, Al-Shabaab and Boko Haram.