The four kin, all children of Hajj Isa Waziri were killed in the Zaria conflict betwen the Nigerian Army and the Shitte Sect. Source: Harun Elbinawi.
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Legalizing State Police I do not normally praise the Nigerian government. But tell me: why should anyone not praise President Tinubu for taking measures to inaugurate State Police? To my amazement, the Nigerian House of Representatives has passed legislation to amend the 1999 Constitution, decentralize the Nigerian Police Force, and legalize state policing. The question is not why lawmakers took this important step. The real questions are twofold: Why would anyone with a working brain imagine that a centralized police ...