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COVID-19: Ize-Iyamu Releases Emergency Help Lines For Persons In Need

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April 3, 2020

… Dispatches Lorry Load Of Foodstuffs To Edo North

A frontline gubernatorial aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, on Friday, March 4, made public two emergency phones for persons who are in dire need of food and water.

The emergency numbers are: 07046373027 and 08114046290.

Ize-Iyamu explained that persons have been assigned at the receiving end to ask few questions about each caller so that adequate preparetion is made before assistance is dispatched.

While releasing a lorry load of the foodstuffs for the 64 wards across the 6 local government areas that make up Edo North Senatorial District, the governorship aspirant noted that some lorries were being loaded for the other wards in the local government areas of Edo Central and South senatorial districts

Ize-Iyamu, who on Thursday distributed Hand Sanitizers and Coronavirus awareness leaflets across the state, said he was distributing food items such as rice, beans, garri, noddles, tin tomatoes, salt, water etc to vulnerable across Edo State because of the compelling need at the time.

He noted that with the restriction of movement of persons across the state as part of measures to reduce the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus, people are bound to be hungry and are ready to do whatever they can to get food to feed.

He said, “Let me say it clearly that we are doing this not for politics. We are doing it because there is a compelling need at this time to do so.

“Our target is 1000 families. Our plan is that every part of the state, in every ward, we should be able to touch a certain number of families.

“That is why yesterday we had to announce members of our campaign organization because they will be the ones to drove the process of this food distribution. I cannot do it alone. I also believe that these persons should be known so when they go to places it is clear where they are coming from.”

Mewnwhile Ize-Iyamu has explained that the need for the effective distribution of the foodstuffs informed his decision on Thursday to announce Directors for his campaign organization, as he said “since I cannot do it alone.”

He then appealed to well meaning Edo people to support persons in need even as he reminded the state government to buy food in bulk and set up Food Banks, so that more people can buy or get for free when the need arises.

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Trump’s Airstrikes: Halt Military Cooperation With US Immediately – Sheikh Gumi Tells Tinubu Govt

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December 26, 2025

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Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has called on the Federal Government to immediately halt all military cooperation with the United States following reported US airstrikes.

Gumi warned that American involvement could worsen Nigeria’s security challenges and undermine national sovereignty.

Gumi made the call in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Friday.

He said while Islam permits the fight against terrorism, such actions should only be carried out by what he described as “clean hands,” arguing that the United States lacks the moral authority to lead such efforts because of its global military record.

According to the cleric, Nigeria made a mistake by allowing foreign powers to play a role in its counterterrorism operations, insisting that “terrorists do not truly fight terrorists” and that such interventions often result in civilian casualties and hidden political motives.

Gumi warned that allowing Nigeria to become a theatre of war would attract anti-US forces into the country, further destabilising it.

He also cautioned that US involvement, particularly under claims of protecting Christians, could polarise the country along religious lines.

The cleric further argued that airstrikes alone cannot defeat terrorism, stressing that effective counterterrorism requires strong ground operations, which he said Nigeria has enough personnel to carry out if properly organised.

“This is the mistake Nigeria has made. Terrorists don’t fight terrorists in truth; they may only kill innocent people and have ulterior motives behind the drama of fighting ‘terror’.

“As a principle, no nation should allow its land to be a theater of war. And no nation should allow its neighbors to be their enemies.

“If Nigeria wants military assistance, China, Turkey, and Pakistan can do the job effectively,” part of his statement reads.

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Shehu Sani Reacts To Trump’s Military Strikes In Nigeria

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December 26, 2025

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Former lawmaker, senator Shehu Sani, has reacted to reports of United States military strikes on terrorist targets in Nigeria’s North-West, saying foreign powers cannot permanently handle the country’s security challenges.

Sani made the remarks on Friday via his X handle while responding to a post by the United States Africa Command, AFRICOM, which indicated that the strikes were carried out in coordination with Nigerian authorities.

According to him, if the reported strikes were indeed a joint operation with Nigerian security agencies, then such action was justifiable, given the threat posed by terrorist groups in the region.

He described terrorists operating in parts of northern Nigeria as “cancerous cells,” stressing that they survive through violence and should be confronted decisively.

Sani also dismissed narratives suggesting that terrorist attacks target only one religious group, describing such claims as false and misleading.

He said: “If actually, the military strikes against the terrorists targets in the North Western part of Nigeria were a joint operation with the ‘Nigerian Authorities’ as posted by the US AFRICOM on their verified X handle, then it’s a conscionable action.

“Terrorists have become cancerous cells in our part of the country.They live by the sword.The narrative that the evil terrorists only targets one faith, remains absolutely false and misleading.

“Again, the ultimate security and peace in our country lies with ourselves and not with the US or any foreign power. They can complimentarily or unilaterally strike, but they can’t eternally fight our battles.”