Sentences with phrase «of innocent citizens»

Yet this does not deter the government from trying to seize the property of innocent citizens.

«The rule of law is threatened with there is insufficient protection to prevent widespread intrusion into the private affairs of innocent citizens,» the manifesto says.

«Despite efforts by the State Government to enforce the safety standards on the waterways, some boat operators still flout the rules and regulations thereby putting the lives of innocent citizens at risk».

The protesting students, who were seen chanting war songs, carried placards with inscriptions, such as; «enough of Fulani Killings in Benue», «herdsmen must go», «no more grazing in Benue», etc, called on the Benue and federal governments to act fast to stop the wanton killing of the innocent citizens of the state.

Addressing newsmen shortly after the sitting, Wombo said they had instituted the criminal case against the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Kauttal Hore and some herdsmen for «instigating the murder of innocent citizens of the state between December 31, 2017 and January 1, this year in Guma and Logo local government areas.»

Some human rights groups have advised President Muhamamdu Buhari to resign if he can not end the incessant killings of innocent citizens by Fulani herdsmen.

Moreover, the recurrent massacre of innocent citizens in Nasarawa, Taraba, Plateau and Benue states in the last three months without anybody being apprehended and prosecuted gives enough room for the allegation by Danjuma that there must be some tacit collusion of the executive in this brigandage.

«It is crystal clear to every reasonable person that only the ideological stance of IPOB can stop all these killings and massacre of innocent citizens across Nigeria.

They should stop the spate of abductions of innocent citizens by terrorist as well as killings by Fulani herdsmen across the country while mounting adequate security for citizens of the country»

Obaseki said though he was disappointed that the election could not hold as scheduled, he would rather drop his governorship ambition than to have hoodlums hijack the election and shed the blood of innocent citizens.

«Our job is to secure infrastructural facilities and property of innocent citizens as well as containing the activities of criminal.

The state sponsored thugs attacked and locked up state institutions among them, NHIA, NADMO and YEA offices and went on unauthorized seizure of vehicles and harassment of innocent citizens.

The laws of the land are therefore left at the mercy of interpretation by enforcers at the risk of the lives of innocent citizens who are only seeking their rights in a peaceful protest.

What then they have taken to, is scaremongering by fanning ethnic and religious divisions among the minorities especially in the Middle Belt where hundreds of innocent citizens are confronted with violent death.

The Police unit incharge of anti-crime known as SARS (special anti-robbery squad) has become notorious for arbitrary arrests and false indictments of innocent citizens for monetary benefits.

He said: «I came here to share the pain and anguish of our people, the predicament of innocent citizens whose lives were cut short due to the terrorism of bandits and criminals who have been tormenting us.»

But we wish to assure that the government will not fold its arms and allow a few evil doers to prosper at the expense of innocent citizens.

«The wanton massacre, burning and kidnap of innocent citizens and traditional rulers in the state is a clear demonstration of the government's ineptitude and lack of capacity to curb the insecurity challenge bedevilling the state.

«We live in a time when politicians and the top brass in police departments do not always have the courage to put the interests of innocent citizens and officer safety ahead of political correctness and calculated re-election ploys,» Mullins said in a statement.

The Concours d'LeMons, a celebration of the worst of the worst of the wheeled universe, once again assaulted the eyes, ears, noses and throats of the innocent citizens of...

But to defend all bondholders of financial institutions at public expense is to commit the future economic output of innocent citizens to cover the losses of mismanaged financial institutions.

Lawful demonstrations during the G - 20 summit in 2010 resulted in a rash of arrests, as well as unlawful «kettling» of innocent citizens participating in the event.

Any technology platform that can advance these two laudable goals, while protecting the privacy and rights of innocent citizens should, and indeed must, be adopted.»

It took the efforts of men of Nigeria Police to calm the situation in the area and stop killing of innocent citizens in the fig.

They should stop the spate of abductions of innocent citizens by a terrorist as well as killings by Fulani herdsmen across the country while mounting adequate security for citizens of the country».

The group warned: «We call on those that are manipulating the system for selfish reasons to foster their political interest to have a rethink and desist from spilling the blood of innocent citizens.

The group implored all aggrieved political parties, stakeholders and candidates to be mindful of their utterances, seek redress if any by engaging the legal framework as provided for in the constitution in pursuance of their grievances without heating up the polity, which it noted may result into endangering the lives of innocent citizens and bring into disrepute the nation's democracy.

The untowards acts include killing drivers in the process of money extortion, aiding and abbeting kidnapping, armed robberies, wilful killings of innocent citizens.

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Wednesday ordered that security apparatus be reinforcement in Kaduna State in a bid to apprehend those responsible for the recent killings of innocent citizens.

Through the course of this trial, Fraser has come to accept the belief that the lives of innocent citizens are intrinsically worth more than the lives of homicidal murderers.

This man has played Russian roulette with the lives of innocent citizens.