Sentences with phrase «spate of killings»

Member representing Jema'a / Sanga Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Shehu Nicholas Garba (Sarkin - Noma), has decried recent spate of killings in Southern Kaduna.

Christian peace campaigners at Pax Christi have accused the UK Government of «deafening silence» over a recent spate of killings by Israeli soldiers in Gaza.

The Federal Government on Monday expressed worry over increasing spate of killing of Nigerians in UK in recent time.

Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, has expressed concern and solidarity with the people of Southern Kaduna over the recent spate of killings in the area.

The statement reads «Former President Jonathan wishes to express his condolences to the government and people of Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Adamawa and Nasarawa states, over the recent spate of killings occasioned by herdsmen / farmers clashes.

«For the «new» PDP leadership on the other hand, incapable of thinking big about the nation, they see and treat the unfortunate spate of killing of innocent Nigerians as political gift, about which they seem very happy to cite as the basis for a return to power.

He further condoled with victims of Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Adamawa and Nasarawa states, over the recent spate of killings by Fulani herdsmen.

Uganda police say they have arrested a number of suspects over a recent spate of killings of women near the capital, Kampala.

Former President Jonathan wishes to express his condolences to the government and people of Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Adamawa and Nasarawa states, over the recent spate of killings occasioned by herdsmen / farmers clashes.

Following a spate of killings over the Easter weekend, Newark's murder total for this year hit 28 — a 65 % increase over last year.

David Cameron praised Nicolas Sarkozy's «resolute leadership» today, despite criticism in France that his recent anti-immigrant rhetoric may have contributed to a spate of killings.

Brutal slayings of four young men found in Central Islip investigated Suffolk Police Commissioner Timothy Sini said on Friday, April 14, 2017, that police are continuing their investigation into the brutal slayings of four young men found in a Central Islip park this week, adding that «all indications are that this is the work of MS - 13,» a violent gang thought to be behind a spate of killings in the area.

A former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said he decided to run for the 2019 presidential election because of the spate of killings by herdsmen across the country.

William Hague has pinned the blame for the current flare - up in the Middle East on Hamas, following a spate of killings on both sides of the border.

Before they take the words out of my mouth, let me state that the spate of those killings are tragic and unacceptable.

The move comes in the wake of a spate of killings of unarmed black men by police officers around the country.

The monarch, who frowned on the spate of killings, thuggery, armed robbery and kidnappings in the country, urged the government to arrest the ugly trends.

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday condemned the spate of killings and kidnappings in several parts of the country.

He also called for increased security across the nation, describing the spate of killings in Southern Kaduna as embarrassing to the nation.

Yours is a sane voice in the din of uproar attending to spate of killings and reprisals ravaging the north because a northerner is not the president of the country.

«The various lengths to which President Buhari has gone to end the spate of killings, such as mobilising state resources against the attackers, approving the setting up of new police and army formations in the affected areas, and the recruitment of thousands into the police and other arms of the military, are a few of the several steps taken which a more reasonable opposition will acknowledge.

«It is therefore both unfair and unkind, for anyone to keep insinuating that the President is condoning the spate of killings in Benue and other neighboring States.

But speaking with journalists on Thursday, Okwu who represents Obi / Oju federal constituency of Benue, said during Jonathan's administration, the spate of killings in the country were not this bad.

Sequel to the directive from the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, that churches nationwide should embark on a protest over the spate of killings by suspected...

He urged loyalists of President Muhammadu Buhari not to allow their love for the President prevent them from always telling him (Buhari) the truth, declaring that the spate of killings in some parts of the country was not acceptable.

Idris had been summoned to address the Senate on the alleged inhuman treatment of Senator Dino Melaye during his arrest and detention by the police over alleged gun - running; and the spate of killings by armed herdsmen and militias across the country.

The area has seen a spate of killings recently, and it's not clear how local governments will respond.

The Senate on Thursday stated that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Kpotum Idris should stop holding on to the straw on why he refused to comply with the invitation of the Senate for him to come and explain what the Police are doing on the spate of killings across the country.

«What the spate of killings, arbitrary arrests, illegal detentions and political intimidations deployed by the controllers of the levers of power in Nigeria has done is to reinforce the message of IPOB that total dismemberment of Nigeria along ethnic lines and value system is the only solution going forward.

Meanwhile, a spate of killings has cast a cloud over this picturesque isle, with the finger of suspicion pointing toward Pascal.

On the eve of Kurzel's trip to Cannes, where the film played to critical acclaim, we sat down with the first - time filmmaker to discuss the process of recreating the events surrounding the spate of killings that rocked a nation.

The plot follows another spate of killings, though through a very supernatural lens.

In Barkley L. Hendricks, like the series of younger black artists working right now, responds to the spate of killings of unarmed black citizens in America.

2015 was also the year of ISIS and a spate of killings in Beirut and Paris.