AGP Executive Report

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Kidnapping and school insecurity: Leah Sharibu’s 2018 plea for rescue still echoes as attacks on schools continue, with fresh reports of coordinated mass abductions of pupils and staff underscoring how children remain targets. Security operations in Niger/Kwara: Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Waidi Shaibu, ordered troops under Operation Savannah Shield to intensify offensives against kidnappers and bandits across Kwara and Niger, including clearance and dismantling of criminal hideouts. Local education safety decisions: Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology cancelled a planned students’ field trip to New Bussa, Niger State, citing security concerns, rerouting the exercise to Tiga Dam in Kano. Politics and 2027 jockeying: A PDP faction announced a Special National Convention in Abuja to ratify former President Goodluck Jonathan as its 2027 presidential candidate. Fuel costs hitting farmers in Niger State: Rising petrol and diesel prices are pushing farmers to shrink plots and delay plans, threatening output and food security.

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