 Welcome back to the breakfast here on PLOS TV Africa. It's time for us to go through the major news papers and the news stories making headlines across the country this morning I'm starting with the this day newspapers, but before that good morning to mr. Chris Wando Thank you very much for joining us. Good morning. Good morning. Thank you for me this point Thanks for joining us also before we start my parents will never separate and just to quickly fix that Fix that statement that I made earlier. No, I will not be happy. Anyway, let's start with the this day newspapers This morning and see what major stories that we can find over there The big one you can see on your screens talking about small arms It says federal government moves to curb small arms influx establishes control center Bouchie raises alarm over book or ramp threats to fall local government areas and also national security council reconvenes today Bandits threaten to kill abducted greenfield university students today and Suspected heads men kill 17 in binway state We can also find here PDP demands state police powered evolution border control brought border protection council And also stock market rallies to 418 billion naira gain in April. We can find out on page 6 An alighter note after 27 years and we shared this earlier after 27 years Bill Gates and wife Melinda Separate And in their marriage an NPC sells 267 billion naira crude oil Maintains 1.4 to million barrels per day outputs. Those are the big ones under this day newspapers this morning On the nation newspaper the headline reads abductors Threatened to kill 17 students after 55 million naira ransom Kidnappers give today Tuesday May 4th as deadline for 100 million naira payment Parents beg and inside the papers. It says abductors of Kogi Council chief demand 100 and That's not clear Moving on abductors kill boy after 1 million naira ransom Emo businessman killed at checkpoints headsmen kill 11 in bainway attack Above the headline on the point the nation newspaper why 4.2 million euros ibori linked loot Returns is delayed government sets up center to tackle small arms Still above the nation newspaper mucking day on the fire Over 1.2 billion naira or your lodge Business man arrested over Emo attacks. Those are dimmatt leaders speak up Mbaka says i took three expatriate contractors to buhari Bill Gates and 27 years marriage with melinda Lagos apc council poll sale of form closes tuesday this one says bill gates ends the marriage with melinda, but The story i saw said melinda filed for divorce, but anyway Nin registration deadline now june 30 with 54 million enrolled Below the headline ndla recovers drugged cakes Cocaine in itries. This is the second of such news in recent time Boko haram infiltrates bouchie councils bono communities Those are the stories on the nation newspaper This rather the nindrian tribune coming up next we can find here 19 killed houses burnt as suspected heads men attack benway community Bandits threatened to kill remaining 17 greenfield university students today. They've 100 million naira is not paid Says 55 million naira already spent to feed them 55 million naira All right Still on the nindrian tribune no bill and melinda gates divorce after 27 year marriage A fenifera to buhari organized constitutional conference without delay And also documentation delay in return of 4.2 million pounds eburi loot to nigeria says the federal government After 25 years inek to create 57,023 new polling units battles external forces And world press freedom day editors call for release of detained journalist decry attempts to muzzle media And the lea arrest varsity students for selling cannabis in textbooks in niger Raids e-trees in platu inugu recovers drug cakes and cocaine Oh, all right. This one still a number of youths tie man to tree and flog him for beating his mother PDP offers to help buhari proffers way out of national crisis Once armed forces adequately equipped welfare top priority Says uh gumi or if gumi can find bandits security agents can We can also find on the nindrian tribune No plan to topple buhari's government says the defense headquarters restates absolute loyalty to administration Wands military personnel against Illegalities these are the big ones on the nindrian tribune this morning on the nation news the guardian newspaper state governments face historic liquidity crisis Plan to spend 86 percent of yearly total revenues on recurrent bills With roll of cbm's budget support threatened survival Some states can't pay debts in 50 years says guba Still on the guardian newspaper major reversal growth trajectory hits telecoms industry sector loses 12.1 million subscribers in five months Broadband penetration dropped by 3.84 percent as 6 million nigerians lose internet access Future gdp growth contributions look bleak stakeholders foresee faster recovery Seal on the guardian burko ramp entering bouchie from yobi governor cries out Herders kill 17 persons injure others in benway state Abductors threaten to kill remaining greenfield versity students demand 100 million naira for kugi council chair You're managing nigeria's diversity pdp. I beg your pardon your miss managing nigeria's diversity pdp tells buhari probe agitations in policy And yim urges president and lastly i next set to create 57 223 new polly units against alleged external pressures. Those are the stories of the guardian And finally on the punch new sweepers this morning outrage As benway herders murder 19 bandits vow to kill 17 varsity students ACF or tom middle belt forum orders express anger say federal government lacks capacity to stop widespread killing Bandits threaten to kill 17 abducted kaduna undergraduates today after collecting 55 million era ransom demand 100 million naira We can also find on the punch this morning Army to summon on the lawyer a legend campaign of 3 000 full on e wife tackles aqt Rather i'm not sure why wife take tackles aqt here okay over Rape allegation against x lawmaker Soldiers kill businessman in his car, you know where a checkpoint frame victim And also by attacking me the current government is courting god's wrath and that's from fadambaka Gunmen abduct three ibarak per ranch owners demand 10 million naira and on press freedom day nhrc condemns nbc's fines national assemblies Media bill still on the punch external reserves lost 350 million dollars in two weeks as a cbn Minimum wage labor lashes defaulting governors backs in gays litigation threat and federal government prepares 400 suspected bukoram sponsors bdc operators charges All right, um, let's bring in our guests this morning. Um, mr. Chris one do thank you so much once again for joining us Um, and uh, you could go ahead so many of these stories. I believe you want to speak on yeah, um, of course we have to be Traits by the band is killed many in great universities today And to me Is the lowest first In terms of insecurity across the country And don't forget about cute five of those to the ready and are threatening to kill this uh This is the time for some wake up and do the need Especially games at the federal and the state level um I don't know The governor of um cabinet states already that he's not going to negotiate with uh bandit kidnappers or whatever that's The life of the student has taken So we just have to admit Step down as we as Nigeria should start contributing money Um to get student out and if it comes to maybe Contributing about one thousand Anything we do to make sure that this job not here Should be done At the end of our dust End of shedding cockey tears Uh, it would be funny for me when the body said they spent about From senior naira Feeding the Students and then my question is uh, were they eating elephant? um, those are just propaganda Statements, but the most important part of it for me is that these children must be released Whatever it's going to cost to do it Yes Have to die That's what's first one Drive drive you home Then not talk down hander Look at the issues a little bit Um, the stands input by the governor of cardinates Um Manasil erlite is not helping math at all and has not used to go Uh Is I'm giving um some kind of punishment that we have to sit around For now, I've not seen me and not seen any level of suspicion and that in this is this Job boundary tree and which is not going to do any good We will find the mechanism of vacation those behind this Um Rascal rascality and whatever I call it. I brought you I said we start doing and making example of what I engage in this All right, Mr. I wonder if Mr. I wonder still on still on this um on this topic You may mentioned, you know, you started by talking about how, you know, maybe we should crowd fund and Pay this ransom and get these kids out, you know But the cardinates state government has said that they will not be paying ransom But don't you think that should come side by side with a tactical idea or tactical or security Uh, um plan on how to rescue these kids, you know If we are choosing to not pay ransom because we can't keep paying ransom If you're using 55 millionaire to feed people that didn't ask to be fed in the first place Then of course these but you know kidnappers are going to keep looking for more people to kidnap So, you know, do you think that it's it's important that we have our security agencies Capable of rescuing these kids regardless of what it takes My brother our security agents paid us So what would you if it's your daughter or your son That is being kidnapped and his dungeons are in that past And the search agents are not involved with you to result to self You make sure you make a bridge you do any human impossible Make sure that it is rescued and that is the point which we are in so big that our security agents Edge cannot even do anything. How many days how many weeks are we in there? Are they telling us they know where this is that How come they've not gone on red mission? It is very easy for Humi to move around. He knows how it comes. We are more than all this time in Banditsa What has it what he has and he has Don't be able to help out. Don't forget that the other student kidnapped and they were put to the School of Forest We've seen what's in those two. They are in activity but So the security that the current agents have lost initiate Uh, I don't know what to do Although they have a capacity to do it or the political will is there So what is it for me is for us to make sure that we get what they need to take us to make sure that we get this We should do that the security agents The world is telling them about well, I was watching a Documented by one of the national intelligence field where somebody whose friend was kid Was giving a narrative That even an individual that they hire private security agencies They were tracked. They were able to track every move of those that kidnapped guys Adware agencies that the secret agents have searched What happens to you drone and all the necessary? Um Tech equipment to track this and make sure to get them and stop all this But it's obvious our security agents Since to have initiated my own take this is that whatever it would take To make sure that we risk with this trend. We have to let them they've gone in. They've gone to a no I don't I'm just a parent and I'm just being If my daughter monies keep Over four weeks, three months And nothing's been Some of those that were after that were from cheap pop Years now we've known that are you aware that we got them till now Is very All right relates into this issue of security we're talking about on you know the This day newspaper The headline reads fg moves to curb small arms influx establishes control center And we see here that you know the president Muhammad Abu Hari Basically approved the establishment of this of this, you know small arms control center Saying it will address the emergent security threat, you know prevent and control small arms You know in Nigeria, but time and time again. We've seen things like this We know that in august 2020 the president approved the establishment of the center, you know But how much has been done to curb the proliferation of arms? We keep seeing these terrorists with more sophisticated weapons than the Nigerian soldiers So just how much faith do you have in this new center aimed to control the proliferation of arms and light weapons? When it comes to I'm a pianist and I don't anything and I don't this going to work We we seem to be pulling the wrong Issues the problem we have this country is our borders, but how many places can man? We have thousands thousands of illegal bodies in this country We are all this and we through And onto to Handled that will come to the ground to me with his hand me we say control center Um, we hear what is about power. We had what happened across the country If you have to center with that control center stop these guys from bringing arms we won't have that is where okay that They at a point development also stopped Put a new fly on in some part of Zampara where you are like that some people come in flight to drop hands big Good and of them. So the issue for me is hardware and that is where the use of technology is very The problem we are in these countries. We are not even there's too much in it information technology on technology Most countries are but it's no longer Issues of charity is no longer the number of suits we have Policeman you and the rest of them. It is now more technique as countries are deploying technologies If you have drones scattered around all These things you can actually make a given content. You can make a point. What's this coming? I have we've got so it's not You have several times the people that I have Illegal and to come and surrender. But many people do you surrender? Surrender in their hand and that is where development is. So What we need to do personal life feel is we able to find a way of saying about that trust but that They are super us that many places that we come in the north in the south west in the south south Everywhere give me the start up talking about the start people coming to water Really important that we are able to we were able to get a Influx of people and so that for me is the problem we are so There was a time that the development established A commission the committee on small arm and I don't know what to have and what I don't know what to do But it says give government benefit that maybe this would be a different scenario for me I doubt it if it's okay. All right. Um, there's also something from the defense headquarters saying no plan to top obuari's government. It's on the nandu and tribune this morning It says no plan to top obuari government also restates absolute loyalty to the current administration And warns military personnel against illegality. Let's have your take on that too Yes, I think that's it. I mean based on the statement made by the statesman Chief jp clark as a Intervation rest of them. So I still believe that the worst Um Government is far far better than the best military girls Um, that is putting on my own take on that bet In context, so we are like our politicians have been doing what they're supposed to do I've not been able to leave opposition. We are having so many challenges economically, politically And most importantly security Without that is a non-necessary call for the military in portion into government is a mirage Um across the globe the military interventions no longer. You see what is mean me Is some I am caught already look at what is happening in the chat and the um and other and so I'm going to country Had motivation for me What we are I think we lack in our political will and the leadership to do this, right? Even within the In the political part The government of president I still believe that people in this is that can't describe We can't get our interests out of this But the problem is that given the government What's happening is a man seems to be Really Every About the problem that we have the that's the way to I believe that probably Uh kind of We are across allies leaders Our leader come together who has to and see we can get our sector good medicine is Still on security matters on the punch list paper a story here reads fg prepares 400 suspected bokeh ram sponsors and bdc operators charges So they're basically saying that about 400 people who are alleged to be sponsors of bokeh ram and you know They are financiers that you know, there was a nationwide operation and they would be arraigned, you know So the the the the report here says these people indicted are businessmen They are bird to change operators. They were arrested in cano in bono abu jaleegos so koto Adam mowa kajuna and san for our state So, you know, this is coming after six mangerians wedged in the ua e on allegations of terrorism financing So would you say this this is progress for our security fight? Yeah, good one. But together. There have also been some arrest several bokeh ram past As we try to raise from icing the flag. I'm advising them About a few years to be a pro-hara lead chief And putting hate in the game All right Recently last few months because I'm arrested and tried immediately The time The problem we have is that insinuations and make some The rest of them Mr. Chris I want to Want to know I want to know behind this We want to see them predicted and that is the issue. It's not just returnees The ones in dubai arrested. You can see how fast and how quick the government of i came up with those names and all Started execution but ours we continue on a business base. Oh, there are people doing this I know that investigation Most often than other parts of the world before you start pollution before the any government or say just make it So they must have done the religions. They must have finished the message just in being brought to court And prosecutions But as you know, the way we are here Mr. President we start looking Every day we start looking for witnesses and rest and the end of it and that There is a agent They hardly get anything of conviction. So, uh, even the names let us see them And let us move quickly and start treating them and make sure to make example of them All right. Mr. Chris. I wonder All right Okay, that's the much we can take lots of You know interesting stories on the papers. I wish we could have you know had time to talk about but that's the much we can take Thank you very much for calling on the breakfast this morning Thank you very much. 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