Increase in fuel price will increase social crimes – HURIWA warns

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA on Thursday condemned what it termed government’s ill-advised haste to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol, across the country to N145 per litre, warning that the spiraling implications of the hike would include a spike in social crimes and unrest.

Declaring that it was reckless, insensitive and irrational for government to remove fuel subsidy, it claimed that the action is meant to inflict maximum financial burden on the already absolutely impoverished millions of Nigerians, particularly the rural poor.

ARMY STATEMENT: ANOTHER BOKO HARAM FUEL DUMP DISCOVERED IN MAIDUGURI

Troops yesterday afternoon following a tip off by well meaning citizens, discovered and raided yet another Boko Haram fuel dump at Abbaganaram in Maiduguri city, Borno State.

During the operation, one person, Musa Abba, was arrested and the following items were discovered and confiscated; 11 drums of AGO, 1 empty drum, 192 of 25 litres jerrycans, (out of which 70 were loaded with AGO, PMS and DPK), a Toyota bus and 1 Peugeot car. Others include a motorcycle and an air conditioner.


The fuel depot was used to stockpile Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants by Boko Haram terrorists and their equally heartless collaborators for onward movement to the terrorists camps in Sambisa forest.

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Ilorin rainstorm tragedy

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