The Week In News law enforcement units in order to crack down on rampant rioting and looting. Mohammed Adamu vowed to put an end to the “violence, killings, looting and destruction of property” on Sunday. In a meeting with Nigerian police commanders, Adamu said that “enough is enough” and ordered officers to “use all legitimate means to halt a further slide into lawlessness.”
Looting continued unabated throughout Nigeria on Sunday, with shops and malls being torched in Lagos, the country’s largest city. Homes and businesses belonging to prominent lawmakers were attacked while the city’s largest prison was set ablaze. The looting spread to the central city of Jos, followed by the states of Adama and Taraba. In the city of Bukurum, a large market was destroyed, with looters making off with food and electronics. The looting comes after two weeks of demonstrations across the country deteriorated into violence and anarchy, At least 70 people have been killed since tens of thousands of
Nigerians took to the streets on October 7 to protest what they say is the consistent violence meted out by the police’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or SARS. The unit is accused of engaging in a slew of illegal activities, including extrajudicial killings, kidnapping, and extortion. The protests have continued despite President Buhari ordering the police unit shuttered, with demonstrators demanding additional reforms in Nigeria’s government and the legal system. Last Tuesday, the African country was rocked when police and the military killed 12 unarmed citizens in the city of Lagos. The protests turned violent after the shootings, with the looting spreading from Lagos to cities throughout the African country. The disturbances continued despite a 24hour curfew the government imposed in an effort to curb the rioting.
Mashup in Malaysia?
Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah refused a request by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to implement a state of emergency in order to battle
the coronavirus pandemic. The King explained his refusal by saying that he did not see the need for embarking on such a disruptive measure. “Al-Sultan Abdullah is of the opinion that there is no need at the moment for His Majesty to declare an emergency in the country or in any part of the country of Malaysia,” said the palace. “His Majesty is confident in the ability of the government under the leadership of the prime minister to continue to implement policies and enforcement efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.” The King’s opposition is another blow for Muhyiddin’s bid to remain in power, as the government is slated to vote on the 2021 budget next month. With only a razor-thin minority in parliament and a coalition marked by rampant division and infighting, the budget’s passage is not guaranteed. Should it fail to pass, the government would automatically dissolve and new elections would be triggered. The State of Emergency would have delayed the vote, granting Muhyiddin more time to marshal support. With the King’s refusal to approve the move, Muhyiddin faces the prospect of being ousted by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim,
Senior Al-Qaeda Leader Killed
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Chris Miller, the commander of the U.S. National Counter-Terrorism Center, confirmed that the notorious terror leader was killed. According to Miller, his “removal…from the battlefield is a major setback to a terrorist organization that is consistently experiencing strategic losses facilitated by the United States and its partners.” Miller added that the death of such a high-ranking figure “highlights the diminishing effectiveness of the terrorist organization.” Afghanistan’s Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi said on Sunday that Al-Masri had been responsible for nurturing the relationship between al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Al-Masri had been on the FBI’s Most Wanted List ever since a U.S. court charged him in 2018 with providing support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization. His death came on the 19th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of the war-torn country following the 9/11 terror attacks. At the time, al-Qaeda was viewed as the world’s most fearsome and dangerous terror organization. The group has since splintered following battles with ISIS and almost two decades of U.S. counterterror efforts in Afghanistan. Last month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo estimated that only 200 al-Qaeda members remain in Afghanistan.
Sudan to Normalize Relations
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Abu Muhsin al-Masri, a high ranking al-Qaeda terrorist on the FBI’s Most Wanted List, was killed in a raid by Afghani special forces last week. Al-Masri, an Egyptian who was al-Qaeda’s second-in-command in India, was located in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province. He was killed in the resulting shoot-out with security forces while his personal assistant was taken into custody.
Following months of negotiations with the United States, Sudan announced after it will embark on a process that will end with full normalization between the African Arab country and Israel. Sudan has long been an enemy of Israel, having fought the Jewish State in 1948 and later holding Khartoum’s famous “3 No’s” summit in 1967,
