Crime
Gunmen Kill Kogi APC LGA Chairman, Abduct Passenger On Itobe-Ochadamu Expressway
Gunmen have killed the All Progressives Congress Chairman for Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, Ishaq Yunusa, and abducted another occupant…
Kidnapping and Insecurity
Reports on kidnapping, banditry and attacks, and what security agencies are doing about them.
Crime
Gunmen Abduct 15 NYSC Members While Returning From Orientation Camp
Fifteen members of the *National Youth Service Corps, NYSC*, have been abducted by gunmen while travelling through *Kogi State* after completing their…
Crime
Bandits Kill Village Head Of Galla In Borgu Emirate, Sibling of Tinubu’s Minister
Suspected bandits have killed the *Village Head of Galla* in *Borgu Emirate, Niger State*, following an attack on his palace. The incident…
Crime
‘A Helicopter Delivered Money To Kidnappers’: Kwara Woro Abductees Contradict FG’s ‘No Ransom’ Rescue Claim
Some of the women and children abducted from Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State say a helicopter delivered…
Crime
Oke LEGACY offers full scholarships to three Oriire children affected by abduction
The APM Candidate for Ogbomoso North, South and Oriire Federal Constituency, Hon John Adisa-Oke LEGACY has offered full educational scholarships to three…
Crime
ASP Killed As Security Operatives Clash With Bandits In Sokoto
An Assistant Superintendent of Police, Bala Wakili, has been killed during a gun battle between security operatives and suspected bandits in Kebbe…
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Crime
Bandits Attack Military Outpost In Zamfara, Kill 4 Soldiers, Abduct 70 Residents
Suspected bandits have attacked Kasuwar-Daji community in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing four soldiers, overrunning a military outpost…
Politics
Oyo Abduction: “I Would Have Been in the Forest in 2 Days” – Peter Obi Slams FG’s Response
Former Anambra State governor and 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticized the Federal Government’s response to the abduction of schoolchildren and…
Crime
Makinde inaugurates judicial commission of inquiry into Oriire abduction
The Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday inaugurated a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the recent…
Crime
Bandits Kill 3 inside mosque, Abduct Several in Overnight Attack on Sokoto Village
At least seven persons were killed and several others abducted when bandits attacked Tsamaye village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of…
Crime
DSS, Forest Guards Rescue 9 Kidnap Victims, Kill 3 Bandits in Kwara
A coordinated operation led by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, has rescued nine kidnapped victims and killed three suspected…
Crime
Kidnappers Demand N200m Ransom for Abducted Kebbi High Court Judge
Kidnappers who abducted Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza of the Kebbi State High Court have demanded N200 million ransom for his release. The…
Crime
Gunmen Kill At Least 30 in Fresh Attack on Southern Kaduna Community
At least 30 people, including women and children, have been confirmed dead following an attack on Naridon Village in Kauru Local Government…
Crime
Insecurity: Under Tinubu’s watch, bandits abduct high court judge from home
..as Police launch tactical operation for rescue MOUTHPIECE NGR reports that gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted a Kebbi State High…
Crime
4 killed as bandits kidnap LG chairman
*Gunmen overpower guards at chairman’s residence, abduct family, flee before reinforcements arrive* Suspected bandits have abducted the Chairman of Bungudu Local Government…
Crime
Gumi Questions Why No One Has Visited Boko Haram, Bandits to Negotiate Peace
*Cleric cites Jonathan, Osinbajo’s engagement with Niger Delta militants as model* Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has questioned why no government…
Crime
Oriire Abduction: DSS seeks death penalty, set to appeal life sentence on two Ansaru commanders
The Department of State Services, DSS, is set to appeal the life sentence handed to two top commanders of the Ansaru terror…
Crime
Police Arrest 4 Suspected Kidnappers, Recover Arms in Separate Operations*
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested four suspected kidnappers in separate operations across the state and recovered a locally fabricated pistol,…
Crime
Students killed as troops foil ISWAP abduction attempt at Monguno school
Some students were killed after suspected Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, fighters attempted to abduct dozens of students at the Federal…
Education
`Analyst Questions Release of Kidnapped Oyo Teachers, Pupils After Abductors ‘Smiled and Laughed’`
Public affairs analyst Charles Ideho has spoken on the release of teachers and schoolchildren kidnapped in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo…