Tag: attacks

“We hear that they misunderstood us to be from the state fire service, which they accused of delayed response.”

George Lambert, media aide to the member representing Barkin Ladi Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly, confirmed the ...

PREMIUM TIMES reports that neighbouring Katsina State announced the closure of its schools on Friday.

The groups said recurring violence, coupled with what they described as slow progress in securing justice domestically, necessitated external intervention.

Two people were killed and a vigilante member injured during the incident in Eruku on Tuesday evening.

The young man, who did not reveal his name for fear of reprisal, recorded a video from the deserted settlement ...

The fresh attack came less than a week after over 30 residents were abducted from the Malumfashi area despite a ...

The latest incident comes days after PREMIUM TIMES reported a similar attack repelled by security forces in the area, killing ...

Friday's overnight attacks left at least six people dead and several others missing

The Chief of Naval Staff, Idi Abbas, also said the navy, under his leadership, would build on existing security strategies ...

The police said they recovered one Beretta pistol and one live ammunition from the suspects.

Journalists in Imo State have been battling increased harassment, arrests, assaults and lawsuits from state actors.

Mr Ndume also rejected calls for the sack of service chiefs.

Irigwe leaders decry rising insecurity in the area and tensions amid rumours of possible reprisals.

Governor AbdulRazaq attributed the disturbances to pressure on criminal groups in other regions, which pushed them into Kwara’s rural communities.

The police spokesperson said the command was working with security experts and sister agencies to deploy advanced technical intelligence and ...

Residents said about 70 people are feared abducted in the continued attacks on vulnerable farming communities in the state.

“The window of opportunity to bring home all 50 hostages – living and dead – is open now, and it ...

The latest incident occurred barely seven months after two people were killed in another bomb explosion in the sta

Police said the suspect has been arrested over the incident.

The insurgents have imposed taxes on some communities.

Both sides traded accusations, blaming each other for the attacks, but agreed that the security forces offered little help to ...

Sunday's attack occurred three days after security operatives killed a notorious bandit kingpin, Maigemu, in the same Kebbi State.

The group decries government inaction over the reoccurring attacks and called on the government of the affected states to pay ...