Eight killed, eight abducted in Zamfara highway attack as police report operations in Katsina, Kebbi
Eight travellers were killed and eight others abducted in an attack on the Gusau-Funtua highway in Zamfara, while police in ...
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Amnesty demands rescue of worshippers abducted in Niger mosque attack
Amnesty International has urged Nigerian authorities to urgently rescue worshippers abducted during Friday prayers at a mosque in Kpenya, Niger ...
Bandits kidnap monarch’s wife, demand ₦20 million to free another woman, 23
Her abductors are demanding ₦20 million and have reportedly used her TikTok account to communicate and publish posts.
The global climate has changed and Nigeria now has winter, By Testimony Jesutoye
The burden of our survival can no longer be deferred to the next election cycle, or packaged into desperate prayers. ...
Soldiers kill suspected bandit, arrest two kidnappers in Benue
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have killed a suspected bandit and arrested two suspected kidnappers in separate operations in Benue ...
Military recover AK-47, other weapons in Plateau
Troops of the Nigerian Army have recovered AK-47 rifles and other weapons during an operation to prevent a suspected attack ...
ANALYSIS: From Maga to Makuku, armed groups are redrawing Kebbi’s security map
Nearly nine months after gunmen abducted 25 schoolgirls in Maga, attacks and security operations across Kebbi point to overlapping threats ...
Freed Kebbi judge recognises bandits’ hideout
Justice Faruk Bunza stated that his abductors held him at a camp in Suru LGA and appeared to have prior ...
Army rescues nine kidnap victims, foils attacks in Niger
The operations also led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, motorcycles and suspected rustled livestock.
Climate shocks displaced nearly 72,000 in Katsina, more than banditry – IOM
IOM says floods, heavy rainfall and windstorms displaced almost 72,000 people in Katsina between January 2025 and January 2026, compared ...
26 Katsina LGAs under bandits attack in 2023 – Deputy Governor
Deputy Governor Faruk Jobe urges stakeholders to use “propaganda” in the fight against banditry, arguing that the capacity of armed ...
Gunmen kill nine travellers in Niger
The nine people were killed in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, with police and military personnel recovering the ...
‘Churches, mosques should become centres of peace’ – APC chair
“Let us preach faith without hatred, conviction without contempt, and truth without incitement," he said.
Bandits Attack: Gov Lawal visits Bungudu, reaffirms commitment to combating crime
Mr Lawal said that government will continue to provide all necessary assistance to those injured and would do everything possible ...
Reps defence committee hails Tinubu’s military pay rise, army expansion
President Bola Tinubu recently approved a salary increase of between 30 and 80 per cent for members of Nigeria’s Armed ...
Niger State ex-official shares harrowing 225-day captivity experience
"I saw vehicles parked by the roadside, not knowing they were heavily armed Fulani bandits dressed in police uniforms," he ...
Banditry: Niger State to profile incoming herders, introduces entry permit
Niger State government officials say the policy aims to identify genuine pastoralists and prevent criminal elements from exploiting freedom of ...
IGP directs police to refer terrorism financing, banditry cases to specialised units
The police boss said the decision was informed by the evolving nature of crime, which increasingly depends on illicit financial ...
SSS rescues remaining abducted Zamfara polytechnic students
Excerpt: The four students spent about seven weeks in captivity after armed attackers invaded their off-campus residence in Kaura Namoda.
Police rescue abducted woman, recover 15 rustled cattle in Katsina
The police said the separate operations took place in Funtua and Musawa local government areas on 17 and 19 July.
One killed, seven injured as bandit attack triggers reprisal in Katsina
A suspected bandit attack that residents said claimed the life of a prominent community member triggered reprisal attacks across three ...
Police confirm killing of notorious Zamfara bandit, Sani Yellow
The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of notorious bandit commander Kachalla Sani Yellow in Anka Local Government ...
Oriire Kidnap Victims’ Rescue: Abiodun hails Tinubu, Makinde, security agencies
Governor Abiodun commended the gallantry, professionalism and exceptional courage of the security agencies whose coordinated efforts made the successful operation ...
University lecturer remanded over alleged defamation of Katsina government
Chief Magistrates' Court in Katsina remanded Bashir Kurfi in police custody over his claim that the Katsina State Government sponsored ...
APC governors meet in Kebbi, back ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ beyond 2027
First-term governors elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC) have declared their support for President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, endorsing ...
