insecurity in nigeria

Gunmen, believed to be bandits, targeted the Federal University of Lafia, storming the Gandu community and kidnapping several students. The assailants shot into the air, causing panic before fleeing into the bush. Later, they struck a conference hotel and abducted five students. A...

Chimaobi Agah, a father of four from Amasiri, Ebonyi State, residing in Umuahia North LGA, Abia State, is grappling with the disappearance of his children—Chinweotiti (7), Nmesomachi (7), Testimony (4), and Godswill (2). They were last seen on Monday, November 27, heading to Great Ambassadors...

In a horrifying incident, at least 150 individuals, including women and children, were abducted, and one person killed in a coordinated attack by gunmen on four villages in Zamfara State. The assailants, on dozens of motorcycles, stormed Mutunji, Kwanar-Dutse, Sabon-Garin Mahuta, and Unguwar...

The corpse of Umar Ibrahim, a missing Fulani leader and Ciroma of Kumbun district in Plateau state, has been discovered in an abandoned well in Jokom community, Mangu town. The spokesperson for Operation Safe Haven, Captain Oya James, confirmed the incident. Gan Allah Fulani Development...

Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, during a sectoral debate organized by the House of Representatives in Abuja. General Musa disclosed that Boko Haram members held in prisons across Nigeria continue to carry out criminal operations with the assistance of some prison warders. The...

Suspected Boko Haram fighters ambushed the convoy of Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni, leaving at least six security personnel injured. The attack occurred on Saturday along the Jakana-Mainok expressway as the convoy returned to Damaturu, the Yobe state capital, from Maiduguri, Borno...

Suspected Boko Haram fighters ambushed the convoy of Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni, leaving at least six security personnel injured. The attack occurred on Saturday along the Jakana-Mainok expressway as the convoy returned to Damaturu, the Yobe state capital, from Maiduguri, Borno...

During the ongoing 19th Annual Nigerian Editors Conference (ANEC) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, National Security Adviser (NSA) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu asserted that insecurity has decreased across the country since the assumption of office by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Ribadu highlighted the...

Villagers in Kaduna state find themselves compelled to pay hefty levies to bandits before harvesting crops, as terror spreads through communities. Farmers from Kidandan and Galadima villages are enduring such demands, while those in Angular Fala’u and Kerawa face constant harassment and...

Dr. Orockarrah Orock, a resident doctor affiliated with the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) in Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State, has managed to escape from his captors. Dr. Orock, who works in the Anaesthesia Department at UNTH, was abducted on the night of November 4, 2023, while on...

Commuters in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja, and its neighboring areas are living in fear due to the activities of "one-chance" robbers, who have been terrorizing the region. These criminals, often armed with dangerous weapons, including AK-47s, disguise themselves as both commercial...

Former Chief Of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, asserted that the political class was responsible for creating insecurity in Nigeria. Speaking at the 2023 National Public Service Lecture and the 65th anniversary of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association, Buratai emphasized that only...