•Sunday Igboho Residents of Igboho in Oyo State were thrown into celebration after a kidnapped family, including a pregnant woman, her children and a sibling, were reportedly released following a two-hour ultimatum issued by Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. A video circulating on social media showed large crow...
•Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has reaffirmed his administration’s opposition to negotiating with bandits, insisting that peace agreements with criminal groups remain unacceptable despite renewed discussions about local truce arrangements in parts of the state. The governor stated this during an in...
In a rare display of bravery never witnessed before since terrorists have been attacking communities, abducting residents across the country, youths of Ohuhu community in Abia state mobilised and stormed the forest in pursuit of Fulani terrorists who had kidnapped two members of the community. After about four hours of confrontation, the terro...
•The suspect, Akaniyene Ignatius When police detectives arÂrested 49-year-old farmÂer, Akaniyene Ignatius, in connection with the death of two elderly men in AbanÂyama Community, Creek Town, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, they expected another homicide investigation. What they allegedly uncovered inÂstead was a story of f...
•VDM and EFCC operatives The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to probe activist-lawyer Deji Adeyanju and social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, over allegations relating to terror financing, illicit funding networks and other potential national security concerns. This followed a pet...
•Yoruba traditional hunters The palace gates of Ife trembled with more than words. When the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, opened his mouth, he didn’t just speak, he summoned. In a nation bleeding from kidnappings, massacres, and forests turned into killing fields, Nigeria’s most revered monarch made a call that shook the corridors of [&he...
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has tackled President Bola Tinubu over rising insecurity, saying the devastation caused by security challenges in the country is a source of concern. According to group, banditry, kidnapping for ransom, killings and other violent crime have become common, with hundreds of people including schoolchildren an...
Motorists with tinted vehicles in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) risk arrest and prosecution regardless of whether they possess permits, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Ahmed Sanusi, has warned. The warning comes as the command commenced enforcement of vehicle tint regulations, reports Daily Trust. The move, the police said, is a...
•Presumed site of 347 mass grave at Batul cemetery A kidnap victim simply identified as Aisha has recounted the harrowing ordeal of being forced by bandits in Zamfara State to bury her children who died in captivity. Zamfara, Katsina and Sokoto states remain among the major flashpoints of banditry in the Northwestern Nigeria, where communities...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has rejected proposals to allow foreign organisations fund security operations in Nigeria through a proposed Trust Fund. The secret agency warned that such arrangements could undermine national sovereignty, compromise operational confidentiality and expose the country’s intelligence architecture to extern...
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