Residents of at least 21 villages in Sokoto State have fled their homes following repeated threats and attacks by bandits. The villages affected include; Gidan Kare, Kaware, Chabi, Dattabi, Janwake, Sha Rana, Darbekami, Gidan Sule, Kuruwa, Mahuta, Dantayawa, Kawala, Bagirbe, Tsattsagi, Katsira, Imasa, Bela, Hura Girke, Galadimmai and Asha Ruwa...
In the past, the Kurmin-Daudu community in Kawu Ward, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, could boast of a magnificent primary health center. However, the facility has since been left in ruins due to the fear of bandit attacks. Kurmin-Daudu, located over nine kilometers from Kawu, is inhabited mostly by peasant [&h...
•Kwara Police PRO, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the receipt and subsequent release of six vigilante members who were earlier arrested by personnel of the Nigerian Army in Edo State. The Command, in a statement yesterday by its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said the vigilante...
•Fagbohun The President of the African Confederation of Old Catholic Churches and the Presiding-Bishop of the Old Catholic Apostolic Church Nigeria, Most Reverend Dr Oluwaseun Fagbohun, has called on Christian leaders across denominations to rise above fear, political correctness, or compromise, to speak boldly against terrorism, regardless of...
Seven Cameroonians have been arrested at Imande-Agbatse community in the Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon. The arrest happened yesterday Monday, 1 December 2025, as they have been suspected of being involved in criminal activities. According to Zagazola Makama, a security and counterinsurg...
•Bandits Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called on the governÂment at all levels to join forces to tackle insecurity and the effects of climate change to mitigate food shortage in Nigeria in 2026 as alÂready predicted by global bodies. Recall that on Tuesday the United Nations World Food ProÂgramme (WFP) warned that the growing [&...
•Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State The Kwara State government, yesterday, directed the closure of schools across four Local government areas amid escalating insecurity in the affected communities. The government’s decision was disclosed by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Kwara State Wing, yesterday, reports The PUNCH. In a circular...
•Major Bashir Galma (retd) In this interview, a security expert and retired Major, Bashir Galma highlights the reasons behind the escalation of banditry in Katsina State. The retired Major, who described the issue as political, also proffered solutions, reports Weekend Trust. Excerpts: What are the factors responsible for escalation of banditr...
•Bandits Residents of border communities in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State have fled their homes following a series of banditry incursions that have left several villages deserted in the past week. Many affected families are now taking refuge in Faruruwa community and Shanono town, with reports indicating that entire households ha...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has hinted that he would consider the formation of State Police to halt the growing spate of bandit attacks ravaging some states across the federation. He has also directed the Nigerian Armed Forces to deploy more advanced military hardware and surveillance gadgets in Katsina State, in the wake of the recent [&hel...
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