•Bandits Suspected bandits have killed the Chief Imam of Kuda-Kuda village in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The cleric identified as Liman Audu was killed alongside three persons, while others were abducted during the attack which happened in the early hours of today. Residents said the attackers stormed the village at about 1...
•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...
•Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State Katsina State governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has announced new security measures aimed at curbing banditry and kidnapping. The measures include a statewide ban on the sale and transportation of fuel in jerry cans, as well as fresh restrictions targeting activities believed to aid criminal networks. Ac...
•Tinubu and terrorists The federal government spent N57.78 billion on security-related projects and operations in the first four months of 2026, despite worsening insecurity across the country, with no fewer than 98 criminal incidents including 51 attacks and abductions recorded nationwide in just one week. Data obtained from the Open Treasury...
•Bandits Residents of at least 26 communities in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State have begun contributing money to pay fresh levies imposed by bandits who have also barred them from accessing their farms ahead of the wet season farming activities. Residents told our correspondent that the armed groups issued a three-day ultima...
The Senate today directed security and intelligence agencies to intensify efforts to identify, track and arrest bandits and terrorists who openly display their activities and proceeds of crime on social media platforms, particularly TikTok. The resolution followed a motion moved by Senator Sunday Karimi, representing Kogi West Senatorial Distr...
Panic swept through Minna, the Niger State capital, today as parents rushed to schools to withdraw their children following rumours of an impending attack by armed groups on educational institutions in the city. The scare also forced many shop owners to close their businesses and return home amid fears of possible insecurity, reports Vanguard....
•Bandits Bandits have invaded Government Secondary School, Iluke Bunu, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing three persons, including the Vice Principal, Mr. Gani Anifowose, and two others, while abducting some students. According to some residents, the incident happened around 9:45am today. The bandits were said to have targ...
•The slain NSCDC officer, Ayo Olukotun Armed men suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr. Ayo Olukotun, and abducted his daughter along with several other residents during an attack on Odo-Ere, the headquarters of Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. Resi...
•Emir Muhammad Samaila Mera The Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Muhammad Samaila Mera, has called on his subjects to legally acquire weapons to protect their communities against persistent attacks by bandits. He also urged communities in the emirate to remain vigilant and take proactive measures against terrorists and criminal elements that often inva...
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