•Kidnapped Nura Umar Abdullahi Fresh accounts by family members of the abducted Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Hon. Nura Umar Abdullahi, have revealed how heavily armed bandits laid siege to his residence for nearly two hours, killed four security personnel and civilians before taking him into captivity. One of tho...
•Mrs Rachel Alamu The Principal of Esinle Community High School, Mrs Rachel Alamu, has described the seventh week of her 56-day captivity as the most traumatic, saying intensified military air raids around the kidnappers’ camp left the captives fearing for their lives. Mrs. Alamu, who was abducted alongside other teachers and pupils from the s...
•Bandits Suspected bandits have attacked Government Secondary School, Opada-Olowa in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting the school principal, a National Examinations Council (NECO) supervisor, and four students. The attack reportedly occurred around 2 p.m, yesterday, while students were sitting for the examination, reports D...
•Bandits Bandits, who invaded Dansarai, a farming community in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, got more than they bargained for, on Tuesday, as the villagers put up resistance. Residents told our correspondent that the attackers stormed the community on motorcycles, wielding sophisticated weapons, including AK-47 rifles, rep...
•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...
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