•Tinubu and terrorists Barely days after security forces secured the release of the 39 pupils and seven teachers abducted from Oriire, Oyo State, another school came under attack. On Tuesday, July 14, armed men stormed Government Secondary School, Olowa in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State while students were writing the National Exam...
•Late teacher, Michael Oyedokun The family of Michael Oyedokun, the schoolteacher who was killed by kidnappers while in captivity, has expressed mixed emotions following the rescue of the pupils and teachers abducted during the May 15 attack on schools in Oyo State. Oyedokun was among the teachers abducted by gunmen from Community High School,...
The kidnapped victims of the Eda-Oniyo community of Ilejemeje Local Government Area, Ekiti State, have been released after about two months in captivity. Upon their arrival, the victims, who were abducted on April 28, 2026, during an attack at the Christ Apostolic Church, were taken to the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti (E...
•Ahmed Mohammed The abducted Permanent Commissioner of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC), Ahmed Mohammed Esq, has remained in captivity nine months after his family reportedly paid N40 million ransom to secure his release. Ahmed was kidnapped by bandits along the Mokwa–Ibbi Road in Borgu Local Government Area on Septembe...
•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...
Atiku and Tinubu The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the tragic death of retired Major General Abubakar Rabe in the captivity of bandits, describing the incident as a damning indictment of the federal government’s failure to secure the liv...
Amid growing concerns over the fate of abducted schoolchildren in Oyo State, the Police Command yesterday debunked a viral report alleging the death of one of the victims, describing the publication as a fabrication aimed at creating panic and undermining ongoing rescue efforts. The Command, in a statement issued by its Public Relations Office...
•Terrorists Five worshippers abducted during an attack on ECWA Church in Omugo, Oro Ago District of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, have died in captivity. The church’s minister, Rev. Timothy Omole, informed the congregation about the tragic development in a message to the church’s WhatsApp platform. He, however, confirmed the d...
•Leah Sharibu There is something profoundly heartbreaking about the fact that Leah Sharibu turned 23 yesterday, May 14, 2026, in captivity, far away from home, family and freedom. For eight long years, her parents have lived with the torment of not knowing whether the daughter they sent to the Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, [...
The Arewa Consultative Forum has expressed concern over the continued captivity of worshippers abducted from Kurmin Wali village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, urging authorities to act swiftly to secure their release. The worshippers were abducted about a week ago when gunmen invaded three churches in the community during wo...
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