•Justice Faruk Hassan Bunza After nine days in captivity and subsequently regaining freedom, our correspondent tracked Justice Faruk Hassan Bunza to his residence at Unguwar Chaki quarters, Bunza, for an insight into his experience in the bush and more. Although he had to undergo medical checks after his release, the judge, who appeared to sti...
•Gunmen One of the two farmers abducted by gunmen in Okeigbo, Ondo State, has died in captivity. According to the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps, five other kidnap victims have been rescued in separate operations across the state, reports Daily Trust. The Commander of the corps, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed...
•A bus conveying the rescued abducted victims Victims abducted during the deadly attack on the Woro community in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State have arrived in Ilorin following their rescue after spending several months in captivity. The victims arrived in the state capital late last night after regaining their freedom through...
•Judge Faruku Bunza The High Court Judge abducted in Kebbi State one week ago, Justice Faruku Bunza, has regained his freedom and returned home safely. In a statement issued today, the Public Relations Officer of the Kebbi State Police Command, Bashir Usman, said the judge regained his freedom on Monday, adding that his release had […]...
•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...
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