Amnesty International has raised fresh concern over the fate of 42 schoolchildren abducted in Borno State, saying Nigeria is failing to protect its children from growing insecurity. The rights organisation said Friday that it has been 153 days since the children from Askira Uba Local Government Area were kidnapped...
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Armed Forces of Nigeria have rescued 15 abducted members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from Egume Forest in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, while troops across the country secured the freedom of 610 kidnap victims during coordinated operations in August. Director of Defence Media Operations,...
Nigeria Police Force, through operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), has uncovered a staged kidnapping scheme and separately arrested members of a suspected kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate in two intelligence-led investigations. Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement issued...
Ogun State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against violent crime, rescuing seven kidnapped victims, neutralising three suspected kidnappers and arresting 38 suspects during a series of coordinated operations across the state. The command said the arrests included 23 foreign nationals linked to an alleged...
No fewer than 163 victims rescued from the deadly attack on Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State have arrived in Ilorin after spending several months in captivity. They reached the Kwara State capital late on Thursday after security forces secured their freedom during coordinated operations...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced the successful rescue of the seven people abducted during the recent attack involving students of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade. The governor made the announcement in a post on his official X account on Thursday, saying all the victims were rescued alive after...
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has strongly condemned the abduction of five students of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, Ogun State, describing the incident as another disturbing indication of the worsening security situation confronting students in the country. The students were reportedly kidnapped after armed men attacked a private...
Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced three men linked to the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to life imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to terrorism-related offences. Justice Salim Ibrahim ruled that the life sentences imposed on Abdulrazak Umar (also known...
Department of State Services (DSS) has secured the release of the remaining four students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, who were kidnapped by bandits in Zamfara State, following a coordinated intelligence-led operation. According to the agency, the rescue mission was carried out without the payment of any ransom....
_“Choosing to be curious is _choosing_ to be vulnerable because it requires us to _surrender_ to uncertainty .” — Brené Brown The recent abduction and subsequent rescue of schoolchildren and their teachers in Oyo State have illuminated a complex interplay of intrigue and politics, extending beyond the initial shock...
Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), LCC Kirikasama, Maiduguri, on Sunday held a special prayer session for peace, unity, stability and progress in Maiduguri, Borno State and Nigeria as a whole. Speaking during the event, Apostle Joshua Akeredolu, who is also the Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria...
Five kidnapped victims have been rescued by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command during a security operation in the Byazhin area of Abuja. The rescue operation was carried out by a joint security team led by the Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Sanusi, following recent kidnapping incidents in the...
Department of State Services (DSS) has alerted security agencies in Edo State to an alleged plot by suspected bandits to abduct schoolchildren in parts of the state. According to a classified memo dated June 5, 2026, intelligence reports indicated that the suspects were planning attacks on schools, especially in...
Oyo State Government has demolished a building allegedly used as a hideout by the kidnappers of Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, sister of former Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, and her twin sons. Authorities said the action underscores the state’s firm resolve to combat criminal activities and deny criminals...
Borno State Government has rejected claims that ransom was paid to secure the release of 360 abductees rescued from the Mandara Mountains, a notorious terrorist hideout in southern Borno State. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief which was monitored by NATIONAL ACCORD on Monday, Commissioner for Information and...
Nigeria Police Force has announced the successful rescue of Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, who were abducted on June 3, 2026, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, announced this in a statement issued on Sunday in...
Stakeholders from Mussa Ward in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State have appealed to the Federal Government, Borno State Government, security agencies and other relevant stakeholders to intensify efforts toward securing the safe and immediate release of 42 pupils and students abducted by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents. Speaking...
Oyo State Police Command has debunked the viral messages currently circulating across various social media platforms alleging that the pupils and teachers abducted from Ahoro Esiele and Yawota Communities in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been released by their abductors. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka,...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismissed reports of a purported kidnapping at Phase 1 Primary School in Gbagalape, Abuja, clarifying that no abduction took place. In a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, the police said officers attached to the Nyanya Division swiftly responded...
From Chibok, Dapchi and Now Oriire — Is This Season 3 of Pre‑Election Abductions By YUSHAU A. SHUAIB
From Chibok, Dapchi and Now Oriire — Is This Season 3 of Pre‑Election Abductions By YUSHAU A. SHUAIB
On Friday, 15 May 2026, Nigeria witnessed something unprecedented: coordinated school abductions carried out simultaneously in the Southwest and the Northeast. It was a dark day that reopened old wounds and stirred new fears, as non‑state actors executed highly organised operations with alarming precision. In Oriire Local Government Area...