A 13-year-old girl, Hasana Bulus, has died barely 24 hours after regaining her freedom from bandits who held her captive for seven months in Kaduna State. Hasana was abducted from her home in Awon village, Kachia Local Government Area, on April 20, 2026, alongside several other residents. Her death...
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Armed Forces of Nigeria recorded 98 attacks across different operational theatres in October but still rescued 349 kidnapped victims, arrested 333 suspected terrorists and criminals, and neutralised 217 terrorists during intensified nationwide operations. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, who released the October operational report...
National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has said the Federal Government is working to end banditry, restore public confidence and make communities safe for farming, business and education. Ribadu said the government’s security goal was not only to defeat criminal groups but also to ensure that Nigerians could...
Troops of 8 Division, Nigeria Army Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA have invaded a known terrorists enclave in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing one of the terrorists, and recovering an AK 47 rifle, motorcycle and other weapons. A statement on Sunday by the spokesperson of 8...
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has credited the resilience and commitment of its workforce for the uninterrupted conduct of examinations despite security challenges, including Boko Haram insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and sit-at-home orders. Registrar of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, stated this on Wednesday in Minna, Niger State, at the...
Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the safe release of a farmer, Mr. Owoade Mathew, who was abducted by gunmen along the Igbojaye–Budo Aare bush road in Oyo State. The Command disclosed that the victim regained his freedom on the evening of July 13, 2026, following a sustained joint...
Troops of Sector 7, Operation ENDURING PEACE, have successfully disrupted a suspected arms trafficking syndicate and recovered a cache of illegal weapons during a coordinated, intelligence-driven operation in Kaduna State. The military authorities confirmed this in a post issued via the Nigerian Army X handle (@HQNigerianArmy) on Monday. The...
Top security experts in Sokoto have described as stale and misleading the video currently circulating on social media depicting a mass exodus of people from a Sokoto community due to insecurity. The video, which first surfaced online earlier this year, showed panicked women and their children moving in droves...
A joint security operation involving the Nigerian Army, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has led to the arrest of 46 suspected undocumented foreign nationals in parts of Ogun State. Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 35...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday vowed to intensify Nigeria’s fight against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping, declaring that his administration would show “no mercy” to those responsible for violence across the country. Speaking in his Democracy Day address, the President said security remains central to the survival of Nigeria’s...
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have successfully rescued 23 kidnapped passengers following a swift counter-kidnapping operation along the Ayegunle–Bunu Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Army in a post on Monday via its X handle (@HQNigerianArmy), said the rescue operation was launched in the...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of one of its chieftains in Jigawa State and former member of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Abba Anas Adamu, who died after being abducted by bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. This is contained in a condolence...
Nigeria Police Force, through the Force Intelligence Department – Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS), has recorded a significant operational success with the arrest of four (4) suspected bandits and the recovery of firearms and ammunition in Kaduna State. Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
No fewer than 12 persons have been killed after suspected gunmen attacked Angwan Rukuba community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident, which occurred on Sunday night, reportedly left several others injured, sparking tension in the area. According to reports, the attackers opened fire on...
Operatives of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Nigerian Army and DSS have reportedly neutralised notorious bandit leader Kachalla Kabiru and several of his lieutenants during a joint operation in Kogi State. Credible sources revealed that the operation, which included precision airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force,...
Abdullahi Lankai, popularly known as “Lantai Officer,” a repentant bandit leader earlier reported killed in a violent factional clash, has resurfaced alive and returned to his community, PRNigeria has reported Multiple community sources in Jibia and Batsari Local Government Areas of Katsina State disclosed that Lankai arrived home on...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned a fake “APC membership slip” in circulation on social media falsely suggesting that a despicable and notorious terrorist, Mohammed Bello Turji, was registered as a member of our Party in the ongoing APC Electronic Registration and Validation Exercise. The APC National Publicity Secretary,...
Oyo State Police Command has intensified security measures in Ikoyi-Ile following the discovery of a handwritten note allegedly from bandits threatening the community. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the note, reportedly written in both Yoruba and English, was found in front of a residential building in Ikoyi-Ile, Orire Local Government...
As part of the decisive phase of the ongoing Operation PEACE SHIELD, troops of 3 Division/Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP) have sustained robust offensive operations across the Joint Operations Area to ensure a peaceful and secure environment during the yuletide period. Media Information Officer, JTF Operation...