At least six people have been killed, seven others abducted and hundreds of cattle stolen after armed terrorists attacked Girkau village in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State, just two days before the expiry of a seven-day ultimatum demanding a ₦40 million security levy from residents. The Thursday...
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Federal Government has reaffirmed its resolve to end insecurity in the country, with renewed focus on proactive operations, strategic planning and stronger collaboration with state governments. Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, stated this on Monday in Kano during a condolence and assessment visit to the Kano State...
Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has expressed profound appreciation to the security agencies and groups involved in the successful rescue of the sixteen Corps Members abducted in Kogi State on 26 August 2026, while they were travelling from the Bayelsa State camp on relocation to Abuja...
Nigerian Army has said its troops under the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised more than 50 suspected terrorists during a fierce operation in Maikujera village, Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, recovering weapons and motorcycles. The operation was carried out on Friday as...
At least five people, including a respected Islamic cleric, have been killed while scores of residents were abducted following separate terrorists’ attacks on communities in Goronyo and Tureta Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. The latest assaults came as residents of Gorau village in Goronyo Local Government Area were...
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has expressed deep concern over the worsening security situation in the country, describing the recent abduction of worshippers in Niger State and the deadly attack in Benue State as evidence of a dangerous escalation in violence. In a statement issued on August 26,...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA has recorded operational successes in Kaduna and Kano States, rescuing 2 kidnapped victims, recovering 94 rustled livestock and disrupting terrorist activities in separate operations conducted on 25 and 26 August 2026. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West)...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has held a memorial service at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, in honour of ten gallant officers of the Special Intervention Squad (SIS) who lost their lives in the line of duty during an encounter with suspected bandits along the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba Local...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has stepped up its air operations against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminality across the North-West by reinforcing its air presence in Sokoto State to support ongoing joint military operations. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director of Public...
Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian authorities to immediately investigate the deadly attack on three communities in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, where at least seven people were killed and more than 17 others abducted by armed assailants. The rights organisation, in a statement issued on...
Nigerian Army troops have disrupted a planned attack on Mwar Community in Chakfem Kingdom, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, recovering five rifles and 15 rounds of ammunition in a raid on a suspected arms cache. The Army in a post via its X handle on Thursday, said...
At least 24 bandits were killed on Tuesday after soldiers of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Katsina Community Watch Corps foiled an attempt to mass-kidnap persons in Gidan Bawa village, Kandarawa Ward, Bakori Local Government Area of the state. According to a security...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the killing of 32 residents of Ungushi community in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State, describing the attack as another painful reminder of the worsening security situation in the country. Reacting to the incident in a statement, Atiku expressed deep sympathy...
General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 8 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Bemgha Paul Koughna, has stressed that strong collaboration between security agencies and local communities remains essential to dismantling terrorist networks operating in parts of the North-West. Speaking during an operational assessment visit to the Forward Operating Base...
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY), have successfully thwarted multiple terrorist attacks across Katsina and Kebbi States. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on...
Nigerian Army has rescued nine kidnapped victims and disrupted attempts by terrorists to infiltrate communities in Niger State, as troops stepped up operations across parts of Mariga and Rijau Local Government Areas. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters 18 Brigade, Bida, Captain Adebayo Adewumi, disclosed this in a...
Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, has commended the leadership of the Department of State Services (DSS) for the arrest and prosecution of terrorists and bandits across the country. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, Osifo said the arrests and prosecutions were sending the right signal...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the loss of ten gallant Police personnel during an encounter with a heavily armed group of suspected bandits along the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba Local Government Area, Kebbi State. The Force spokesman, CSP Ani Iniedu, confirmed this in a statement issued to...
Troops of Sector 1, Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE, in collaboration with personnel of the Nigerian Police Force, have foiled an attack by suspected armed herders at Azege Village, Tombo Council Ward, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. Acting Media Information Officer, HQ JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE,...
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) rescued 33 kidnapped passengers in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, following a swift response to credible information on the kidnap of commuters by terrorists. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West)...