Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian government to take urgent action to end the worsening attacks by armed bandits in Zamfara State’s Dansadau District, warning that many communities have remained under siege for days. The human rights organisation said dozens of villages in the district have been cut...
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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...
In a decisive bid to curb the security challenges threatening socio-economic stability in some parts of Wase Local Government Area, member representing Wase Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Ahmed Idris Wase has spearheaded a meeting of traditional, political, and community leaders within the Bashar Chiefdom. The meeting,...
Federal Government has been urged to adopt a new approach to tackling insecurity by involving mothers of bandits, terrorists and other criminal elements as part of efforts to restore peace across Nigeria. The Executive Director of Nana Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative, Dr Fatimah Adam, made the call while...
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...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two men arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) to life imprisonment for their membership of the proscribed Boko Haram terrorist group. The men, Abba Mustapha and Bukar Ibrahim, both from Borno State, were sentenced after pleading guilty to charges...
Troops of the Joint Task Force, South East, Operation UDO KA, have recovered five firearms following a targeted raid on a suspected arms cache at Azia Community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, in a follow-up operation linked to the arrest of suspected arms racketeers. The Amry...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on security agencies to urgently rescue Ahmed Zakka, his wife and their infant child, who were reportedly abducted in Kaduna State. Atiku made the appeal in a post on X on Monday, describing the incident as another painful reminder of the insecurity...
Oyo State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers following a swift response to a distress call reporting an armed robbery incident around Sumal Junction Roundabout, Ibadan. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan. DSP Olayinka...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued an abducted prince, Prince Micheal Akao, during a raid on a suspected kidnappers’ hideout in Sasaro Forest, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The Army announced in a statement on Sunday that troops of the 195 Battalion (Rear), working with other...
The Kaduna State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rt. Hon. Shehu Usman Bawa, popularly known as ABG, has pledged to tackle insecurity and the hardship confronting residents of the state through people-oriented policies, equitable distribution of resources and a needs-based budget. Bawa said his proposed administration...
A suspected machete-wielding robber who allegedly terrorised residents of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, has been arrested by the police after several women identified him as their attacker. The suspect, identified as 27-year-old Wisdom Effiong, was arrested following reports of repeated evening attacks in the Osongama area, where...
Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA have recovered and neutralized explosive devices planted by terrorists to cause major havoc to commuters along Magami – Hannutara- Dansadau road in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State The Amry disclosed this in a post via its verified X handle on...
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condemned what it described as the Federal Government’s apparent neglect and inadequate response to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, warning that the continued killings, kidnappings and destruction of livelihoods pose an existential threat to the country. The forum called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other...
By The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Rt. Hon. Shehu Usman Bawa, has criticised the worsening security situation in the state, saying the government must move beyond statements and demonstrate leadership through concrete action. Bawa, who spoke against the backdrop of the latest attack and...
An intelligence-led operation by a combined team of troops of the Nigerian Army, Department of Department of State Services (DSS) personnel, and Western Nigeria Security Network aka Amotekun officers, at the weekend in Owo forest, Ondo State, eliminated a senior leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP),...
Security agencies have intensified efforts to rescue 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who were abducted along the Owerri–Onitsha Road in Imo State. The victims were reportedly kidnapped on October 1 around the Umunoha area, prompting a coordinated response from the military, police and intelligence agencies. Troops...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for the immediate rescue of about 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) reportedly abducted while travelling to their orientation camp, warning that insecurity must never be accepted as a normal part of life in Nigeria....
North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for supporting key infrastructure projects in the region while unveiling fresh measures to tackle insecurity, poverty and other development challenges affecting the North-East. The position was presented at the 13th meeting of the North-East Governors’ Forum held on Saturday...
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have arrested two suspected kidnappers at Makasa village in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Security sources said the suspects, identified as Muhammadu Nura, 35, and Monday Danjuma, 45, were arrested at about 2:15 p.m. on Friday by troops of Sector 7,...