Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has confirmed that a total of 265 people are still being held by the armed group that invaded St. Mary’s Catholic Nursery, Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State last week. According to the Diocese, those still missing include...
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Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has raised the alarm that forces bent on destabilising Nigeria’s democracy may be behind the wave of violent abductions sweeping across the country. Idris made the remark on Monday when he received the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Abbas Tajuddeen, who led...
Kaduna State Government has dismissed as false and politically motivated the allegation by former Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai that the administration of Governor Uba Sani paid ₦1 billion to bandits. The claim, made by El-Rufai during a Channels Television interview, was described by the government as baseless and deliberately...
After many days of hard work by security forces and government representatives, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON), has announced the freedom of 38 persons who were recently abducted in an attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Eruku, Ekiti LGA of the state. Governor AbdulRazaq in a statement by...
The quiet of Kuraje community in Zamfara State was shattered late Friday night when armed bandits swept into the village, firing sporadically and dragging women and children into the dark. But less than twenty-four hours later, every one of the abducted residents—ten women and fifteen children—was back home, thanks...
Federal Government has ordered the temporary shutdown of 47 Federal Unity Colleges across the country in a swift response to escalating insecurity, including the recent abduction of students in Maga, Kebbi State, and parts of Niger State. The directive was issued through a circular with reference number FME/DSSE/GM/S.160/CII, signed...
Kwara State’s security dragnet has tightened with the arrest of a suspected gun technician believed to be a crucial link in the firepower of bandit groups operating across the state. The suspect, said to be from Makurdi, was picked up by operatives after allegedly admitting to repairing and supplying...
Niger State government has begun investigating why the principal of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Agwara, flouted its security directive that, in view of security concerns, all boarding schools in the northern senatorial district of the state remain shut. The probe was launched few hours after gunmen stormed the school...
Nigerian music star Falz (aka Bop Daddy) has publicly condemned President Bola Tinubu, holding him responsible for the recent surge in kidnappings and attacks across the country. On his verified X handle @falzthebadguy, the rapper did not hold back: > “YOU HAVE FAILED WOEFULLY @officialPBAT TENDER YOUR RESIGNATION NOW!” “OVER...
Niger State Police Command on Friday said a special tactical squad has been dispatched to track down armed bandits who stormed St. Mary’s Private Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, and abducted several students in the early hours of Friday. According to locals, the school sits roughly...
Popular comedian and filmmaker Ayo Makun, widely known as AY, has issued a blunt and emotional critique of Nigeria’s worsening security crisis, warning that the country is fast slipping into a state of lawlessness while its leaders remain disturbingly quiet. In a candid post that has since triggered widespread...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits further security briefings on the kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls and the bandits’ attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State. In response to the request by the governor of Kwara State,...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has assured families of the abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State, as well as killers of the late Brigadier-General Musa Uba and the late Vice Principal of the school that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is deeply troubled by the tragic incidents. He vowed that the...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has stated that the worst of Boko Haram insurgency is over, even as he acknowledged recent surges in attacks by the terrorist group. Governor Zulum made the statement on Wednesday during a meeting with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General...
Kwara State was thrown into panic on Tuesday evening after armed bandits stormed the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun, in Eruku, injuring worshippers and leaving two people dead. The attack, which occurred around 6 p.m., has drawn sharp condemnation from Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who has now ordered urgent...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday ruled that the trial of two leaders of the Ansaru terrorist group, Mahmud Usman and Abubakar Abba, captured by the Department of State Services (DSS) will begin on January 15, 2026. The trial, which was ingitislly slated to begin on...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has directed troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA to intensify efforts in securing the release of students abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga, Danko/Wasagu LGA, Kebbi State. A statement issued by the Media Information Officer, Operation FANSAN...
Northern governors lament ‘senseless’ kidnapping of Kebbi schoolgirls, demand swift rescue operation
Northern governors lament ‘senseless’ kidnapping of Kebbi schoolgirls, demand swift rescue operation
Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has denounced the attack on Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in the Danko/Wasagu area of Kebbi State, where 25 female students were kidnapped and a school official reportedly killed. Speaking in Gombe on Monday, the forum’s chairman and Gombe State Governor, Inuwa...
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has called for urgent security reforms following the abduction of 25 schoolgirls from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, and the killing of the school’s vice principal. In a post on his X handle on Tuesday, Omokri condemned the attack and...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has again raised alarm over Nigeria’s deepening security crisis following a wave of violent attacks and mass kidnappings across several states. “I am devastated by the news of the tragic attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, which claimed...