Nigeria’s security forces have scored a major success after rescuing 308 people abducted in separate attacks across Niger and Kwara states. President Bola Tinubu described it as the largest single-day rescue operation carried out by the country’s joint security team. The operation involved the military, police and counter-terrorism authorities, with the victims recovered from the…
Ten police officers and two civilians have been killed in a major gun battle with suspected bandits in Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State, highlighting just how dangerous the north-western security crisis remains even as authorities report increasing successes against armed groups. The confrontation happened around 9:25 a.m. Monday along the Rafin Makuku axis,…
Nigeria is getting a mixed picture of its fight against kidnapping: security forces are rescuing more victims, but kidnappers continue to demonstrate how easily they can strike. In Zamfara, Nigerian Army troops working with the police rescued 33 passengers who had been abducted around Magazu in Tsafe Local Government Area. The operation was carried out…
Over the past few days, three separate security stories have emerged from different parts of Nigeria, and together they paint a far more revealing picture than any of them could individually. In Zamfara State, troops successfully repelled a midnight attack on a forward operating base in Kaura Namoda, neutralized several terrorists and rescued kidnapped civilians…
The Oyo State Government is moving to establish a commission of inquiry into the recent wave of kidnappings that shook parts of the state, as the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) warns that security threats across Africa have increased dramatically over the past two years. Governor Seyi Makinde said the planned inquiry will review the…
Fresh concerns over Nigeria’s security situation have emerged after a serving Nigerian Army officer, Colonel Abdussalam A. Ude, was shot dead during an attempted kidnapping at his residence in the Kurudu area of Abuja. The incident has renewed debate over the growing reach of kidnappers, even within the Federal Capital Territory. According to reports, the…
Suspected bandits have abducted a Kebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, after attacking his residence in the early hours of Sunday, adding to growing concerns over insecurity in northwestern Nigeria. The judge was reportedly kidnapped around midnight from his home along Zogirma Road in Bunza Local Government Area, shortly after returning from…
Suspected bandits have abducted the Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nura Umar Bungudu, following a deadly overnight attack on his residence that left four members of his security detail dead. The attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday in the Zango area of Bungudu, less than 20 kilometres from the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced three men to life imprisonment over their involvement in the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, bringing a major legal breakthrough in one of Nigeria’s most shocking mass kidnapping cases this year. The convicts, Abdulrazak Umar (also known as Abu…
The Federal Government has filed a 10-count terrorism charge against three men accused of orchestrating the abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, as survivors continue to reveal details of their 56-day ordeal in captivity. The suspects, Abdulrazak Umar (aka Abu Khalifa), Yunusa Musa, and Shamsu Adamu…
