The release of businessman Chief Joseph Ebere Ezeokafor, father of socialite Jowizaza, after 11 days in kidnappers’ custody is a relief for his family. But beyond the celebrations, the case has exposed a growing security problem for wealthy Nigerians: how much information about a person’s wealth is now available to criminals before they even make…
The latest attack in Sokoto has exposed the difficult reality facing Nigeria’s security strategy: even as the government increases military pay and tightens its response to criminal activity in schools, communities are still being left vulnerable to heavily armed attacks. At least 21 people are feared dead and 37 others were abducted after gunmen attacked…
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…
Armed gunmen have abducted the principal of Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, a National Examinations Council (NECO) ad hoc official and four students after attacking the school while candidates were writing the ongoing NECO Senior School Certificate Examination in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The attack occurred at about 5:25 p.m. on Tuesday, July…
The Senate has cautioned Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde against his call for a United Nations-led investigation into the abduction and rescue of pupils and teachers from Oriire Local Government Area, arguing that such matters fall within Nigeria’s domestic security framework and should not undermine the work of the country’s security agencies. The warning came…
The LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, has discharged 31 of the rescued Oriire school pupils after certifying them medically fit, marking another milestone in the recovery of victims abducted from schools in Oyo State. The children have since been reunited with their families following comprehensive medical assessments. The hospital’s Chief Medical Director, Professor Olawale Olakulehin, disclosed…
On the morning of July 10, 2026, a video circulated online. A woman, visibly shaken but upright, looked into a camera and said: “Hello sir, our father, we are grateful.” Behind her, children could be heard chanting. Some of them were eating biscuits. Nigeria exhaled. After 56 days, all the pupils and teachers kidnapped in…
