Two viral videos involving Nigerian security personnel are reigniting a difficult question: what happens when citizens no longer feel they can challenge alleged abuse through formal channels, so they take the confrontation to the street and social media instead? In one video, a man confronts a Nigerian soldier at a checkpoint after allegedly being slapped….
VeryDarkMan has emerged from a two-year legal battle with the Nigeria Police Force after an Abuja court struck out the criminal case against him over alleged police impersonation. The case began in October 2024 after Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, appeared in a viral video dressed in an outfit the police said resembled…
Nigeria recorded 5,091 deaths linked to violent incidents between April and June 2026, according to a new SBM Intelligence report cited by The Guardian. That is a 17.7% increase from the 4,326 deaths recorded in the first quarter, meaning the country lost an average of roughly 56 people every day to violence during the three-month…
The recovery of the remains of Chief Ibe Anyadu, a respected community leader from Aggah in Imo State, marks one of the most significant breakthroughs by troops under Operation UDO KA this year. After weeks of uncertainty, Nigerian Army personnel exhumed his body from a shallow grave in Umudike Forest after a suspect confessed to…
Joint security forces in Kwara State have rescued nine people abducted by suspected terrorists and killed three bandits during an intelligence-driven operation in the southern part of the state. The operation was carried out around the Obbo-Aiyegunle, Ejiu-Ora and Osi axis of Ekiti Local Government Area, an area close to the borders with Ekiti and…
Political tensions are escalating in Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election after the police arrested the state’s Secretary to the Government, Teslim Igbalaye, and five others over alleged vote-buying offences. The arrests have triggered a strong reaction from Governor Ademola Adeleke’s camp, which accused the police of political intimidation. The Osun State…
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…
The Plateau State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the mob killing of 25-year-old Ibrahim Mbaya, a University of Jos graduate, chef and contestant in the Mr. and Miss Glam Nigeria 2026 pageant, after he was accused of stealing an iPhone 12. Police say efforts are ongoing to arrest other suspects who…
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…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed widespread reports claiming that Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu ordered officers to “shoot on sight” anyone found carrying illegal firearms, describing the reports as a misrepresentation of his remarks during a stakeholders’ meeting in Makurdi, Benue State. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Force clarified that…
