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…
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…
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…
United States President Donald Trump has commended President Bola Tinubu for what he described as his “decisive leadership” in Nigeria’s fight against terrorism, signaling a notable improvement in relations between Washington and Abuja after months of security cooperation. The commendation was contained in an official letter dated July 6, which was released by the Nigerian…
At least 16 people have been killed following fresh attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, triggering widespread protests and renewed calls for stronger security measures. According to local reports, the attackers first struck Akpachi village late on Saturday before launching another assault on Otukpo-Nobi in the…
Nigerian troops under Operation HADIN KAI have neutralized an alleged ISWAP cameraman during a failed terrorist attack in Cross Kauwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, recovering a Sony camcorder containing what the military described as valuable operational and propaganda footage. According to the military, the recovered recordings provided fresh intelligence into ISWAP’s internal…
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…
Nigeria’s security strategy is set for a tougher approach after the Federal Government directed troops to adopt a “shoot on sight” policy against armed bandits and terrorists, while the House of Representatives moves to outlaw the rehabilitation of captured criminal elements. Minister of Defence Mohammed Badaru Abubakar issued the directive during a ministerial briefing, instructing…
Fresh waves of coordinated attacks by jihadist groups have intensified Mali’s security crisis, raising concerns about the growing instability across the Sahel and its implications for the wider West African region. Malian authorities confirmed that armed groups launched simultaneous assaults on several northern towns, including Gao and Sévaré, in one of the latest offensives against…
The United States has withdrawn most of its military personnel from Nigeria following the successful completion of a joint counterterrorism mission that dealt a major blow to ISIS-linked fighters operating in the Lake Chad Basin. The temporary deployment, which began in February, involved about 200 U.S. personnel working alongside Nigerian security forces. Their role focused…
