Bandits kill two vigilantes, five traders in fresh Kaduna attack

Gunmen on motorcycles have invaded Galadimawa in the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State and killed seven persons , including two security operatives . It was gathered that the…

Gunmen kill two naval men at Kogi checkpoint

Gunmen, on Wednesday , attacked a military checkpoint in the Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State and killed two personnel of the Nigerian Navy . It was gathered that…

Gunmen Kill 3 Policemen, 2 Others In Benue

Gunmen on Thursday morning, shot dead five people – three police men and two civilian – at the residence of Alfred Avalumun Atera, chairman of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area in…

Buhari: Nigeria’s security problems beyond simple options

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, said the security challenges currently confronting the nation were beyond “ the simplistic options being bandied around . ” Buhari said this in his Christmas…

Gunmen abduct businessman, burn down police van in Kano

Pandemonium broke out in an early hour of Wednesday at 1 a.m, when unknown gunmen kidnapped a businessman, Alhaji Abdullahi Kalos, in Minjibir town, about 50 kilometres from the ancient…

Tension In Yobe Over Rising Farmers, Herders Clashes

Until ecent, clashes between farmers and herders, prevalent in other parts of the country, have been rare in Yobe. However, this has changed as in the last three weeks, clashes…

Gunmen attack Kaduna communities, kill seven, kidnap four

Some gunmen were said to have attacked Gbaja in Katarma district of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and killed seven persons while four sustained varying degrees of injuries…

Garba Shehu: We need to stop herdsmen from roaming around

Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says Nigeria needs to stop herdsmen from roaming all over the country to prevent clashes with farmers. Shehu spoke when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a…

Bandits kidnap village head, wives, others in Katsina

Bandits on Monday night kidnapped the village head of Kaigar Malamai, Kabir Muhammed Ajiya, his two wives and 14 other peasant farmers in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina state.…

Insecurity: 349 killed, 290 kidnapped in violent attacks across Nigeria in November – Report

At least 349 people were killed in November in violent attacks across Nigeria, a report by a non-governmental organisation, Nigeria Mourns, shows. The report, titled “Violent Incidents Report: November 2020,”…

Lai: Bandits deliberately attack schools to attract global concerns

The Minister of Information and Culture , Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says terrorists target schools for abduction of vulnerable children to embarrass the government and inflict damage on the credibility of…

Garba: Repentant bandits helped in securing Kankara schoolboys release

The Presidency, on Tuesday, said repentant bandits played a role in securing the release of over 300 schoolboys abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara , Katsina. Senior Special Assistant…

Gunmen abduct daughter of ex-Jigawa Speaker, 2 others; kill policeman

A gang of gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, stormed Bosuwa village in Maigatari Local Government Area of Jigawa State and abducted the daughter of a former Speaker of the state…

Kaduna killings: 3 more bodies discovered in Zangon Kataf LGA

Three more corpses have been recovered during clearance operations at Ungwan Jatau Boto and Ungwan Gimba general areas of Zangon Kataf local government area in Kaduna state. According to the…

Fresh Abductions: Gov Zulum Berates Military

Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, says he is disappointed that security operatives cannot secure a distance of 20 kilometers along the Maiduguri-Damaturu expressway in the state. On Friday, Boko Haram…