Abductors of a local government chairman and one other last night in Nasarawa State have placed a demand of N50 million for the release of their victims. It would be recalled that the Chairman of Akwanga Local Government Council, Alhaji Safiyanu Isah Andaha, and Adamu Umar Tanko were kidnapped yesterday at about 8.30 […]
Chief Of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has said he will rid communities that have been stifled of insurgents and bandits. General Musa made this declaration on Channels Television maiden episode of The Morning Brief on Monday , where he called for support from the public to meet this goal. “We are working with […]
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said more troops and equipment are on the way to tackle the insecurity crisis in Plateau State. This came after terrorists, on Christmas Eve, attacked over 20 communities in the state and killed over 100 persons. Speaking on Channels Television on Sunday night, Lagbaja […]
The Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah has told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the legitimacy of his government hangs on ending mindless killings in the country. In his new year message titled, ‘Blood and Crucifixion On The Plateau,’ the bishop stated that, “Tinubu must know that the legitimacy of his government hangs […]
Crammed inside a church in the central Nigerian town of Bokkos, hundreds of survivors of deadly Christmas weekend attacks desperately await aid as they mourn their loved ones killed in the latest spiral of violence in the troubled region. Nearly 200 people died in attacks that began in the evening of December 23 and […]
For the umpteenth time, violence was visited in over 30 communities across the Bokkos, Mangu, and Barkin Ladi local government areas in Plateau State. By the time the dust settled, almost 200 persons were killed, over 1,000 houses burnt and in Bokkos Local Government Area alone, 88 persons were injured and hospitalized. From […]
For the second time in a week, suspected vandals have attacked power transmission towers in the North-East, killing a security operative in the process. A statement by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, on Friday said the attack happened along Maiduguri – Damaturu Transmission Line on Thursday. TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi […]
At least four people were killed and 39 others kidnapped when bandits invaded Kuduru, a town in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, as well as Garam and Azu communities in neighbouring Niger State. According to Vanguard, witnesses said the daredevil bandits had on Saturday, December 23, invaded Garam in Niger […]
The Management Committee Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, yesterday, said 148 people were killed in the Christmas Eve attack in the council. This came as the death toll in the massacre in three local government areas of the state rose to 195. Of the number, 148 were killed in Bokkos […]
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has condemned the Christmas Eve killings in 20 communities in Mangu, Bokkos, Mangu and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State. He faulted security agencies for their failure in intelligence gathering in which they could not avert the heinous crime leading to the death of over […]
