Zamfara State government has disowned some documents claiming that it had released huge funds to some bandits’ kingpins for dialogue in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Nakwada, told our correspondent in Gusau, the state capital, on Sunday that the documents were fake and mischievous, misleading, malicious and false. Nakwada said the […]
Since President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration on May 29, 2023, Nigeria has seen a dramatic rise in violence, with 13,346 people killed and 9,207 abducted across the country. This surge in violence, spanning 667 local government areas, is attributed to terrorism, banditry, farmer-herder conflicts, and other forms of social upheaval. A recent Nigeria Security Report by […]
A Kaduna State-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said politicians are not funding the unrest in the northern part of the country. In recent times, insecurity has continued to increase in the region, particularly the North-West. Many, including the monarch of Gobir in Sokoto State, have been killed by bandits and other criminals. In […]
Not less than six policemen and vigilante members were killed by suspected Biafra agitators on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. In August, Simon Ekpa, heading the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, issued warning of a 30-day shutdown for Nigerian government offices in the South-East due to regional insecurity and Nnamdi Kanu’s ongoing detention. He mentioned that […]
Gunmen have killed at least six people in Congo, a village in Bokkos local government area of Plateau state. Sources from the community who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust, said one person who was injured in the attack, is in a critical condition and currently receiving medical attention. According to residents, the incident occurred […]
Gunmen on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning respectively attacked Obowo divisional Police Headquarters and killed a policeman. Our correspondent gathered while the fleeing gunmen killed an officer in his house at NEPA junction in Umulogho community on Tuesday night, they returned on Wednesday morning and razed the divisional headquarters situated in Otoko community. Locals who […]
Gunmen on Tuesday night killed many persons and set the Isiala Mbano council headquarters on fire. Isiala Mbano Local Government Area is in Imo State, Southeast Nigeria. Our correspondent learnt that many persons had gathered to witness the All Progressive Congress (APC) LGA chairmanship primaries when the gunmen struck. As the time of filling this […]
Suspected Biafra agitators on Tuesday attacked and bombed the Oba Police Divisional Headquarters in Idemili South Local Government Area, Anambra State. It was gathered that a police corporal was killed in the incident, while others sustained varying degrees of injury. The hoodlums also attacked the Oba Civic Centre. The reason for the attacks is currently […]
As the people of Sokoto State, especially those in Sabon Birni Local Government Area, continue to battle insecurity, a group of professionals within the local government, Gobir Development Association, has revealed that the people of the community paid over N160bn in levies and ransom payments to bandits in the area. According to a press statement […]
Gunmen have launched an attack on Ushafa community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria. The incident occurred on Thursday night around Zone A. According to Tribuneonline, eyewitnesses reported that the bandits shot a man named Mr. Felix Chuks and abducted his entire family. Efforts to contact vigilantes during the attack were unsuccessful, as they […]
