Bandits operating in parts of Kebbi South have demanded N100 million from Utouno community in Ngaski Local Government Area, threatening to launch an attack if their demand is not met. According to report, the demand was conveyed through a letter addressed to the community leaders. The threat comes amid growing security concerns in parts of…
Some villagers have allegedly sold all their properties, including farms and livestock, to raise the N25 million ransom demanded by bandits for the release of their kidnapped wives and children in Zamfara State. This is as fresh onslaught Thursday night in the state claimed 30 lives. According to Bakastine, the affected villagers, acting through selected…
The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has raised fresh concerns over what he described as the lack of urgency by security agencies in addressing insecurity in the state, alleging that intelligence provided to them is often ignored because it is “not their priority.” Speaking during an interview, the governor said that although technology now makes…
Security operatives have arrested a bandit who disguised himself as a beggar in Igbaja, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Elder Oyin Zubair, Coordinator of the Joint Security Watch for Kwara South Senatorial District, confirmed the arrest to SaharaReporters on Wednesday. He explained that the suspect had attempted to move freely among towns and…
The Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) Movement Church Worldwide, Ayo Ni O, has confirmed the release and safe return of 151 of its members abducted from Iburu community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Recall that the victims were abducted by gunmen suspected to be bandits on January 18, 2026. In a statement issued…
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed that suspected armed bandits set ablaze a police station and part of a church in Agwara community in the early hours of Sunday. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed this in a statement in Minna on Sunday. Abiodun said that the attack…
A woman has reportedly given birth shortly after her liberation from bandits in Zamfara state. The woman was one of many victims rescued by the Nigerian troops in Dan Jibga area of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A statement by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division Nigerian Army/Sector 2 Operation…
Hayab Bandits have raided churches in Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, abducting over 170 worshippers. According to witnesses, the attackers struck during church services on Sunday. ECWA and Cherubim and Seraphim churches were affected by the attack. Sources said nine vulnerable persons among the victims later returned home. Rev….
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have rescued two pastors and a church member abducted by armed bandits in Kaduna state. The victims were identified as Idi Buhari, Emmanuel Jacob and Suleiman Adamu. They were kidnapped on January 9, 2026, at Gwagwada in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state while travelling through…
General Musa By Erasmus Ikhide For years, the Nigerian security discourse has been a pendulum swinging between the soft touch of “appeasement” and the hard edge of “annihilation.” As the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, takes the mantle, we are witnessing a profound and necessary ideological pivot. The man who once, in his…
