Tragedy struck at the home of newlyweds in Akaleku village, located in Obi Local Government Area, along the Lafia/Makurdi highway, Nasarawa state, when bandits invaded their home, killed the husband and kidnapped the wife. The couple were said to have got married recently and still in their honeymoon. The attack happened late at night last…
Five days after the killing of over 50 farmers in Ukum and Logo Local Government Areas of Benue State, suspected armed herders in the early hours of Tuesday attacked Afia Community in Ukum, killing 11 residents. The Ter Ukum, His Royal Highness Iyorkyaa Kaave who disclosed this on Tuesday in Makurdi during a security meeting,…
Monday’s gunmen attack on Zike and Kimakpa communities in Plateau State’s Bassa Local Government Area by gunmen, which claimed a reported 51 lives, have sparked concerns due to both communities’ proximity to the 3 Division Headquarters of the Nigerian Army. The attack came less than two weeks after armed men also struck multiple villages in…
Suspected bandits have razed a Juma’at mosque, a Primary Healthcare Centre, and at least 10 residential houses in Biyabiki village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The assault, which occurred around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, is believed to be a reprisal by armed loyalists of notorious bandit leader Adamu Aliero. According to local sources,…
Pastor Samson Ndah Ali of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Mararaba Aboro, in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, who was recently abducted, has been released. However, the kidnappers detained the church’s financial secretary, Yusuf Shehu Ambi, who delivered the ransom. Recall that 30-year-old Pastor Ali, was abducted from his home in the…
A Deputy Director at the National Assembly Commission, Michael Adesiyan, on Tuesday, recounted his near-death experience in the hideout of bandits. Adesiyan was abducted from his Chikakore residence in Kubwa, a suburb in the nation’s capital alongside his wife on January 26th, 2025 before he was rescued on April 7. The civil servant narrated his…
Security personnel in Zamfara State have apprehended a man allegedly responsible for providing logistics support to armed bandits operating within the region. The suspect, identified as Ashiru Jijji, was arrested by operatives of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guards during a routine patrol in a high-risk area known for criminal activities. According to a security…
Nine members of the Askarawa vigilante group have been killed in an ambush by some bandits operating in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The bandits were said to have launched an attack on some joint security operatives who were returning from a successful operation on Saturday, March 22. The report said the joint…
Eniola Ojajuni, the recently released Afenifere National Youth President, has revealed that his abductors have established at least 55 camps across the South-West, strategically positioned to facilitate their operations. In a statement released on Sunday, Ojajuni, who was held captive for 12 days, disclosed that the majority of these camps are located in Ondo State,…
Troops attached to the convoy of Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, have repelled an attempted attack by Boko Haram insurgents along the Buni Gari-Buni Yadi road on Wednesday, March 12. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, an unconfirmed number of terrorists were killed during the fight that ensued between the troops and the terrorists….
