#Insecurity

Gunmen abduct 10 from Abuja Estate, police commences rescue operations

Gunmen have kidnapped 10 residents of the Grow Homes Estate along Kuchibiyi in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The gunmen numbering about 20 were said to have stormed the estate…

Gunmen kills 10 in Southern Kaduna village

About 10 people were killed in Unguwar Wakili in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State after gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked the community.  Akewusolaf Blog reports that the local government authorities in…

Police repel terrorists, kill two and recover rifles in Katsina

Police in Katsina State on Wednesday neutralized two terrorists and injured several others at Yasore village in the Batsari Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred at about 07:30hrs after the command received…

APC chieftain backs call for ‘state of emergency’ in Rivers

Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, has agreed with Tonye Cole, the APC’s candidate for governor, that the state should be put into a state of emergency.…

Five miners killed in Kaduna

Five miners have been killed by bandits in an attack which occurred near a mining site at Hayin Udawa town in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack took place while the victims…

Insecurity: N/East emirs want traditional institutions strengthened

The Emir of Fika, Alhaji Mohammadu Abali Ibn Mohammed Idrissa, has called for the strengthening of traditional institutions to tackle insecurity in the country. According to DailyTrust, he said their roles in peacebuilding cannot be…

Suspected herdsmen kill eight persons near IDP camp in Benue

A community opposite Abagana Internally Displaced Persons camp in Makurdi, was on Thursday night January 19, attacked by suspected herdsmen who killed eight people. Channels Television reported that the killers beheaded and took away the…

Good politicians don’t ask others to answer questions directed at them, Pastor Bakare tackles ‘Tinubu’

Pastor Bakare Tunde, Presiding Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (formerly Latter Rain Assembly), has said good politicians do not ask others to answer questions directed at them. Pastor Bakare said this in his state-of-the-nation…

NRC blames saboteurs for Edo Train attack, seeks holistic security solutions

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), on Tuesday, blamed saboteurs for attacks on trains and rail stations across the country including Saturday’s abduction of intending passengers at its train station in Igueben in Edo State. The…

2023 elections may be shifted over Insecurity, INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has noted that the prevailing security challenges in the country may lead to the cancellation or postponement of the 2023 general elections billed to commence in February. INEC chairman,…