The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has said it is distressed by the "brutal and senseless" killing of Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu in Kaduna State. Ikechuwku is reported to have been a ducted from his residence by suspected bandits on Tuesday night and his corpse found in Wednesday. Before his demise, he was serving at St…

Residents of Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State have commended security operatives for their efforts at tackling the security challenges bedeviling the area. Several of them who spoke with newsmen Friday afternoon said the security situation which had been worrisome months ago had been brought under control in recent times. Speaking, a community leader…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a former immigration officer for allegedly attempting to sell sophisticated firearms to bandits operating in the Abuja-Kaduna forests.

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command, led by the Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, on Monday stormed an area in Irete, Owerri West Local Council, suspected to be the den of bandits where they keep their victims. Four suspected kidnappers were promptly arrested. In a statement issued at about 7 p.m. by the command's…

No fewer than 10 people have been killed and others injured when bandits stormed a mining site at Karaga Village, Shiroro Local Council of Niger State.

The National Association of University Students (NAUS), Northwest Zone, has condemned the heinous killing of Sa'id Abdulkadir, a 400-level student of the Federal University Dutsinma, and the kidnap of many students by bandits. This was contained in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan on Sunday by the National Vice President, NAUS Northwest Zone,…

Armed bandits have killed at least 10 people, leaving one injured in an attack at a mining site in Karaga Village, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The attack, which occurred on February 26 but was only reported on Sunday due to communication challenges, is part of a pattern of violent attacks targeting mining…

Armed bandits have kidnapped five senior All Progressives Congress (APC) officials in Zamfara while they were travelling to the Marafa area of the state. The victims, all from the Kaura Namoda local government area, were reportedly on their way to the residence of Senator Abdulaziz Yari, who represents Zamfara West in the Red Chamber, when…

Armed bandits have killed an elderly man in N/Mailayi Village, Birnin Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara State, after failing to locate a targeted individual, police have confirmed. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a security expert that the attack occurred on Feb. 25 at about 12:50 p.m. when the assailants stormed the village in search…

In a decisive operation against insurgency, Nigerian Army troops have neutralized 10 Boko Haram fighters and apprehended a key terrorist collaborator notorious for extorting ransom payments on behalf of insurgents and bandits. The operation also led to the recovery of a cache of automatic firearms. On February 17, 2025, troops launched a high-impact raid deep…

The Katsina State Police Command said it neutralised suspected bandits and foiled an attack in Dutsinma Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, in a statement, said the incident occurred on Sunday at about midnight after the bandits attacked security operatives in the area. "On February 23rd, 2025, at about 0057 hrs, a distress…

Troops of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) under Operation FANSAN YANMA have successfully neutralised scores of bandits in Tsafe Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State, recovering a large number of rustled cattle. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency media expert, that the successful operation resulted from coordinated intelligence, which revealed that a large…