Eight Bandits Surrender in Katsina, Free 16 Abductees

Eight notorious bandits operating in Dan Musa Local Government Area of Katsina State have surrendered their weapons and handed over 16 kidnapped victims to troops of the Nigerian Army. The development, which took place on Saturday, 14 June 2025, was part of the ongoing arms surrender and disengagement initiative being coordinated by the leadership of Operation Fasin Yamma in collaboration with relevant stakeholders. In a statement posted on its official social media pages on Sunday,...

Catholic Bishops, Pope Leo, Tinubu React to Benue Carnage

A gruesome attack in Yelewata community, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, over the weekend left at least 120 villagers dead and many more injured or missing, local officials say. Survivors report that gunmen—believed to be armed Fulani herders—stormed the village late on Friday, 13 June, opening fire on sleeping residents and burning their homes. “Many of those killed were sheltering in a local market,” which was razed, said an Associated Press report. Amnesty...

Benue Killings: Tinubu, Again Tasks Security Chiefs On Lasting Peace

…Charges Alia On Reconciliation President Bola Tinubu has again asked security chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring lasting peace and security to Benue State. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, in a press statement on Sunday, noted that the President Tinubu renewed his order in the wake of the latest round of reprisal attacks that led to the death of many people. “On the president’s directive, intelligence chiefs,...

Kogi State Government Warns Against Politicising Insecurity

The Kogi State Government has restated its commitment to combating insecurity, warning political actors, media, and other stakeholders to avoid spreading fear or politicising the state’s security challenges. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, in a press statement made available to journalists in Lokoja  on Tuesday, noted that the government is quietly but effectively recording progress in its fight against criminal elements, particularly kidnappers, within the state. “These gains are not...

Troops Kill Top ISWAP Commander Mallam Jidda in Yobe-Borno Raid

Troops fighting insurgency in the North-East have taken out a top commander of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Mallam Jidda, in a major military operation across parts of Yobe and Borno states. The operation, which took place on Sunday, 9 June, targeted terrorist hideouts in Ngazalgana, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, and the notorious Timbuktu Triangle in Borno. It involved a combination of ground troops and precise air strikes from the Nigerian...

Benue State: Governor Raises Alarm Over Insecurity In Benue

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has raised alarm that the state is under siege from terrorists and bandits, noting that the recent attacks that have claimed several lives are beyond herders-farmers clashes. The governor, who stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said that the attacks are well-planned and executed by terrorists. “We are under siege. “The way these attacks come and the intel we receive, it is a directed, calibrated plan and then executed....

ActionAid Describes Violence in Benue as ‘Sustained Terror’

…Calls for Urgent National Response The Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria, Andrew Mamedu, has described the ongoing violence in Benue State as “sustained terror,” warning that the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the state is no longer a case of isolated attacks but a reflection of deeper national failure. Speaking at a press conference in Makurdi on Thursday, Mamedu, who was represented by David Habba, the organisation’s Humanitarian and Resilience Programme Specialist, said the nature and...

Gov. Mbah Receives NIS Officer Who Nabbed the Notorious Ritualist

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, on Monday received Prince Orji Ugochukwu, the Nigerian Immigration Officer who apprehended the notorious native doctor and ritualist, Eze Levi Obieze aka Obu, at the Gbaji checkpoint along Badagry-Seme road while attempting to flee out of the country on a motorcycle. Praising the NIS officer for upholding integrity rather than self-gratification, Governor Mbah described Ugochukwu’s action as reflecting the very spirit of service needed in building our...

Benue Boils Again, 43 People Killed In Fresh Attacks

No fewer than 43 people have been killed in fresh attacks on communities in two Local Government Areas of Benue State. The bloody Sunday evening attacks on communities in Gwer West and Apa Local Government Areas of Benue State mark less than a week after over 40 people, including a police officer, were killed in similar attacks on villages within Gwer West. Traditional ruler of the area, Ter Nagi, Chief Daniel Abomtse, who confirmed the...

Two Local Security Chiefs Suspended Over Allegations of Aiding Criminality

Two chiefs of local security outfits, the Chairmen of Pulaku and Hunters groups in Njoboli of Yola South local government area of Adamawa State, Aminu Bigila and Kabiru Kawu, have been suspended following allegations of complicity in vandalizing an electricity transformer that powered the community. The Village Head of Njoboli, Alhaji Lawan Abubakar Bapetel, who announced the suspension of the two local security chiefs while addressing the community on the security situation in the community,...

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