Gunman Kills 15-year old boy, Rapes Sister in Anambra

An armed man on Tuesday invaded the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nwokedi, who are teachers in Unubi, Nnewi South local government area, and killed their son Somtochukwu Nwokedi, a 15-year-old SS1 student. The gunman also raped the late Somto’s sister, after he shut Somto at point-blank around his chest region, killing him immediately. The West African Pilot News gathered that the gunman, average in height, gained access to the compound by scaling the fence....

Armed Forces Kill Terrorist Leader, Bello Kaura

…Bomb Insurgent Strongholds in Sambisa The Nigerian Armed Forces have intensified their operations against terrorists across the country, killing scores of insurgents, including a notorious kingpin, and destroying key insurgent strongholds in multiple coordinated strikes. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday said troops of Operation Fasan Yamma neutralised a dreaded terrorist leader, Bello Kaura, in a precision airstrike between April 10 and 16, 2025. Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, who disclosed this...

Terrorists Kill Six, Injure Many, Loot Foodstuff, and Burn Houses In Adamawa

Two communities, Banga and Larh in Dugwaba district of Hong local government area of Adamawa State, have witnessed another incursion by suspected members of the outlawed terrorist group Boko Haram. The terrorists who struck the communities have killed six people and injured many others, including Police Inspector. Confirming the incident in a telephone interview, the Commandant of the local security outfit ‘Vigilante Group’, Mr Simon Dabna whose members are assisting security agencies in the maintenance...

Plateau Governor Announces New Security Measures After Deadly Attacks

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has addressed the people of the state following deadly attacks in the Zikwe Village of Bassa Local Government Area and Bokkos, which have claimed over 50 lives in the past one week. In a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, 16 April, Mutfwang condemned the brutal attacks, describing them as “calculated, persistent, and painful,” but assured residents that Plateau remains “unbroken.” Mutfwang commended the swift response of emergency responders and security agencies,...

Social Media Is a Terrorist Group — Sultan of Sokoto

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has likened social media to a terrorist organisation, urging Nigerian security agencies to treat it as such. Speaking at a closed-door meeting of Northern traditional rulers in Maiduguri, the monarch claimed social media platforms spread harmful falsehoods and must be “dealt with” by authorities. “Somebody can sit in their home and formulate stories, and you will consider that it is true,” he said. “Social media is a...

Fresh Outrage Over Plateau Killings as Jang, Mutfwang, NBA, Tinubu React

The wave of killings in Plateau State has continued to generate nationwide outrage as former governor, Jonah Jang, Governor Caleb Mutfwang, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu all reacted strongly to the rising bloodshed in the state. About 100 people have been killed in the past week, including the recent massacre of over 50 persons in Zikke community, Bassa Local Government Area, where houses were burnt and residents displaced. The tragedy...

Plateau Christians Plan Protest as Killings Continue Unchecked

Christian leaders in Plateau State have announced plans to hold a peaceful protest in Jos following a fresh wave of killings that has thrown several communities into mourning. The protest, called the 2nd Peace Walk Against Continuous Killings, is set for Easter Monday, 21 April 2025. According to organisers, the walk is a symbolic response to the rising number of attacks, especially in Bokkos and Bassa local government areas (LGAs). In the early hours of...

Herbalist Arrested Over Death Of 11-Year-Old Boy In Adamawa

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command on 13/04/2025 have arrested Herbalist identified as Murtala Musa in connection with the death and mutilation of an 11-year-old boy in Kodomun village, Demsa Local Government Area of the state. The Command image maker, SP Suleiman Yahya Nguroje in a statement on Sunday said the incident was reported to the police in Demsa on the 13th of April, 2025, by the Village Head of Kodomun and one Fancy...

Over 100 People Kills In Darfur Attack By Sudan Paramilitaries – UN

The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, RSF has carried out a two-day attack on camps for displaced people in the Darfur region, killing over 100 people including 20 children and nine aid workers. According to the United Nations, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Sudan in a statement Clementine Nkweta-Salami, on Saturday claimed that RSF also attacked el-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur province. According to her, the RSF and allied militias launched an...

Bomb Blast Kills 8, injured 21 Others In Borno

An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by suspected Boko Haram insurgents along Maiduguri-Damboa highway on Saturday has claimed the lives of 21 persons and injured another 21 others. During sympathy visit to the victims receiving medical attention at the Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum said of the victims, 14 were severely injured, 7 had minor injuries and were receiving treatment at the Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri. The Governor expressed grief...

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