In yet another blow to humanitarian efforts in the insurgency-ravaged North East, a truck carrying food supplies for the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) was looted by unidentified thieves in Gubio, Borno State. According to Lake Chad security analyst Zagazola Makama, the incident happened around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday when the truck driver, Aminu Mallam Umar, stopped his Iveco truck by the roadside while en route to Damasak, a town near the Niger border...

One thousand, one hundred and forty-nine (1,149) jerry cans with each containing 30 litres of petroleum products valued at N33.7 million have been seized by the Nigerian Customs Service at a border town in the Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State. The Operation Whirlwind of the Customs Service under the Adamawa/Taraba Command at Kan-Iyaka, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon Republic in Sardauna Local Government Area of the state, made the seizure. Bashir...

A 43-year-old man, Rabiu Usman, resident of Timdore District in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa state has been arrested for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl. According to a statement by the Adamawa State Police Command Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the suspect was arrested following a referral from the Chief Magistrate Court in Ganye after the victim’s mother reported the incident. “Investigations revealed that the assault took place on February 16,...

Detectives of the legal section of the Enugu State Police Command’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have arrested Loveth Helen Alo after she gave a false testimony at Zion Prayer Ministry Movement Outreach in Lagos, Nigeria, of acquiring a five-bedroom duplex located at WTC Estate, Enugu. In a viral video, the 32-year-old lady displayed footage of the building while testifying in the church, claiming it was God’s blessing unto her; in another viral video, she allegedly...

The Lakurawa terrorists have launched coordinated attacks on five villages in the Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing at least 10 people and injuring several others. Among the deceased was Garba Maigari (50), while the identities of the other nine victims remain unknown. A counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this on Monday in a post on his X handle, saying intelligence sources revealed that the affected villages...

Community leaders in Jibia, Batsari, and Safana, local government areas of Katsina State, have signed a peace deal with bandit kingpins terrorizing their villages. Locals said the latest peace negotiation between Jibia LGA leaders and bandits took place on Friday, February 28. This follows similar deals in Batsari and Safana LGAs, which have suffered relentless attacks due to their proximity to the Ruggu Forest. According to the locals, the negotiation was witnessed by military representatives,...