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,...

…Asks Community Leaders, Security Agencies To Brace Up The apex Yoruba socio cultural and political organisation, Afenifere has lamented over the rising cases of kidnappings in states like Ondo, Oyo, Ogun, Edo, Kogi, Adamawa and Taraba, asked community leaders, security agencies to brace up as reports indicate collaborations between the locals and criminals. The organisation which supports the call for security agencies in the country to come up with strategies to tackle the increasing spate...

Gunmen have reportedly abducted Loveday Akari, a senior special assistant to the managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. According to sources, the incident occurred on Friday, with the kidnappers fleeing in a boat, later found deserted near the crime scene. In response, security forces established blocking positions to restrict the assailants’ movement, while electronic surveillance assets were deployed to locate their hideout. A joint...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of Brigadier General Uwen Harold Udokwere, who was assassinated at his residence in Lokogoma, Abuja, on 22 June 2024. Intelligence sources confirmed to Lake Chad security analyst Zagazola Makama that the suspects, identified as 18-year-old Alkasim Mohammed and 22-year-old Suleiman Abdullahi, were apprehended during a coordinated police operation by the Scorpion Squad at Durumi Phase...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Zonal Directorate, has secured the conviction of a woman, Hauwa Abdullahi Ibrahim, for smuggling an undeclared sum of $1,154,900 and 135,900 Saudi Riyals cash from Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. According to a statement issued by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, Hauwa was sentenced by Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court in Kano after pleading guilty to a two-count charge of...

Retired Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), David Shikfu Parradang, has been killed by kidnappers in Abuja after being abducted in the early hours of Tuesday. Sources revealed that the former immigration chief was trailed by armed men from a bank where he had withdrawn money. He was later taken hostage in the Area 1 district of Abuja, and his abductors reportedly stole the cash before killing him. The incident has sparked renewed...