Gunmen have abducted at least 14 passengers, many of them candidates of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), along the Makurdi–Otukpo road in Benue State. The victims were travelling in a commercial bus on Wednesday evening to sit for their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scheduled for Thursday when the attackers struck between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The vehicle, reportedly operated by the state-owned Benue Links Transport Company, was ambushed with about 16...

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a 15-year-old suspect in connection with the deadly attack that killed a senior army officer and three soldiers in Borno State. The suspect, identified as Tijjani, was apprehended on Sunday at Ngamdu while reportedly on his way to purchase food for members of his group. Military sources linked him to the attack that led to the death of Brigadier-General Oseni Braimah, commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade,...

A brigadier general of the Nigerian Army has been killed following a coordinated terrorist attack on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State, even as the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) insists troops successfully repelled the assault. The attack in the early hours of Thursday, targeted the 29 Task Force Brigade Headquarters under Operation HADIN KAI. According to local and intelligence sources, the insurgents overran parts of the base, killing several soldiers and destroying military assets. Kaga...

Commissioner of Police. CP Kabir Umar Hassan has called on all stakeholders, traditional rulers, religious leaders, youth associations, and transport unions to collaborate with the Police, stressing that Security is a collective responsibility. CP Hassan made the declaration during his maiden media briefing on Thursday at the Police Officers Mess, Yola, said the command will use all legitimate means within the ambit of the law to ensure that criminals are apprehended and brought to justice....

The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one Roland Owie, 37, in connection with the seizure of 1,378 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa belonging to a drug cartel in the State. The State’s NDLEA Commander, Mitchel Ofoyeju, who disclosed this, said 125 bags of dried weeds suspected to be skunk cannabis, with a total weight of 1,378 kilograms, were recovered from the warehouse. According to him, the agency arrested a...

Arsonists have set ablaze 52 houses in a deadly attack that claimed the lives of 11 persons in Akyawa and Udege Kasa communities in the Udege Development Area of Nasarawa State. The Nasarawa State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel confirmed this in a statement, said the incident which occurred on Friday, involved hoodlums suspected to have carried out a reprisal attack over the alleged killing of two of their kinsmen. According to...

No fewer than 11 persons have been killed and over 50 houses razed following renewed violence between Akyawa and Udege Kasa communities in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The clash, which occurred in the early hours of Friday, has heightened tension in the Udege Development Area, with residents fleeing their homes over fears of further attacks. Confirming the incident in a statement on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, said...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on Christians in northern Nigeria to take proactive steps to defend themselves amid rising attacks, especially during major religious celebrations. The call follows a deadly attack on Angwan Rukuba in Jos North, Plateau State, where over 20 people were killed on Palm Sunday. Chairman of CAN in the 19 northern states and the FCT, Joseph Hayab, said the Christian community would not surrender to fear despite persistent...

A suspected fake soldier and five others have been arrested in connection with the tension that rocked parts of Jos Metropolis, Plateau state, on Wednesday, hours after the 48-hour curfew imposed on Jos North local government area was relaxed. The Plateau State Police Public Relations officer, Alfred Alabo, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspect, dressed in an Army singlet and an extra shirt, was apprehended at Angwan Rukuba, the same community where 28 people...