More than 6,000 people have been forced from their homes in five communities in Kebbi State following recent attacks blamed on banditry groups, a joint humanitarian assessment has found. The
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Two high-ranking members of a terrorist syndicate have been killed during an intelligence-led military operation in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, security sources say. Troops of Sector 2,
A faction of Boko Haram has emerged as the dominant player in Nigeria’s kidnapping economy, accounting for about 90 per cent of all ransom payments made across the country in
Troops of Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued a kidnapped woman and foiled a planned ransom exchange in Kebbi State. The operation was carried out after security forces received
Three men linked to the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State’s Oriire Local Government Area have been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Fresh waves of bandit attacks have forced hundreds of residents to flee their homes in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, leaving Tashar Mayanchi and more than 10 surrounding
Thirteen kidnapped victims have regained their freedom after troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, carried out separate intelligence-driven operations in Anka and Kaura Namoda local
Traditional rulers should not be blamed for Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, the Olofin of Isheri, Oba Sulaiman Bamgbade, has said, dismissing claims that some monarchs are collaborating with terrorists and bandits
Nigeria’s push for the creation of state police gathered fresh momentum on Thursday as top government officials, security experts, governors, lawmakers and international stakeholders united in Abuja to advocate sweeping
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has ordered the remand of two men from Katsina State over allegations of providing support to armed bandits in violation of Nigeria’s