By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Katsina State Government has reported that 13 individuals were killed by bandits during a dawn prayer session on Tuesday in a retaliatory attack at Unguwan Mantau, Malumfashi Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasir Muazu, confirmed the incident...
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By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Military troops from the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) successfully repelled armed herders and confiscated an automatic rifle in Benue State. The Acting Media Information Officer for OPWS, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, shared this update in a press release issued to journalists on...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has expressed deep concern over the worsening state of insecurity across the country, warning that rising cases of banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism in states such as Benue, Zamfara, and Plateau threaten national unity and public safety. The Union made...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has called for the deployment of additional air platforms to further degrade the capabilities of Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters in the Lake Chad, Sambisa forest l, Timbuktu triangle and Mandara mountains. Governor Zulum made the call...
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has shed light on the security situation in the state, asserting that it is relatively safer compared to other states in the North-Central region. Despite recent violent incidents, the governor remains optimistic about the state’s security prospects. During an interactive session with journalists in...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has donated one billion naira to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State with a call for immediate end of insecurity in Benue State. The first lady also provided relief materials to cushion the effect...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Community of Banga village in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, Zamfara State, is reeling from grief after bandits killed 38 kidnapped residents, even after receiving over ₦50 million in ransom, according to multiple reports. Chairman of Kaura-Namoda LGA, Mannir Haidara Kaura, confirmed to newsmen...
By BARBARA KALU, Imo – In the wake of the tragic and brutal killings in Umuolaoma and Arondizuogu, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the representative for Ideato Federal Constituency, visited the grieving communities to offer condolences and demand urgent action. The horrific massacre has left residents in shock and mourning,...
By AMOS MATTHEW, kaduna – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to restoring law and order in Nigeria, particularly in areas affected by insecurity and violence. Speaking at the commissioning of housing projects for victims of banditry in Kaduna State, Tinubu assured Nigerians that his government...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Former governor of Sokota State, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has unveiled a broad-based northern initiative focused on tackling insecurity, rebuilding social cohesion, and empowering youth, declaring that “peace is possible, unity is achievable and development is within our reach.” He made it known in...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Chairman House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Hon. Chike Okafor, has called on the federal and state governments to deal decisively with gangs and bandits terrorizing farmers across the country, as many farmers have been killed, while even higher numbers have abandoned their...
National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has highlighted the progress made by President Bola Tinubu’s administration in addressing the country’s security challenges. Speaking at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) 18 Regular Course, Ribadu said the government has made bold strides in restoring security...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Management of Benue Links Nigeria Limited has confirmed the safe release of 10 abducted passengers and their driver, who were kidnapped on June 22 along the Eke-Elengbecho axis of Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue. The company expressed gratitude for the successful rescue and...
“On matters of security, the bulk (sic) stops at the President’s table.” Bola Ahmed Tinubu, April 2014 On 26 January 2009, Mamman Bello Ali died. He was the governor of Yobe State in north-east Nigeria. Around the same time, an anti-terrorism campaign by the government of Nigeria in Yobe State and its neighbour,...
Senate has announced plans to hold regional stakeholder meetings across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones to tackle the country’s growing security challenges. According to Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, these meetings aim to identify the root causes of insecurity and devise sustainable solutions to restore peace and stability. The Senate’s National...
Details have emerged on how members of the Zamfara Civilian Protection Guards on Monday night launched a surprise offensive against hundreds of suspected bandits believed to be loyal to wanted terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji. At the end of the attack which happened near Cida, a remote village in Shinkafi...
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, met with Benue traditional rulers in Makurdi as part of ongoing efforts to restore lasting peace in the state. The meeting, which was attended by the Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ayatse, and the Och’Idoma, John Odogbo, among others, aimed to find...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has accused the National Coalition Against Mass Killings and Impunity (NCAMKI) of misrepresenting remarks made by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Musa, regarding the tragic Yelwata incident in Benue State. In a statement signed by the Director Defence...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to urgently refer the situation in Benue State to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the court to exercise its jurisdiction over the violence and unlawful killings and other serious violations of international humanitarian...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has reassured that the Nigerian Army will bring to justice the perpetrators of the recent killings in Benue, Plateau, and other parts of the country. Oluyede made this known during a media chat in Akure, Ondo State, where he...