Category Archives: Insecurity

The call followed the adoption of a motion on matters of urgent public importance moved by Reps member, Daniel Amos at the plenary on Tuesday. The House of Representatives has asked the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, as well as the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services to collaborate and bring toContinueContinue reading “House Of Reps Asks Inspector-General Of Police, Army To Find Killers Of Southern Kaduna Residents”

A former Chief of Defence Staff, General Theophilus Y. Danjuma, (retd), has lambasted President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government over persisting  insecurity in the country.  Danjuma said that Nigeria’s security challenges have got to the point where the trend has made the country become a disgrace to the world and a laughing stock to the internationalContinueContinue reading “Nigeria Is A Disgrace To The Whole World – Former Defence Chief, Danjuma Lambasts Tinubu Government Over Killings”

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed a fresh attack on Agojeju-Odo, a community in the Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State by suspected terrorists. The spokesperson for the state police command, SP William Aya confirmed this during a telephone conversation with The PUNCH on Friday morning. It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the community duringContinueContinue reading “Terrorists Reportedly Kill Scores Of People, Burn Houses In Fresh Attack On Kogi Community”

At least seven persons were confirmed dead during fresh attacks launched in some rural communities of Plateau State.  Three out of the deceased were  residents of Tangur 1 village in the Bokkos Local Government Area of the state.  It was learnt that they were killed on Monday night in a violent attack allegedly carried outContinueContinue reading “Armed Herdsmen Kill Seven People Including Pregnant Woman In Plateau Communities”

The Nigerian Army has said that its troops foiled multiple kidnap attempts in Plateau and Zamfara states. It said the troops killed a suspected fighter of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the militant wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Imo State and seized some arms. The Director of Army Public Relations, MajorContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Army Says Troops Foiled Multiple Kidnap Attempts In Plateau, Zamfara, Rescued Victims”

Suspected terrorists on Sunday afternoon killed no fewer than seven people and injured several others when they invaded a market in the Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was learnt that the terrorists also injured several people during the attack which is an indication of the worsening insecurity situation under the President BolaContinueContinue reading “Insecurity Worsens Under Tinubu As Terrorists Strike Plateau State Again, Kill Seven Residents”

The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has said the current state of insecurity in Nigeria should no longer be tolerated. Obi, who said this in a series of tweets on Wednesday while expressing his displeasure over the recent kidnapping of some Nigerians in Kogi State, said the government should urgently seek strategic solutionsContinueContinue reading “Current Level Of Insecurity In Nigeria Should No Longer Be Tolerated, Says Peter Obi”

Six pupils of the Tsangaya Quranic Centre in Gubio town have been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device which exploded near the Tsangaya in the Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State. The incident occurred on Saturday when a metal scavenger unknowingly collected and stored various metallic items in a building near the Tsangaya school.ContinueContinue reading “IED Kills Six Pupils In Borno”

Scores have reportedly been killed during a clash between soldiers and gunmen in two villages of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Saturday morning. It was learnt that no fewer than 30 gunmen were killed while some soldiers sustained injuries during the clash few hours after Governor Caleb Mutfwang relaxed the 24-hour curfewContinueContinue reading “Many Feared Death As Soldiers, and Bandits Clash In Troubled Mangu Community In Plateau State”

Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday defied the 24-hour curfew imposed by the Plateau State government to attack Kwahaslalek and the surrounding communities, killing no fewer than 25 persons and burning some property too. According to a resident, Hosea Ibrahim, the skirmish in Sabon Gari and Magngu on Tuesday was a decoy to paveContinueContinue reading “Gunmen Defy Curfew, Kill Over 20 Residents, Burn Several Houses In Plateau State Communities”