Category Archives: Insecurity

Army Foils Attacks Nationwide, Rescues 22 Kidnap Victims, Seizes Weapons, Cash, and Stolen OilAbuja — In one of the biggest counter-terrorism breakthroughs in recent months, Nigerian troops have killed a notorious terror kingpin, Kachalla Maidawa, alongside 35 other insurgents in a string of coordinated nationwide operations.The daring offensives, carried out between September 29 and OctoberContinueContinue reading “TROOPS ELIMINATE TERROR WARLORD, KACHALLA MAIDAWA, 35 OTHERS”

Vanguard online news has taken to its handle and announced that, the death toll from last Tuesday’s bloody clash in Akinlalu town, Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State, has risen to four after one of the critically injured victims succumbed to injuries at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, in the early hoursContinueContinue reading “OSUN BLOODBATH: Death Toll Climbs To Four As Adeleke Orders Probe Into Amotekun Shootings — APC Slams Security Outfit For ‘Extra-Judicial Killings’”

By Vanguardngr.com Kwara State is fast becoming the latest theatre of blood, fear, and chaos as armed bandits tighten their grip on nine local government areas, abducting residents, killing farmers, and demanding ransom in cash, cattle, food, and even drinks.Despite spirited efforts by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s administration to fortify security across the state, a waveContinueContinue reading “Kwara Under Siege: Nine LGAs Fall to Bandits as Villagers Pay Ransom with Food and Drinks”

Calabar/Oron — A week after 17 passengers were abducted in broad daylight on the Calabar-Oron waterway, fear and anger continue to ripple across the nation as families wait in vain for word from the kidnappers. The silence of both government and security agencies stands in stark contrast to President Bola Tinubu’s bold declaration, made onlyContinueContinue reading “OUTRAGE ON THE WATERWAYS: 17 Passengers Still Missing One Week After Oron-Calabar Kidnap — Tinubu’s ‘Victory Over Insecurity’ Under Fire”

Ilorin, Kwara State — Kwara has been thrown into fresh waves of blood and fear as security forces intensify operations against marauding bandits. The offensive, marked by heavy aerial bombardments, claimed the life of a dreaded kingpin, Maidawa, alongside several of his fighters — yet the crisis deepened with the abduction of a police officer,ContinueContinue reading “Kwara Under Siege: Bandit Kingpin Bombed, Soldiers Fall, Policeman Abducted As Violence Spirals”

In a bold move to consolidate recent gains against terrorism, Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday embarked on a strategic mission to Diffa in the Niger Republic, where he met with top Nigerien authorities to forge stronger military and economic cooperation across the troubled Lake Chad basin.The visit comes on the heelsContinueContinue reading “Governor Zulum Storms Niger Republic, Seals Military Pact To Crush Insurgents Around Lake Chad”

Terrorists unleashing horror across Kwara State have brutally murdered Reverend James Audu Issa, a revered pastor of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), despite collecting millions of naira in ransom from his impoverished family and community.Rev. Issa was abducted on August 28, 2025, from Ekati village in the Patigi Local Government Area. His abduction sparkedContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Kwara in Mourning as Terrorists Slaughter ECWA Pastor After Collecting ₦5m Ransom — Demand Extra ₦45m Before Killing Cleric”

Fear gripped commuters in Kogi State on Wednesday evening as gunmen struck along the Kabba–Benue highway, abducting seven passengers in a daring ambush.Security analyst, Zagazola Makama, disclosed the chilling incident in a post on X, confirming that security patrols later found an abandoned ash-coloured Toyota Avensis with registration number KTU 503 CV by the roadsideContinueContinue reading “TERROR ON THE HIGHWAY: Gunmen Abduct Seven Travellers in Kogi, One Woman Escapes”

Kwara State was thrown into mourning and fear again after two brutal bandit attacks left communities reeling in Patigi and Ifelodun Local Government Areas.On Saturday night, heavily armed bandits stormed Marri Village in Patigi LGA under the cover of heavy rainfall. The raid, which lasted from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm, claimed the life ofContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Bandits Unleash Terror in Kwara—One Killed in Marri Village, 12 Vigilantes Slain in Oke-Ode Attack”

A fresh wave of military and police action is sweeping through Benue State as security forces intensify Operation Restore Peace, zeroing in on the violence-plagued Sankara axis.Credible intelligence and aerial reconnaissance carried out on September 26 revealed the movement of heavily armed bandits lurking around the Takum boundary between Benue and Taraba States. Security sourcesContinueContinue reading “Operation Restore Peace: Military, Police Tighten Grip on Benue’s Troubled Axis”