Category: #Terrorism
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TINUBU VOWS TO SMOKE OUT BANDITS AND RESTORE PEACE NATIONWIDE
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fired a strong warning to criminals during a memorial for Kogi’s late Prince Abubakar Audu: his government will hunt bandits and terrorists “wherever they hide” until peace returns to every corner of Nigeria. Declaring a State of Emergency on security, Tinubu—via Minister Mohammed Idris—called it a full-scale war on insecurity, backed…
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OJIBARA OF BAYAGAN ABDUCTED, N150 MILLION RANSOM DEMANDED
Residents of Bayagan in Kwara State are reeling after the Ojibara of Bayagan, Oba Kamilu Salami, was kidnapped on his farm by masked gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles. The abduction happened Friday morning around 9:30 am when the attackers, who had been trailing the monarch for days, stormed his farm and took him away on…
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NIS GRIEVES 3 BRAVE OFFICERS SLAIN BY LAKURAWA IN KEBBI BORDER AMBUSH
Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap condemned a savage midnight Thursday raid by Lakurawa terrorists on the Bakin Ruwa checkpoint under Tuga Border Patrol in Kebbi’s Bagudo LGA—Maje axis—where unidentified gunmen stormed around 10pm, gunning down three officers on routine duty, torching their patrol vehicle, operational shelter, and assets before vanishing into bushes. Nandap mourned the selfless border…
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NIGERIAN ARMY’S 24-HOUR TRIUMPH: 21 RESCUED, TERROR FOILED
Nigerian Army troops crushed it in the last 24 hours, freeing 21 kidnapping victims, stopping terror attacks dead, and busting illegal oil theft rings nationwide. From relentless offensives in multiple theaters, these heroes denied criminals any breathing room. In Zamfara and Kebbi under Operation FANSAN YAMMA, soldiers repelled assaults—like in Maradun’s Baigasuwa community where they…
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ASCSN PRAISES SECURITY FOR RESCUING DEFENCE DIRECTORS
Big relief for the Federal Ministry of Defence four of their abducted directors are now safe, thanks to the swift action of Nigeria’s security agencies. The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) didn’t waste time applauding those efforts. ASCSN President Shehu Mohammed shared the update in Abuja, revealing that the directors were kidnapped…
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TUKUR MAMU ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED N50 MILLION FROM TERRORISTS AFTER ABUJA-KADUNA TRAIN ATTACK, DSS TESTIFIES
In a dramatic session at the Federal High Court, a DSS investigator revealed that Mr. Tukur Mamu was offered N50 million by Shugaba, the leader of the terrorist group responsible for the deadly Abuja-Kaduna train attack in March 2022. The testimony, given behind a witness screen for security reasons, detailed Mamu’s alleged role as a…
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FRESH OUTRAGE AS U.S., GLOBAL BODIES FAULT NIGERIA OVER RISING SCHOOL ABDUCTIONS
Nigeria faces sharp international criticism following mass kidnappings of schoolchildren in Niger and Kebbi states, with U.S. lawmakers and global organisations warning the country risks normalising a tragedy that should never be accepted. On November 21, 2025, armed men raided St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, abducting over 300 students and 12 teachers.…
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TERRORISTS NOW CONTROL VAST KWARA FORESTS, MASTER BUSH ROUTES TO NEIGHBOURING STATES, SAYS CHURCH KIDNAP SURVIVOR
A survivor of the recent church abduction in Eruku, Kwara State, has revealed alarming details about the escalating terror group dominance in the state’s forest corridors. Speaking in Ilorin after release, he described how terrorists operate with confidence and deep familiarity with the terrain, running fortified camps deep inside the forests. The abductors quickly surrounded…
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PRESIDENT TINUBU ANNOUNCES RESCUE OF 38 ABDUCTED KWARA CHURCH WORSHIPPERS, COMMENDS SECURITY FORCES
President Bola Tinubu announced the successful rescue of all 38 worshippers abducted from Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, Eruku in Kwara State. He shared the news on his verified X account, noting that the breakthrough followed days of coordinated operations by security agencies he personally supervised after cancelling his trip to the G20 Summit in…
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TENSION EASES IN KWARA AS 38 FREED CHURCH MEMBERS ARRIVE ILORIN FOR TREATMENT
Relief swept over Ilorin as 38 abducted worshippers from Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, Eruku, were received by Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Sunday night, days after armed bandits kidnapped them during a church programme. The victims, visibly weary, were taken straight to the Government House Clinic for emergency medical care, with some placed…
