A medical doctor suspected of providing medical supplies to kidnapping syndicates operating across parts of Kwara State has been arrested by security operatives. The suspect was reportedly intercepted in Jebba, Moro Local Government Area, following credible intelligence that linked him to the movement of drugs from Sokoto to armed criminal groups hiding […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH FOUR passengers abducted by suspected sea pirates along the Nigeria–Cameroon waterways have been rescued unharmed by the Nigerian Army, security sources confirmed. The victims — Ebuka Clinton, Alice David Albino, Usin Divine, and another passenger — were kidnapped on 2 December 2025 while travelling by speed boat from Ikang Beach in […]
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN THE Senate has revealed that at least 1,680 schoolchildren have been kidnapped and 180 school facilities attacked across Nigeria since the 2014 Chibok abductions. The figures were presented by the Senate Ad Hoc Committee investigating the Safe School Initiative (SSI), chaired by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who said the attacks underscore the […]
By TOSI ORE TERRORISTS who abducted 10 residents of Isapa in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State have issued a one-week deadline for the payment of a ₦300 million ransom, threatening to kill the victims if their demand is not met. The captives were seized last Sunday, and negotiations have so far failed […]
By ANITA KNIGHT AMNESTY International Nigeria has delivered a strong rebuke of the Federal Government, accusing President Bola Tinubu’s administration of failing to protect citizens amid a surge in bandit attacks, mass abductions, and deadly raids across the country. In a statement posted Monday on its official X handle, the human rights organisation said armed […]
By OBI DAVIES PANIC has erupted across Ezimo and neighbouring Obollo-Eke in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State after armed kidnappers launched a series of violent assaults over the weekend, shooting several women and abducting multiple residents. The attacks, which occurred on Saturday and Sunday, targeted travellers and residents moving between the two communities. […]
By TOSI ORE SIX real estate marketers from Lagos were abducted in Ogun State on Friday while inspecting a parcel of land in Oyebola village, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area. The team had travelled to the community to assess the property ahead of a marketing campaign when gunmen attacked, the Ogun State Police Command confirmed on […]
By TOSI ORE Behind Tinubu’s ‘Aerial Siege’ — Fresh Abductions, Tactical Failures, and a Corridor of Impunity Widening Across Three States THE Tinubu administration entered the week determined to project strength. The rescue of 24 schoolgirls in Kebbi State and 38 church worshippers in Kwara State was framed as evidence that […]
By HAUWA MAGANA FIFTY of the more than 300 students abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Niger State, have escaped and reunited with their parents, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) reported on Sunday. The pupils fled between Friday and Saturday, according to Daniel Atori, media aide to CAN […]
By HALIMA TAKWAS THE Niger State Government has condemned the abduction of pupils from St. Mary’s School in the Papiri community of Agwara Local Government Area, blaming the incident on the school’s failure to comply with a prior security directive. In a statement issued on Friday, Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Usman, said authorities […]