ABUJA — The Nigerian Armed Forces have confirmed that scores of armed bandits were neutralised during coordinated military operations in Niger and Kaduna States, even as some gallant soldiers paid the supreme price in the line of duty. The operations, conducted over the past 48 hours, were part of sustained efforts to dismantle terrorist enclaves
There was tension on Thursday at the International Market Camp in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, as hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) staged a protest over worsening hunger and the alleged diversion of relief materials meant for their welfare. The displaced persons, who fled their ancestral homes due to persistent attacks by armed herdsmen
Plateau State, June 18, 2025 – In a decisive response to the escalating threat of banditry in Plateau State, combined security forces and local vigilante groups have launched a major offensive targeting armed bandits entrenched in the forested areas of the state. The operation, which began in the early hours of Tuesday, aims to dismantle
Zamfara, Nigeria – June 15, 2025 A notorious bandit kingpin, Ado Aliero, has called on the Nigerian government to desist from referring to him and his group as terrorists, claiming that such labels only worsen the ongoing violence in the North-West region. In a viral video circulating on social media, Aliero insisted that the persistent
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and revered traditional ruler, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has issued a stark warning over the country’s worsening insecurity, declaring that Nigeria is no longer on the verge of crisis but already deep within one, as citizens continue to live under the constant threat of bandits and Boko Haram
A disturbing account has emerged from Zamfara State, painting a grim picture of the growing wave of insecurity and brutality plaguing parts of northern Nigeria. A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, has narrated a harrowing incident in which a woman, held captive by bandits, was forced to give birth in
