August 4, 2025

criminal gangs

General Insecurity

Displaced Benue Residents Reject Return Over Persistent Insecurity

Makurdi, July 8, 2025 — Thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Benue State have rejected the state government’s call to return to their ancestral communities, citing ongoing security threats and fear of renewed attacks by armed herders and criminal gangs. The IDPs, many of whom have spent years in temporary camps across the state,

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Crime General

Kaduna Vows Crackdown on Criminal Gangs

The Kaduna State Government has pledged to intensify efforts against criminal gangs terrorizing communities across the state, vowing to dismantle their networks and restore peace and security. Speaking on Wednesday, Governor Uba Sani stated that his administration will leave no stone unturned in dealing decisively with banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes that have plagued

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