The U.S. embassy in Kabul on Saturday called on American citizens to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible due to the security issues in the country....
A man identified as Kasimu Barangana, has been abducted by the bandits who kidnapped 138 pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, in Rafi Local Government...
The reported release of 28 of 118 abducted students of Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state has stired mixed reactions...
Respite came the way of parents as 28 students of Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have regained their freedom....
Five suspected kidnappers met their waterloo on Sunday in Edo State as angry youths set them ablaze after they were apprehended along the Afuze-Uokha Road in...
Gunmen have killed a Major General of the Nigerian Army, Hassan Ahmed, and abducted his wife in an attack in Abuja. Ahmed, who was recently appointed...
President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed the inability of his government to develop Nigeria to the lingering insecurity in the country. Buhari said this at a dinner...
A Kaduna State Security Incidents Report for the Second Quarter of 2021 presented to Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday, has shown that 222 persons were killed,...
The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, said on Tuesday he knows the individuals behind kidnapping, banditry, and other forms of criminality in the state. Mohammed...
Bandits who abducted the provost of the College of Arts and Animal Science, Bakura, Habibu Mainasara, in Zamfara State, have demanded a ransom of N5 million...
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, and a group under the aegis of Yoruba One Voice (YOV) have decried what they termed the “senseless...
The proscribed Igbo secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), says its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was abducted on the orders of President Muhammadu Buhari, and has...
A member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Mohammed Ahmed, has been reportedly killed by suspected bandits along the Sheme-Funtua highway in Katsina State, while...
The controversial Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmed Gumi, who has continuously canvassed amnesty for the bandits in northern Nigeria, has said that banditry in the region is...
Bandits who abducted students and teachers from the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State last Thursday, have released a...
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has decried the persistent attacks and abductions of students by bandits in the north, saying the acts will ultimately...
The governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, has vowed to lead the rescue operation of students and teachers abducted on Thursday from Federal Government College (FGC),...
An 18-year-old man, Aminu Ali, has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping and killing his 3-year-old cousin identified as Amina Ali....
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested a 19-year-old, Abdul Alhassan, and four other youths, who are suspected of involvement in kidnapping...
Abductors of 156 pupils of the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School in Tegina, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, have reduced the N200 million ransom earlier...
A three-year-old pupil who was kidnapped alongside 156 others by bandits from the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, in Rafi local government area of Niger State,...
Bandits who abducted pupils of the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have increased the ransom for their release...
The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, said on Thursday bandits have taken over the Falgore Forest and others in the state and converted them to hideouts....
The Benue State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnap kingpin, Paul Terwase Agbem and his second in command, Mson Yaasa, as well as foiling an...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba, has pledged to ensure the elimination of banditry and terrorism across the country. Baba made this call on...
The Kaduna State Government continues to face severe criticism over its treatment of workers, which according to the organised labour, is responsible for the security challenges...
The prominent Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmed Gumi, who spearheaded the negotiations with bandits wreaking havoc across some northern parts of Nigeria has said the bandits he...
The sister of Dorathy Yohanna, one of the students of Greenfield University, Kaduna State, who was killed by bandits who abducted them on April 20, says...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with seven governors from the North-West and North-Central over banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes in the regions. The governors...
Bandits who abducted 39 students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State, have begun direct negotiations with...
Former senate president, Bukola Saraki has stated that Nigeria should learn from countries that successfully tackled kidnapping. Saraki made this disclosure on Friday, during a webinar...
The Ekiti Police Command on Sunday, April 4, in Ekiti confirmed the kidnapping of one Agbanigo Isaac, from his farm, bringing to 10 the number of...
A group under the aegis of the Forum of North East Market Women Association (FNEMWA), has alleged that in the first three months of 2021, over...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has blamed the Nigerian government for the increased cases of banditry, kidnapping, terrorism and armed robbery in...
Kidnapping has become somewhat an extraordinarily lucrative enterprise in Nigeria. Between January and February, kidnappers abducted over 897 persons across the country, demanding over N451 million....
The release of the kidnapped students, teachers and family members of the Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, could not have been possible if the terrorists...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has called on the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, to change his strategies of dealing with ‘so-called’ repentant terrorists...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday called for tighter security around schools in a bid to check banditry and kidnapping in the country. The Secretary...
Activist and co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirls advocacy movement, Aisha Yesufu, has reacted to the abduction of female students from the Government Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata...
Contrary to the earlier figure of 300 given as the number of female students abducted by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents from the Government...
President Muhammadu Buhari wants the 19 Northern governors that make up the Northern Governors Forum (NGF), to see the threat to peaceful co-existence and insecurity in...
The Governor of Jigawa State, Muhammad Badaru, has signed into law the state Violence Against Person Prohibition bill which prescribes death penalty for rapists and kidnappers...
The abducted bus driver, Alhaji Kabiru, of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club, Adamawa United, has regained freedom late Wednesday. This was after the family had...
About 44 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to step down over the growing insecurity in the country. The groups consist of...
The immediate past Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Air Vice Marshall Muhammad Usman on Thursday said his office had intelligence report that Boko Haram were going...
The Abia State Government has accused herders of being responsible for the various kidnapping activities in the state. The Commissioner for Information in the state, John...
Five member of a notorious kidnap gang who specialize in abducting women and girls, sexually abusing them and obtaining ransom from their families, have been arrested...
The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has vowed that the Nigerian Army will do everything to sustain the ongoing war against terrorism,...
The new Commissioner of Police, Zamfara State, Mr. Abutu Yaro has assumed office and has vowed to end all forms of crime including banditry, cattle rustling...
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two siblings and an accomplice for allegedly attempting to kidnap their employer’s son. According to the State Police Public...