Crime

No fewer than six persons were killed in renewed attacks in Marit and Gashish communities of Barkin Ladi Local Government Council of Plateau State on Monday by gunmen. The gunmen stormed the communities and started shooting sporadically, leaving several persons injured. The Chairman of Barkin Ladi Local Government Council, Stephen Pwajok Gyang, in a statement signed by Mercy Yop Chuwang, his Press Secretary, confirmed the news to journalists. According to the statement, the Council boss condemned the attacks that resulted in the loss of six innocent lives in Marit village and Gashish district. During a visit to those injured in…
At least 19 people were killed in a suspected bandit ambush and livestock rustling operation in Bauchi state, northeast Nigeria, the police and residents said on Monday. Bauchi police command said in a statement that the attack took place early on Sunday morning when a local security patrol in Gwana district was ambushed. The police said civilians from a nearby village were also killed while attempting to flee the attack. "A team of operational tactical teams was dispatched to the scene, where they recovered bodies of casualties," Bauchi police commissioner Sani-Omolori Aliyu said in the statement. Gangs of heavily armed…
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked 27 Task Force Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, killing at least four soldiers and destroying several operational equipment. This is coming less than 24 hours after the North East Governors Forum met in the Yobe state capital, Damaturu, and adopted a multidimensional approach to tackle insurgency in the region. A security source, who escaped the attack, told our correspondent that the assailants stormed their location around 2am on Saturday. “We were taken off guard by the heavy explosion and gunfire, but we stood our…
At least 26 people were killed on Monday when two vehicles detonated an improvised explosive device in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, the heartland of an Islamist insurgency, residents said. The International Safety Organization, which provides security to foreign non-governmental organisations in the northeast, said in an internal memo seen by Reuters that the vehicles moving between the towns of Rann and Gamboru Ngala hit an IED. The blast led "to the death of 26 individuals and three injuries," it said. Borno state police could not immediately comment. Islamist insurgents Boko Haram and Islamist West Africa Province have been battling Nigerian…
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed at least 14 people, including farmers and vigilantes, in a series of attacks near Pulka town in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The Emir of Gwoza, Mohammed Shehu Timta, confirmed the tragic incident, explaining that two members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) were ambushed and killed along the Kirawa road under Pulka District on Friday. The next day, 12 other civilians—mostly farmers and firewood collectors—were attacked and killed while clearing their farmlands in preparation for the upcoming rainy season. According to Abba Shehu Timta, the political administrator of the district,…
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has revealed that it has paid hundreds of millions of naira in ransom to secure the release of its kidnapped members, underscoring Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and its devastating economic impact on families and institutions. At a press conference in Jos on Friday, ECWA’s General Secretary, Ayuba Asheshe, lamented the persistent targeting of church members, particularly in Kaduna and Plateau states, where armed gangs continue to terrorize communities with near-total impunity. Hundreds of Millions Paid, Dozens Still in Captivity Asheshe disclosed that the church is currently negotiating for the release of about 50 abducted members,…
In Gombe state, there is a disturbing trend: vehicles crashing into processions of Christians during major religious celebrations. The first happened, and it seemed as though it was just an accident, possibly from a brake failure. Then it happened again and again. Over the past six years, three incidents — April 2019, December 2024, and April 2025 — have left communities in the state reeling, with dozens dead and others injured. Official reports from security agencies often cite accidents, but eyewitnesses and local leaders cry foul, alleging deliberate attacks. Is this mere coincidence or something more unfathomably sinister? Let’s dig…
No fewer than seven people were killed when gunmen suspected to be members of the new terrorist group, Mahmuda, attacked communities in Baruten and Kaiama local government areas of Kwara State. Daily Trust gathered that the assailants, who were on military camouflage riding motorcycles, stormed a market square at 9:30 pm on Monday and opened fire on the residents before they zoomed off. Four Fulanis, a vigilante and a 19-year-old youth who was hit by a stray bullet reportedly lost their lives during the deadly incident. According to a resident of the area, the fresh incident is coming in the…
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks targeting Nigerian security forces as well as Christian civilians in Nigeria’s northeastern regions earlier this month. Through seven messages posted on its news agency "Amaq," ISWAP claimed it conducted these operations, backing up the statements with a video depicting one of the assaults and two photo albums documenting two other operations. The attacks in Borno state targeted a Nigerian army barracks in Yamtage town where it claimed it killed three soldiers and set the barracks ablaze. ISWAP also claimed that its fighters captured and…
Suspected gunmen have abducted four travellers heading to Offa in Kwara state from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), leaving behind three children. The incident occurred near Obbo-Aiyegunle, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The victims who were said to be travelling in a Sienna bus belonging to Olumoh Express, a transport company based in Offa, were reportedly waylaid midway and whisked into the bush to an unknown destination amid gunshots. Secretary of the transport company, Mikhail Ayobami Oyelade, confirmed the incident to Daily Trust on Sunday adding that they were alerted by fellow transporters who saw the abandoned vehicle…
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