Crime

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…
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked the newly resettled Yamtake community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, killing two soldiers and an unspecified number of civilians. The assault occurred around 11:15 pm on Thursday, with insurgents storming a military formation before reinforcements could arrive. Ali Ndume (senator representing Borno South) confirmed the attack, praising troops for repelling an attempted infiltration of Gwoza town afterward. He called for stronger community defense forces and military support, including advanced technology and equipment, to counter persistent insurgent threats. This attack follows recent violence in Borno, including an April 12 landmine explosion that killed…
Suspected armed militia launched deadly attacks on communities in Logo and Ukum Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Benue State, killing at least 17 residents, the state police command has confirmed. The violence comes just days after gunmen killed 15 people in separate assaults on Otobi-Akpa, Emichi (Otukpo LGA), and Utonkon (Ado LGA) earlier in the week. In a statement on Friday, Benue Police Public Relations Officer, Sewuese Anene, said five people were killed in Ukum and 12 in Logo, with many others injured and hospitalized. According to Anene, security forces received intelligence late Thursday that a large militia group was…
No fewer than 144 persons have been killed by herdsmen in the two north central states of Plateau and Benue states in the last two weeks, as the blood-letting continued late Tuesday, with the killing of at least 13 persons, while scores of others sustained injuries, with over 50 houses razed. Recall that within the period, 104 persons, comprising 52 in Bassa local government area and another 52 in Bokkos LGA of Plateau State, were killed by the marauding herdsmen, while at least 40 were also killed in Benue State. In Benue, three persons were killed on April 3 when…
Gunmen reportedly stormed a prayer session at a remote mountain site in the Egbola area, along Agbaja Road in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State and abducted an unspecified number of the worshipers. The incident is said to have occurred on Friday during a night vigil on the mountain. A woman identified as Mary Adams Gure was said to have been rescued by men of the state vigilante services who got wind of the incident and mobilized to the scene and confronted the gunmen in a gun duel. According to the source, their attackers stormed the prayer ground, firing…
At least 51 people were killed by gunmen in the early hours of Monday in Nigeria's northern Plateau state, residents and Amnesty International said, two weeks after deadly clashes in another part of the state left dozens dead. Last week, the national emergency agency said gunmen had killed at least 52 people and displaced nearly 2,000 others over several days of attacks in Plateau, which has a history of violence between farmers and cattle herders. On Monday, residents said 51 bodies had been recovered in the Zikke and Kimakpa villages in Plateau's Bassa district, while several more were reportedly injured.…
At least eight travellers were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on the Maiduguri-Damboa road in Borno state on Saturday. According to the police command in Borno, the incident, which left 11 other persons severely injured, involved a commercial bus heading to Maiduguri, the state capital, from Damboa. “At about 11:45hrs today, a tragic incident occurred at Komala Village, Konduga LGA, Borno State,” Nahum Daso, police spokesperson, said in a statement. “A Hummer Bus vehicle with registration number Jigawa MMR 144 XA, stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists.…
After the Bokkos massacre, three persons have been confirmed killed in the Zogu community, Miango District, Irigwe Chiefdom of the Bassa local government area of Plateau State. The leadership of the Irigwe Development Association, IDA, that confirmed the incident said the deceased are of the same family. Sam Jugo, the National Publicity Secretary of IDA, said, “IDA has been notified of yet another attack on Zogu village, Miango yesterday the 11th April, 2025 at about 10 pm which claimed the lives of a father and two of his sons namely: Weyi Gebeh, 56 years, Zhu Weyi, 25 years, and Henry…
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