The reported demand follows the abduction of a pregnant woman alongside a couple and their baby in Kaduna State. Suspected bandits have reportedly demanded a ransom of ₦500 million for the release of a pregnant woman abducted in Kaduna State…
Nigerian military authorities have reported that an airstrike in Borno State killed more than 40 suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters who were allegedly preparing to launch coordinated attacks against troops. The operation was carried out by the…
Gunmen have abducted three people, including two employees of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), in Idi Ayunre, Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State, with the attackers reportedly demanding ₦120 million for their release. The victims were identified…
Suspected Lakurawa gunmen have attacked a construction site along the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway project in Kebbi State, killing three people and injuring two others, according to reports from the area. The attack occurred in Maiyama Local Government Area, where workers were…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have repelled a coordinated, multi-directional assault by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, with the Nigerian Army saying more than 25 terrorists were neutralised during the…
Three men suspected of helping bandits abduct a young boy in Katsina State were reportedly killed by the same criminal group after they were accused of murdering the victim following the payment of ransom. The disturbing account emerged from Jibia…
A joint operation involving the Nigerian Army, Department of State Services (DSS) and the Western Nigeria Security Network, known as Amotekun, has killed a senior Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander, Abdussamad Ohida, in Ondo State, security sources have…
Seven traders were injured after gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying people returning from a market along the Bukuru Expressway in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, October…
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued six members of the same family from an attempted abduction in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, according to security sources. The operation also resulted in the reported killing of a suspected…
Troops of Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have rescued six people abducted in separate incidents along the Benue-Taraba corridor. The victims were rescued around Gbise community in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, according to the task…