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…
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…
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 village head was killed in Lafagu community, located in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State, following an attack that prompted residents to flee the area, according to reports published on September 20 and 21, 2026. The deceased was…
Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has given criminal elements operating in the state's forest reserves a 14-day ultimatum to vacate the forests. The directive was disclosed on Wednesday by the governor's Senior Special Assistant on Forestry, Bidemi Obayangban, during an…
Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has renewed his call for a non-violent approach to tackling banditry in Nigeria, proposing that credible Islamic scholars be deployed to forests to engage armed groups through religious education. Gumi made the proposal in a…
Suspected bandits attacked a base of Operation Burst, a joint security outfit, along the Igbeti–Igboho axis in Oorelope Local Government Area of Oyo State early Sunday, setting fire to a patrol vehicle and part of the security facility. The attack…
At least five Islamic clerics have reportedly been abducted by suspected terrorists in Zamfara State shortly after attending a prayer gathering at the residence of former governor and serving Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari in Talata Mafara. The reported abduction occurred…
Yoruba nation activist and founder of the Iru Ekun Security Network, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has vowed to continue the fight against criminal elements across the South-West. Igboho made the declaration as he called for continued cooperation…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rantan Ward, Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State, Alhaji Garba Buba, has been killed after suspected gunmen attacked the community. Another resident identified as Sulaiman Zunduma was also killed in the…