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…
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…
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…
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…
Panic broke out in Affa community, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, after suspected gunmen invaded a Catholic church during Sunday Mass and abducted three people. The incident occurred at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Inoyi, Affa, on Sunday morning,…
At least seven worshippers were killed and several other residents abducted after heavily armed bandits attacked Tsamaye village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, invading a mosque shortly after the Isha'i prayer before terrorising the community for…
A serving Nigerian Army officer, Colonel Abdussalam Ude, has been shot dead after gunmen attacked his residence in the Kurudu area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, in what security sources believe was an attempted abduction. Gunmen on Monday…
Fresh violence has erupted in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, where suspected armed herdsmen reportedly killed two people in one community before launching another attack that has left dozens missing. Suspected armed herdsmen have carried out coordinated attacks…