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In A Nigerian Village, Extremists Issued A Call To Prayer And Then Slaughtered Those Who Turned Up

WORO, Nigeria (AP) – Weeks after residents of two Nigerian villages ignored a letter from militants announcing they would come to spread their extreme...

Kwara Governor Arrives Kaiama With 1000 Soldiers in Bloody Week as Terrorists Kill Over 130 in 48 Hours

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has arrived embattled Kaiama Local Government Area  with 1,000 soldiers deployed on the orders of President Bola Tinubu to...

Banditry violence claims several lives in Plateau State as Governor visits US

At least six persons — including one soldier and five local residents — were killed on Monday in a deadly rampage by suspected bandits...

C&S Church Reports Safe Return of 151 Members Kidnapped in Kaduna; Security, Ransom Demands Highlight Ongoing Crisis

The Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) Movement Church Worldwide, Ayo Ni O, has confirmed the release and safe return of 151 of its members who...

DSS, Police Detain Coordinator and Monarchs in Aftermath of Ebonyi Killings

Security agencies in Ebonyi State have arrested the Coordinator of the Amasiri Development Centre and two traditional rulers as part of ongoing investigations into...

Bandits Strike Agwara Again, Torch Police Station and Church, Kidnap Five

Residents of Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State have once again been thrown into fear following a fresh bandit attack that saw a...

Niger Speaker Hails Army, DSS for Routing Bandits, Rescuing 70 Victims

The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulmalik Mohammed Sarkin-Daji, has commended the Nigerian Army, the Department of State Services...

ECWA Raises Alarm as Insecurity Worsens, Worshippers Abducted in Kaduna

The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has raised fresh alarm over Nigeria’s worsening security situation following the abduction of worshippers during a church service...

Gunmen Attack Ebonyi Community, Kill, Behead, Kidnap Residents Amid Decades-Old Land Dispute

Unidentified gunmen launched a deadly assault on the Okporojo community in Oso Edda, Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Thursday, leaving several...

Rescued Train Attack Victims Petitioned DSS Against Terrorist Negotiator Tukur Mamu — Witness

A Department of State Services (DSS) operative has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that several victims rescued from the 2022 Abuja–Kaduna train...

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