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Crime and Violence

FG declares kidnappers, violent armed groups terrorists

The Federal Government has officially designated kidnappers and violent armed groups terrorising communities across Nigeria as terrorists, marking a significant escalation in the country’s...

Video of abducted Kogi church worshippers raises fresh alarm

Fresh anxiety has gripped residents of Kogi State following the circulation of a disturbing video showing church worshippers abducted by suspected bandits after a...

ONSA clarification of arms support to vigilantes amid controversy, sparks calls for investigation

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) public acknowledgement that it provides weapons and support to trained hunters and vigilante groups as part...

Shock and scandal in Niger Police Command as DSP dies amid arms-for-bandits probe

Minna, the Niger State capital, was thrown into shock on Monday as a cloud of scandal, secrecy and tragedy descended on the Niger State...

Rising insecurity grip Kogi West as group seeks federal intervention

Insecurity in Kogi West Senatorial District has assumedalarming proportions, with residents increasingly living in fear amid frequent cases of kidnapping, banditry and violent attacks...

My Tiger Base Owerri experience

By Chinedu Agu Distinguished members of the press, leaders of civil society, my learned colleagues at the Bar, comrades in the human-rights movement, ladies and...

Blood on the Altar: Grief and fear as bandits ravage Kogi communities

Sunday, meant to be a day of worship and quiet reflection, descended into horror and mourning across parts of Kogi State as armed bandits...

Explosive new accusations against Defence Minister Matawalle: Ex-Zamfara aide alleges support for terror leaders

The cloud of suspicion around the country's Minister of State for Defence's link to terrorists has swirled again as a former Senior Special Assistant...

No word on priest as wife, worshipper shot dead in armed attack on Anambra church

Two people — including the wife of the resident priest — were killed when armed assailants stormed St. Andrews Anglican Church, Isiokwe, in Lilu...

Fulani group pushes back: Miyetti Allah says pastoralists, not Christians, face “25 Years of systematic killing”

A major counter-narrative has emerged in Nigeria’s heated debate over violence in rural communities, as the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore socio-cultural association claims that...

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