Crime

At least 13 people have been killed in separate violent incidents in Sokoto and Plateau states, underscoring the growing threat of insurgency and communal violence in parts of northern Nigeria. In Sokoto State, seven people lost their lives on Sunday when a motorcycle triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) allegedly planted by suspected Lakurawa insurgents in Tangaza Local Government Area. The victims, all residents of Zurmuku village, were returning from a Sallah celebration in nearby Gwabro village when they stopped to rest under a tree commonly used by military personnel. The IED exploded when one of their motorcycles passed over…
The Kwara State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the killing of two policemen and the abduction of a Chinese national and one Nigerian in the Oreke-Okeigbo community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday night. The incident which took place at a mining site in the community at about 6.30 pm on Wednesday, saw two policemen: an Assistant Superintendent of Police and an Inspector being shot dead by a group of unidentified gunmen who attacked it. According to a statement e-signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, in the command on behalf of the…
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has issued a stern warning to disc jockeys (DJs) against playing music in public without proper licensing, stating that offenders risk a fine of up to ₦1 million or a five-year prison sentence. In an advisory released on Wednesday in Abuja, John Asein, Director-General of the NCC, expressed concern over the increasing trend of DJs performing copyrighted music without obtaining the required permissions from approved Collective Management Organisations (CMOs). Asein emphasized that under Sections 9 and 12 of the Copyright Act (2022), only the copyright owner of a musical work or sound recording has the…
Members of the New terrorist group “Mahmuda” reportedly took advantage of the loopholes created by the absence of local hunters who are currently in Ilorin on training for the National Forest Guard, recently approved by the presidency to provide security for communities. Members of the unrepentant new terrorist group, in a fresh attack on Duruma village in Baruten Local Government Area, Kwara State, on Tuesday morning, slaughtered three villagers. Vanguard reliably gathered that the three villagers who were killed by members of the terrorist group were immediately buried by the community. It was further gathered that the terrorist group carried…
It was a bloody weekend in parts of Benue State, following the killing of over 46 persons by rampaging armed herdsmen in two separate attacks on communities in Apa and Gwer West Local Government areas of the state. This came as no fewer than 15 persons also lost their lives, and closed to 200 houses completely razed in a communal clash between the people of Mbakine and Ojumole, also in Gwer East Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered from an eyewitness that the crisis in Apa started Sunday afternoon, when armed herders invaded Ijaha Ibele Ochekwu, in…
Nigeria witnessed two separate but deadly attacks over the weekend, underscoring the persistent insecurity plaguing the nation’s roads and rural communities. In Borno State, at least nine passengers were killed on Saturday by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by Boko Haram terrorists in Mairari village, Guzamala Local Government Area. The explosives detonated at a local bus stop, injuring several others who were waiting to board commercial vehicles. The injured victims were rushed to hospitals in Monguno and Maiduguri for treatment. Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, confirmed the incident and condemned the attack as “inhumane.” He…
Nigerian troops have killed over 60 terrorists in Borno State during a series of operations, including the elimination of Abu Fatima, a top commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). These military victories come as the nation grapples with a separate tragic attack that left 11 villagers dead in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Major Victory Against Insurgents in Borno In the early hours of Friday, troops of Operation Hadin Kai repelled a coordinated attack on their base in Bita, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. According to a statement by the Nigerian Army, ground forces, supported…
Troops of operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have arrested 18 serving soldiers and 15 police officers for allegedly selling arms to terrorists and other criminal elements. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday about the activities of troops in the north-east, Ademola Owolana, a major, said operation snowball, an exercise launched in August 2024 to target ammunition racketeering in the theatre, has recorded successes. Owolana said the exercise was conducted across 11 states, with suspects arrested in Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Ebonyi, Enugu, Lagos, Plateau, Kaduna, Rivers, Taraba and the federal capital territory (FCT). He said eight civilians and one traditional ruler…
Fresh waves of violence have claimed at least 49 lives in separate attacks over the past few days in Nigeria’s Benue and Plateau states, heightening concerns over the ongoing security crisis in the country’s Middle Belt. In Benue State, at least 42 people were reportedly killed in a series of coordinated assaults over the weekend in Gwer West Local Government Area. According to the council chairman, Victor Omnin, 32 bodies were recovered from Sunday’s attacks on the Ahume and Aondona communities, while another 10 people were killed on Saturday in the villages of Tyolaha and Tse-Ubiam. “It’s a pathetic situation.…
An individual suspected to be a suicide bomber was killed on Monday in Abuja after an explosive device he was carrying detonated near the Mogadishu barracks. The blast, which occurred at a bus stop outside the barracks, also left one person injured. The Nigerian Police Force confirmed they are investigating the incident. Their Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit was dispatched to the scene, which was immediately cordoned off to allow for analysis and to ensure public safety. The Nigerian Army stated that the explosion took place outside their Mogadishu Barracks, a facility that also accommodates personnel from the air force and…
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