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Jan

2026

Why Forest Guards Are Becoming Central to Nigeria’s Security Strategy — Dr. Olasoji

NATIONAL NEWS#banditryInNigeria, #ConflictPrevention, #EnuguForestGuard, #ForestPolicing, #ForestSecurity, #OpenGrazingLaw, #RuralSecurity, #SecurityReforms

Why Forest Guards Are Becoming Central to Nigeria’s Security Strategy — Dr. Olasoji "Why Forest Guards are becoming vital to Nigeria’s security strategy. Key lessons from Dr. Olasoji’s strategic lectures on ethics, community trust, and forest policing." Key lessons from twin strategic lectures delivered at the National Forest Guard Training Camp, Ila-Orangun, Osun State Across Nigeria’s expansive forest belts, ungoverned spaces have increasingly evolved into theatres of violent crime, farmer–herder conflicts, illegal grazing, banditry, arms trafficking, and environmental offences. Far from being remote wildernesses, these forests function as living corridors connecting farms, rural settlements, trade routes, sacred sites, and border…

Jan

2026

By Famous Reporters

Bandits Kill Four From Same Family in Overnight Attack on Kachia, Southern Kaduna

METRO#banditryInNigeria, #BreakingNewsNigeria, #GunmenAttack, #KachiaAttack, #KadunaInsecurity, #KadunaState, #KadunaViolence, #NigeriaSecurityCrisis, #SouthernKaduna

Bandits Kill Four From Same Family in Overnight Attack on Kachia, Southern Kaduna Tragedy has struck Kachia town in southern Kaduna following a deadly overnight attack by suspected bandits that claimed the lives of four members of a single family. The attack occurred late on Friday night in Kachia, the headquarters of Kachia local government area, located close to the newly established Federal University of Applied Science. Family sources identified the victims as Mr Bitrus Bahago, his wife, Justina, their son, Ibrahim, and a relative, Adam Waziri. Eyewitness accounts revealed that a large group of armed men stormed the community…

Jan

2026

By Famous Reporters

Seven Killed as Gunmen Storm Plateau Village in Night Attack

METRO#banditryInNigeria, #BongVillage, #BreakingNewsNigeria, #GunmenAttack, #NigeriaSecurity, #PlateauAttack, #PlateauInsecurity, #PlateauViolence, #QuaAnPan, #RuralCommunities, #SecurityCrisis

Seven Killed as Gunmen Storm Plateau Village in Night Attack "Gunmen have killed at least seven people in a deadly night attack on Bong village in Plateau State’s Qua’an-Pan LGA, raising fresh concerns over persistent insecurity despite ongoing military operations." Gunmen have attacked a rural community in Plateau State’s Qua’an-Pan Local Government Area, killing at least seven people and injuring several others in the latest spate of violence to hit the state. The attack occurred on Friday night in Bong village, Doemak District, where the assailants reportedly carried out a coordinated house-to-house operation, targeting women, children, and elderly residents. PUNCH…

Dec

2025

By Famous Reporters

Dunamis Pastor, Moses Wada Shot Dead as Kidnappers Abduct Church Members

METRO#AnyigbaNews, #banditryInNigeria, #BreakingNewsNigeria, #DunamisChurch, #KidnappingInNigeria, #KogiInsecurity, #KogiStateNews, #NigeriaSecurityCrisis, #PastorMosesWada

Dunamis Pastor, Moses Wada Shot Dead as Kidnappers Abduct Church Members “Pastor Moses Wada of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Anyigba, has been shot dead by kidnappers in Kogi State, while several church members were abducted. Read the full details, eyewitness accounts, and reactions from family and friends." Suspected kidnappers have killed a pastor, Moses Wada, and abducted several members of his church in Kogi State. Wada, an accountant with the Kogi State Agricultural Development Project (ADP) and an assistant pastor at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Anyigba, was shot dead on December 7, 2025, while returning from Enugu State. According…

Dec

2025

By Famous Reporters

Five Feared Dead, as Bandits Attack Sokoto Community; Renewed Concerns Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Safety

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Five Feared Dead, as Bandits Attack Sokoto Community; Renewed Concerns Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Safety in Custody "Five people were feared dead and six abducted after bandits attacked Gatawa village in Sokoto State, prompting renewed concerns about the safety of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, recently transferred to the Sokoto Correctional Centre." At least five persons have been feared dead following a bandit attack on Gatawa village in Sabon Birnin Local Government Area of Sokoto State, residents have confirmed. A resident who spoke on condition of anonymity told Leadership that the attack occurred in the early hours of the morning, leaving one…

Nov

2025

By Famous Reporters

FREED KEBBI SCHOOLGIRLS: You negotiated with criminals, bandits, terrorists but convicted Kanu

NATIONAL NEWS#AriseTV, #banditryInNigeria, #BayoOnanuga, #Falz, #InsecurityInNigeria, #KebbiSchoolgirls, #KidnappingInNigeria, #NigeriaSecurityCrisis, #NnamdiKanu, #RufaiOseni, #TinubuGovernment

FREED KEBBI SCHOOLGIRLS: You negotiated with criminals, bandits, terrorists but convicted Kanu "Rufai Oseni criticises the Tinubu administration for allegedly negotiating with bandits following the release of abducted Kebbi schoolgirls. Public concerns intensify as activists like Falz demand accountability over Nigeria’s rising insecurity." Popular Nigerian journalist and Arise Television anchor, Rufai Oseni, has expressed strong concerns over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s handling of national security following the release of 24 schoolgirls abducted by bandits in Maga, Kebbi State, last week. In a now-viral video on Wednesday, Oseni criticised the Federal Government for allegedly negotiating with the kidnappers rather than deploying…

Nov

2025

By Famous Reporters

Kebbi School Abduction: Chairman Releases Full List of 25 Kidnapped Girls, Debunks US Lawmaker’s ‘False’ Claims

NATIONAL NEWS#banditryInNigeria, #BreakingNewsNigeria, #DankoWasagu, #KebbiAbduction, #KebbiStateNews, #MagaSchoolAttack, #NigeriaSecurity, #RileyMoore, #SchoolgirlsAbducted, #Tinubu, #ZuruEmirate

Kebbi School Abduction: Chairman Releases Full List of 25 Kidnapped Girls, Debunks US Lawmaker’s ‘False’ Claims "Kebbi Chairman releases a full list of 25 abducted schoolgirls and debunks a US lawmaker’s claim about the attack occurring in a Christian area. President Tinubu condemns the incident and deploys security forces." The Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, Hussaini Aliyu, has released the names of the 25 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, while dismissing comments made by a United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, suggesting that the attack took place in a Christian community. Aliyu clarified that…

May

2025

By Famous Reporters

JUST IN: Wife, mother of wanted ‘bandit kingpin’ Ado Aliero arrested by authorities

CRIME#AdoAliero, #Bamdit, #banditryInNigeria, #SaudiArabia

JUST IN: Wife, mother of wanted ‘bandit kingpin’ Ado Aliero arrested by authorities Two women identified as the wife and mother of one Ado Aliero, a wanted notorious terrorist, have been reportedly arrested in Saudi Arabia. According to reports, the duo of the terrorist's mother and wife (names withheld) were nabbed in Medina after they were spotted in a mosque. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, had shared a video of two women believed to be Aliero’s wife and mother, and tagged the Nigerian Army headquarters on X. In July, 2022, Aliero, a suspected bandit…

May

2025

By Famous Reporters

How Bandits fed newborn twins to dogs as mother delivered in captivity

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How Bandits fed newborn twins to dogs as mother delivered in captivity Aminu Jaji, a member of the All Progressives Congress, has revealed that Bandits snatched newly born twins from their mother and fed them to their dogs. Aminu Jaji, a member of the House of Representatives from Zamfara State, disclosed this, Wednesday, while addressing journalists at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. According to him, the mother who was abducted amidst pregnancy delivered her set of twins while still in custody of the bandits. Jaji while expressing acrimony towards the rising security situation in his state, alleging that armed insurgents…

Jan

2023

By Famous Reporters

BLACK SUNDAY: Terrorists Burn Catholic Priest To Ashes, Shoot Assistant In Niger

METRO#banditryInNigeria, Bandits, burning, Fire, Very Rev. Fr. Isaac Achi

BLACK SUNDAY: Terrorists Burn Catholic Priest To Ashes, Shoot Assistant In Niger Community, North Central Nigeria Fr. Achi was recently transferred to Madalla Parish in the state but was in Kafin-Koro, his former home parish when the incident occurred. Bandits in the early hours of Sunday attacked St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church located along Daza Road, Kafin-Koro in the Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State and burnt the priest, Very Rev. Fr. Isaac Achi to ashes. According to a close source, Fr. Achi's assistant who was simply identified as Father Collins…