…complex, persistent and alarming, manifesting through terrorism, insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, attacks on communities and continued loss of innocent lives across the country. Debate on the issue drew contributions from senators across party lines, reflecting deep concerns within the National Assembly over a securit…

…to Protect Journalists called late Monday for an investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a senior journalist in Kenya that followed angry criticism of his newspaper by President William Ruto. Rights groups have reported dozens of abductions of government critics in Kenya in recent years. Alex Kiprotich, associat…

…ago. The former Anambra State governor said the Federal Government's handling of the kidnapping and other security challenges reflected what he described as a collapse of governance, arguing that Nigerians were increasingly feeling abandoned. According to him, the consequences of poor leadership were becoming more evid…

…matter,” he wrote. “Today, under President Tinubu, there have been more than 13 school kidnappings, yet the President has found it difficult to call the affected state's chief executive after more than 50 days (over 7 weeks). This is outrageous. I suspect the same may also have been the case in other school kidnapping…

A Delta State-based man, Michael James, has narrated why he allegedly staged a self-kidnapping scheme to extort N25m from his family. James, in an interrogation video shared by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, on Sunday, said he resorted to the act because he owed his brother and sister mo…

…to a 2.5% contraction of our GDP. This does not include the economic cost of banditry, kidnapping and armed violence in the North-West as well as violent conflicts between farmers and herders in the Middle Belt, among others. The human cost is perhaps unquantifiable. It has indeed eclipsed our human development index i…

…National security is often judged by the day's headlines. A terrorist attack, a kidnapping, an arms seizure, or a successful rescue quickly captures public attention. Such scrutiny is both natural and necessary in a democracy where citizens rightly expect accountability from those entrusted with their safety. Yet headl…

…that the current security architecture had become overstretched by terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, farmer-herder clashes and other violent crimes across the federation. According to him, the proposed amendment clearly defines the responsibilities of both federal and state police to prevent jurisdictional conflicts. He…

…- Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Sunday visited victims of the recent kidnapping incident in Eda-Oniyo, Ilejemeje Local Government Area, who are receiving treatment at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti. Expressing gratitude over their safe release, the governor announced that t…

Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji on Sunday visited the victims of the Eda Oniyo kidnapping at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, where they are receiving medical attention following their release from captivity after about 66 days. The victims, comprising women and children, regained their fre…

…The Maraban Jos incident is not an isolated case. Across Nigeria, allegations of theft, kidnapping, witchcraft or other offences have repeatedly resulted in suspects being beaten or killed before investigators establish the facts. Rumours often become verdicts. Crowds become judges. Violence replaces due process. The c…

A member of a child kidnapping and trafficking syndicate, Onome, has confessed that he made the first N1 million in his life when he sold his friend's child for about N1,300,000 (one million three hundred thousand naira). He, however, blamed his involvement in the crime on unemployment. The suspect, a former driver, ha…

…narrated heartbreaking stories of the destruction of crops, attacks on farmers, kidnappings, and violent confrontations allegedly perpetrated by armed herders. In some instances, lives have been lost, while many others have sustained injuries. Months ago, Fulani herdsmen destroyed farmland and crops belonging to Prof.…

…According to HURIWA, many communities across Nigeria continue to experience killings, kidnappings, displacement and destruction of homes, churches and livelihoods despite ongoing military operations . The organisation noted that although international counterterrorism efforts have disrupted some insurgent networks and…

…economic hardship and the effects of climate change, saying terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and farmer-herder conflicts continued to threaten lives, livelihoods and national development.

…said. It urged both governments to adopt more proactive and sustained measures to tackle kidnapping and other security challenges. "Furthermore, the Church urges both the Benue State and Federal Governments to adopt more proactive and sustained measures in addressing kidnapping and other forms of insecurity. It is impe…

…called for continued cooperation through credible information to support efforts against kidnapping and violent crimes. (NAN)

…strategic interventions demonstrate a strong commitment to tackling terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, communal clashes and other forms of criminality threatening the nation’s peace and development. According to him, the Tinubu administration is implementing far-reaching measures aimed at overhauling Nigeria’s security a…

…while assuring them that security agencies would continue operations aimed at ending the kidnapping crisis. "The government is closely monitoring the security situation, and efforts are ongoing to bring the kidnapping episode to an end," Oyelade stated. The curfew was initially imposed for 48 hours from June 24, runnin…

…lasting peace and security. He further stated that efforts are ongoing to bring the kidnapping incident to a successful conclusion and restore normalcy across the affected communities.

…describing the initiative as a critical measure for tackling terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes. During his Democracy Day address earlier this month, Tinubu reiterated his administration's commitment to combating insecurity, declaring that terrorists, bandits and their sponsors would face the full…

…Boko Haram intensified its rampage of terrorising regional communities with bombings and kidnappings, we had developed strong and trusting relationships with local leaders. They were the ones to alert us about the intensifying threat of Boko Haram not far from us. I will never forget the call in fall 2014 from the emir…

…as investigations and security operations progressed. Niger: Police confirm no kidnapping in Mashegu bandit attack

…securing ransom payment." Vanguard was further made to understand that the leader of the kidnapping gang is an indigene of Oriire Local Government Area who had lived among residents before allegedly becoming radicalised by the Ansaru terrorist group and embracing extremist ideology. It was also revealed that the affect…

…Army Forward Operating Base in Tureta led the operation alongside operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Sokoto State Police Command, the Divisional Police Officer in the area, personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and members of the Sokoto State Community Guards Corps. The council c…