…Area of Adamawa State. This was disclosed in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in Lake Chad region. Makama, citing security sources said the terrorists attacked the military base at about 9:07 pm on October 12, 2026, advancing on foot from the Lar axis in an assault involving an u…

…Adeola Yusuf has over four years of experience covering security issues and counterinsurgency in Nigeria and across Africa.Ibadan, Oyo State - Gunmen have kidnapped three people, including two employees of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) at its Idi Ayunre facility in the Oluyole Local Government Area of…

…especially at a time when the state is recovering from the challenge of the Boko Haram insurgency.

…aboard. – 2019 – An attack helicopter providing support for troops fighting a jihadist insurgency in northeastern Nigeria crashed and killed all five people on board on January 2. – 2021 – On February 21, seven air force officials died when a Beechcraft King Air crashed en route Abuja airport after suffering engine fai…

…Adeola Yusuf has over four years of experience covering security issues and counterinsurgency in Nigeria and across Africa.Owo, Ondo State - A combined operation by the Nigerian Army, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun) has killed Abdussamad Ohida, a senior comman…

…military continues active operations across several states grappling with banditry, insurgency, and other security challenges.See the full

…“Forum acknowledges the appreciable success recorded in the onslaught against the insurgency in the north- East; the courage and sacrifice of the Armed Forces and other security agencies, the resilience of the people and the commitment of Governments at all levels, but regrets that the subregion is still confronted by…

…The development was disclosed in a Friday post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region. According to security sources, the incident occurred at about 12:09 a.m. on Friday, October 2, 2026, after troops deployed at Godogodo received a report of an attempted abduction. Th…

MAIDUGURI — Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said the insurgency in the state destroyed more than 5,000 school structures and forced about 2.2 million children out of school at the peak of the crisis. Zulum stated this on Sunday in Maiduguri while inaugurating several completed projects across the state. The g…

…Kashim Shettima inherited Borno State as governor at a time when the Boko Haram insurgency was ravaging communities and disrupting social and economic life. He disclosed this in a tribute issued in Abuja to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Vice President, describing Shettima’s journey through banking, public administ…

…interview, Ajayi speaks frankly about Nigeria’s protracted battle against terrorism and insurgency, offering insights into what drives and sustains terrorist groups and why some security challenges have proved so difficult to defeat. He also argues for a fundamental rebirth in the nation’s approach to law enforcement,…

…Adeola Yusuf has over four years of experience covering security issues and counterinsurgency in Nigeria and across Africa.FCT, Abuja - DIG Johnson Kokumo (rtd.), the director-general of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), has described as false a viral video claiming that sus…

…could have security implications, particularly in a country confronting terrorism, insurgency, banditry and other internal security challenges.He cautioned that hostile actors could interpret a temporary absence of the two highest-ranking political leaders as evidence of institutional vulnerability, even if the governm…

…Disu, has expressed confidence in the ability of the Mobile Police Force to tackle insurgency and banditry across the country. He noted that the success of the Federal Government’s drive to quell insurgency and banditry would depend largely on the operational readiness of the Police Mobile Force. The IG stated this on…

…State Command, Adamu Elleman, has requested the deployment of more personnel to wipe out insurgency from the state. Elleman made the request on Saturday while welcoming the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, to the state over the abduction of many residents, including worshippers and farmers, penultimate Frid…

…continuous 2019 shutdown misrepresents two distinct issues, trade regulation and counter-insurgency, as a single failure," Tunji-Ojo said.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!Security, not neglect - Tinubu's minister tells AtikuThe minister also addressed crossings in the nor…

…year, God willing, we will address these problems,” he said. Nigeria continues to battle insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and other forms of violent crime, particularly in the North-East and North-West. Atiku said stronger regional cooperation among West African countries would be critical to addressing the security ch…

…this national menace, it recommended “disrupting the financial flows that now underwrite insurgency, and addressing the economic desperation that supplies its foot soldiers.” The report cautioned that “without a coordinated strategy that targets both the profitability of the crime and its roots, Nigeria risks entrenchi…

…well and have evidence to prove that he was the one who sent you to do it,” he said. On insurgency, Jibrin said security agencies in the state had continued to adopt new strategies and technologies to prevent attacks and respond to emerging threats. He assured residents that security agencies remained committed to prot…

…continues to face security challenges across several regions, including ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the northeast and banditry in the northwest. His assurance that neither responsibility would be sacrificed for the other appears aimed at pre-empting concerns about the politicisation of the defence portfolio…

…Adeola Yusuf has over four years of experience covering security issues and counterinsurgency in Nigeria and across Africa.Ikeja, Lagos state - An Islamic human rights group has given Nigeria's Minister of Defence, retired General Christopher Gwabin Musa, a fortnight to demonstrate a clear improvement in security acros…

…establishment, drawing on a past experience during the early days of the Boko Haram insurgency in Yobe State. He said he had advised a sitting president to summon the security chiefs and demand results or their resignations, a step he argued current leadership had failed to take, Daily Trust reported."Boko Haram starte…

…of 11 people. Authorities accused Mundubile’s political alliance of involvement in insurgency and militia activity and said weapons had been recovered during the operation. Mundubile, who has since gone into hiding, rejected the allegations as “total fabrications”. He also said he had not been informed of Kafwaya’s whe…

…banditry crisis, recorded N9.07bn, or 3.60 per cent, while Borno, a major theatre of insurgency, spent N8.29bn, representing 3.29 per cent. Kano spent N8.26bn, or 3.27 per cent, while Katsina recorded N7.21bn, representing 2.86 per cent. Niger spent N5.36bn, or 2.13 per cent, while Nasarawa recorded N5.18bn, representi…

…permanent barracks were being completed. The division is expected to reinforce counter-insurgency and border security operations in Taraba and neighbouring Adamawa State, while improving the Army’s capacity to respond to threats in the wider North-East region. The development is also expected to lead to the eventual re…