By Matthew AtungwuThe Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has commenced the profiling of areas worst-hit by kidnappers in the territory.The Director, Development Control, FCTA, Mr Mukhtar Galadima, who led the exercise in Abuja on Tuesday, said it was to know the causes of ...

By Daniel Chibuike Abia State Commissioner of Police, CP Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, has lauded Governor Alex Otti for his support to security agencies in the fight against kidnapping and other forms of criminality witnessed in parts of the state. The Commissioner of Police said this at the weekend ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, said President Bola Tinubu had given the nod to the emergency procurement of digital tracking tools to mitigate rising kidnapping and insecurity. Wike disclosed this on Monday at a media briefing in Abuja. According to ...

The Police Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has urged Nigerians to report anyone seen with live ammunition to curb arms proliferation in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement shared on Sunday on his official X account. Sharing a picture of live ammunition, Adejobi said, ...

Ahead of the visit of the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Antony Blinken to Nigeria, the Africa Advocacy Director of Amnesty International USA, Kate Hixon, has asked the diplomat to engage President Bola Tinubu on issues of human rights in the country.A statement by Amnesty ...

By Seun Opejobi Rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has blamed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike for the rising insecurity in Abuja. Adeyanju said the demolition of poor people’s homes on Wike’s order was responsible for the rising cases of insecurity in the FCT. He said ...

Over 200 violent attacks have been recorded across all six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory since President Bola Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023. The incidents led to the death of no fewer than 87 residents of the FCT, while 176 were kidnapped within the period. The figures ...

Following the spate of killings and kidnappings across the country, Saturday Vanguard got some retired generals of the Nigerian military to bare their minds on the unending menace and what should be done to tackle the scourge. The retired Generals and their equivalent in the Navy and Airforce ...

By Ochogwu SundayThe Police Public Relations Officer in Delta State, DSP Bright Edafe has revealed how Nigerians can block criminal elements from accessing their bank accounts when their mobile phones are stolen.In a security advisory posted on his official X handle on Thursday, the Delta ...

By Seun Opejobi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has summoned an emergency security meeting amid the heightened insecurity currently bedevilling the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. At the emergency meeting, the FCT minister assured residents of their safety. He ...

Abduction for ransom has become a major security challenge in Nigeria as kidnappers have moved their operations from the major expressways in the country into communities in Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. According to an intelligence report released on August 23, 2023, ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Armed bandits terrorising parts of Katsina State have attacked a joint military camp at Nahuta village in Batsari Local Government Area of the state. DAILY POST learnt that the incident occurred at about 11:30 pm on Sunday. The assailants, who were armed with sophisticated ...

By John Gabriel Bandits, on Thursday, reportedly abducted 23 residents of Kawu community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Councilor representing the area, Abdulmumini Zakari, who confirmed the abduction, said the gunmen stormed the community from the Kuyeri ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Palpable tension has gripped residents of Bwari, Ushafa and other villages in Bwari Area Council, Abuja over the activities of the daredevil bandits, causing havoc in the territory. DAILY POST reports that the assailants have been on a rampage in the last few days, killing and ...

By Francis Ezediuno An Osun cleric, Bishop Seun Adeoye, has urged the survivors of the Christmas day massacre in Plateau State to rise up and defend themselves. Bishop Adeoye, while condemning the Christmas day killings in Plateau State also described the videos shared from the attack scenes as ...

A former governor of Plateau state, Jonah Jang, has condemned what he described as the continued attacks and killing of innocent citizens in Plateau communities by gunmen.Jang’s condemnation came on the heels of the invasion of 25 communities in Barkin Ladi,Bokkos and Mangu communities by ...

The Defence Headquarters has explained why the South-West region of the country remained largely peaceful in 2023. It admitted that states in the region experienced some pockets of criminality such as kidnapping, robbery, illegal arms trafficking, and farmer-herder clashes. It also said that the ...

By Joe Chukindi Gunmen last night attacked a convoy suspected to belong to self-styled godfather of Anambra politics, Chief Chris Uba. A source told DAILY POST that vehicles in the convoy were riddled with bullets, just as two police operatives attached to the politician were killed. It was also ...

Invaders have threatened fresh attacks on a community in Plateau State on Friday (today), barely four days after they killed 195 persons in 17 communities across the state. The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Middle Belt Forum, Stanley Kavwam, in an interview with Arise Television on ...

The Management Committee Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, yesterday, said 148 people were killed in the Christmas Eve attack in the council. This came as the death toll in the massacre in three local government areas of the state rose to 195.Of the number, 148 were ...

By Nsikak Nseyen Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has described the killing of over 150 persons from some communities in Barkin Ladi, Mangu and Bokkos Council Areas of Plateau State as an “orchestrated act of genocide”. The group said it received with a rude shock ...

By Godwin Aliuna No fewer than three worshippers have reportedly been killed by unknown gunmen who invaded Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Nkweagu, in Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. DAILY POST reports that the gunmen attacked the church at about 11:30 pm on Sunday. They ...

At least eight persons have again been reportedly killed in Plateau State by gunmen. The latest killing, it was gathered, occurred in the NTV community near Bokkos Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Monday. The spokesman for the military task force in the state Captain Oya ...

As the world celebrates Christmas Day today, 11 out of the 24 students of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State, who were kidnapped by bandits on September 20, remain in captivity. Also, two corps members who were kidnapped on August 29, 2023, on their way to the National Youth Service ...

The Department of State Services has called on all operators of recreation and worship centres to be vigilant during the yuletide season. The service equally urged the citizens to be security conscious and pay attention to their environment. The Director, PR and Strategic Communications, ...

Read full tips: 1. Schedule meetings between 8 am and 2 pm. Don’t leave too early and don’t be caught in the late hours.2. Remove titles from your phone contacts. Eg: Hon, Alhaji, Chief, Inspector and military ranks in general.3. While driving, focus on the road and ensure that ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has said that powerful Nigerians are sponsoring banditry and kidnappings in the country. He also accused them of being behind illegal mining in the country. Alake spoke at the National Assembly when he appeared before the ...

By Joe Chukindi Some gunmen have reportedly gunned down some persons in a nightclub in Anambra. DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred in Oba, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, at Porsche Nightclub. Though there are no further details of who carried out the attacks on ...

By Rachel Osazuwa Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, have set up mechanism that would review efforts to activate a standby force for counterterrorism operations, especially in areas infested by terrorist groups. This followed a resolution at the end of the 64th ...

By Amos Tauna Following a raid by a group of bandits in Kidandan community in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, locals in their numbers have moved out of their ancestral homes. The bandits reportedly spent hours shooting sporadically, killing some of the community members before ...

By Tunji Adedeji The Nigeria Police say the Second in Command to an Eastern Security Network, ESN Commander, Ebube Virus, has been killed in a fierce gunfight. The deceased suspect is on the Command’s wanted list due to his nefarious activities in the Aboh Mbaise axis. The Commissioner of ...

By Ifeanyi Nwannah Gunmen have again abducted over 100 people in Mutumji, Sabongari Mahuta, Kwanar Dutsi and Unguwar Kawo communities of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State for failing to pay levies imposed on them. DAILY POST gathered that the bandits have been terrorizing the ...

Following air surveillance which confirmed that over 100 heavily armed Boko Haram/ ISWAP terrorists were seen around some structures in the Mandara mountains in Borno state, Nigerian Airforce air strikes on Friday eliminated the terrorists including a wanted Commander, Abu Asad.Director of NAF ...

Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, yesterday revealed that Boko Haram members held in prisons across the country still carry out their criminal operations through the help of some prison warders.General Musa made the disclosure, yesterday, during the sectoral debate with service ...

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has advocated for the improvement of social infrastructure and youth empowerment in the South-East geo-political zone to bring an end to insecurity. He said that such measures subsumed in the non-kinetic approaches have not been well ...

By Emmanuel Ugwueze Tears flowed freely late Thursday following the brutal killing of a female student of St Paul’s College, Eke, in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. DAILY POST reliably gathered that the student was shot dead by kidnappers suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. A resident, ...

By Chris Johnson The chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. John Joseph Hayab, has disclosed that a ransom of N250 million was paid to secure the release of 121 students of Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna who were kidnapped by bandits in July ...

By Seun Opejobi A former Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has blamed the insecurity in Nigeria on the political class. He made the remark while noting that the ninth National Assembly was trying to derail Nigeria’s democracy. Buratai recalled how the ninth National Assembly ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Commuters in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja, and its environs have been gripped with palpable fear following the activities of men of the underworld, popularly known as ‘one-chance robbers’. The robbers, who are usually armed with dangerous weapons, including AK-47s, ...

Gunmen have attacked and destroyed farm settlements at Oluwa Forest Reserve, in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.The gunmen allegedly invaded the settlement and destroyed the cocoa plantations in Temidire. Speaking with newsmen in Akure, the state capital, the farmers said that the ...

Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, on Friday, said his state’s security situation had improved by 85 per cent, claiming that no community was under Boko Haram control.“Honestly speaking, none of the 27 local government areas of Borno State are under the control of insurgents,” Zulum ...

By Seun Opejobi The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that troops have eliminated more than 100 terrorists in air interdictions carried out on the border between Niger and Zamfara states. The director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, made this known on Thursday in Abuja while ...

By Seun OpejobiYoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has given suspected herders killing farmers in the Southwest a seven-day ultimatum to vacate the region. The freedom fighter, however, assured that the region would not take laws into its own hands against the herders. A statement by ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, wants the Federal Government to allow individuals to buy and own weapons such as AK-47 rifles and RPGs for self-defence. The governor, who spoke on Friday during a media chat in Abuja, argued that if the bandits wreaking havoc across ...

By Victor Ayeni The leadership of the Christ Apostolic Church Nigeria has called on members of the church across districts to avoid travelling in their branded vehicles. The church’s General Secretary, Pastor E. Mapur, made the call in a circular issued to all CAC regional district supervisors ...

By Nsikak NseyenThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Components of Operations Hadin Kai and Hadarin Daji, have eliminated scores of terrorists in a stream of air strikes in their enclaves across the theatres.This was contained in a statement by the ...

The Borno State Government has placed a ban on all mining activities in the state, due to the security situation in the state. This was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Prof Usman Tar, in Maiduguri on Friday. It stated, “The state government is ...

By Ejembi Ogwuche Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Thursday, attacked a Benue Links bus conveying passengers to Otukpo en route Naka road Gwer West LGA at Tyolaha village. One passenger was killed and several others were injured during the attack by the marauders. DAILY POST gathered ...

Four students of Nasarawa State University who were kidnapped on Monday night have regained their freedom.Rahila Hanya (SLT 100 level), Josephine Gershon (Computer Science 100 level), Rosemary Samuel (Business Administration 100 level) and Goodness Samuel (Geography 100 level) were abducted ...

The European Union yesterday expressed its willingness to assist Nigeria overcome banditry, kidnapping and insurgency by Boko Haram, saying the security of the Niger Delta was key, being the country’s major revenue earner.This came on a day Katsina State governor, Mallam Dikko Umaru Radda, ...