Kaduna State government has said it will not negotiate with bandits to free about 287 primary school pupils and their teachers abducted in the Kuriga community, Chikun Local Government Area of the state. Bandits abducted the pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA Primary ...

By Matthew Atungwu Suspected armed herdsmen on Thursday evening, attacked Wandor, Mbaikyor community in the Mbalom Council Ward of Gwer East Local Government Area, LGA of Benue State, killing a retired army officer, and 15 others. The invaders also razed over 50 houses, huts, farmlands and food ...

By Matthew Atungwu Bandits, Thursday morning, stormed LGEA Primary School, Kuriga (1), Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and kidnapped scores of pupils and teachers. DAILY POST gathered that the incident happened at about 8:20 am immediately after the morning assembly. Locals said the ...

By Chris Johnson Several people, including a soldier, were reportedly killed in separate attacks by suspected bandits in Kwande and Apa Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Benue State over the weekend. DAILY POST learnt that the attacks occurred between Saturday and Sunday in Udedeku community of ...

The incessant kidnapping cases across the nation have turned inter-state travel a nightmare for a lot of Nigerians, with fewer people staying off the road for long journeys. Bandits and kidnappers have been dominating the news of late with humongous amounts being demanded for ransom from the ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu The Kaduna Area Commander of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Dalha Wada Chedi, has revealed that bandits have taken control of two fully loaded trucks containing smuggled goods. He said that the criminals hijacked the trucks within a dense forest as they were ...

By Ameh Comrade Godwin Benue State, the nation’s food basket, is trapped in an endless crisis. Residents of over 200 villages now find themselves targeted on a daily basis by heavily armed herdsmen, reportedly cloaked in military camouflage. DAILY POST gathered that over the past three months, ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The armed bandits terrorizing parts of Benue State have attacked three communities in Entekpa Ward, Adoka District of Otukpo Local Government Area of the state. DAILY POST learnt that the attack, which occurred on Sunday night, claimed at least seven lives. According to locals, ...

By Chris Johnson Boko Haram insurgents have carried out a series of attacks in Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe State, resulting in the tragic loss of lives and destruction of property. The attacks occurred at midnight on Saturday, with gunshots echoing through the village located ...

By Abdulrazaq Adebayo Unknown gunmen, who killed Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, Olukoro of Koro-Ekiti in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State have reportedly reached out to the family of the late monarch demanding a ransom of N40m for the release of the abducted monarch’s wife and one other ...

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has revealed how villagers hid guns after troops killed some terrorists in the Northeastern part of the country. Musa made this revelation in a 30 Minutes interview on Trust TV on Sunday. According to him, this happened when he was ...

Five bandits, in the early hours of yesterday, carried out a brutal attack on the residence of one Mallam Suleiman Mai Rake, in Unguwar Yayyara, Yantumaki village, Danmusa Local Government Area, Katsina State. The victim, said to be the father of Isa Bawa Yantumaki, a member of the Katsina ...

By Dunamis Ogalah Bandits reportedly killed five persons in two polling units within Kankara LGA, Katsina State, where a rerun election is scheduled for today. The assailants, arriving in over 50 motorcycles, also looted over 100 bags of guinea corn, cowpea, and soybeans from the Ungwar Kela ...

By Abdulrazaq Adebayo Unidentified gunmen, on Thursday night, invaded Koro community, in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, killed the community’s monarch, Olukoro of Koro, General Segun Aremu, (rtd) and abducted his wife, alongside two others. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The bandits terrorizing Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, have reportedly kidnapped a director at the Federal Housing Authority in the Federal Capital Territory, Aondo Ver. Our correspondence gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday at ...

No fewer than six pupils, three teachers and the driver of a private school bus in Ekiti State were, on Monday night, kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. They were abducted while returning from Eporo-Ekiti on the school bus. Their kidnap came barely hours after two monarchs, the Onimojo ...

By Francis Ugwu Stakeholders have described as disturbing the recent withdrawal of Mali, Niger Republic and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, saying it raises serious concerns about Nigeria’s security. The development comes amid alleged infiltration and ...

By Chris Johnson Suspected herdsmen reportedly attacked several communities in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State on Saturday, resulting in the tragic loss of eight lives. The affected communities, including Ogwumogbo, Ikpele, and Ejima, according to reports, witnessed residents fleeing ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, has alleged that some insiders may be responsible for the lingering security crisis in the country particularly the ravaging kidnapping for ransom. The organisation called on President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, to ...

By Shehu Usman Infrastructural development, educational reform, healthcare enhancement, empowerment and job creation have been identified as some of the measures that can be taken by government to address lingering insecurity in parts of northern Nigeria. Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara ...

Gunmen have kidnapped the deputy vice chancellor of the Abia State University, ABSU, Uturu, Prof. Godwin Emezue. Emezue was said to have been abducted at a filling station near Amachara, in Umuahia South council area where he had gone to refill his tank, along with his wife. Eyewitnesses told ...

Over 30 persons were killed and several houses destroyed, yesterday, in the Kwahaslalek and the surrounding communities, as gunmen defied the 24-hour curfew imposed on Mangu Local Government Area by the Plateau State government, on Tuesday. Recall that Governor Caleb Mutfwang had declared a ...

By Matthew Atungwu The 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 Sunday The 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, ...

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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 ...