Showing posts with label insecurity in Nigeria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label insecurity in Nigeria. Show all posts
Tuesday 30 November 2021

Worsening Insecurity, Recurring Jailbreaks in Nigeria: Symptoms of A Fragile/Failed State?

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A Recap of The Security Dynamics in Nigeria:  The 2021 Fragile States Index (FSI) ranks Nigeria as the 12th 'most fragile state in the ...
Monday 14 June 2021

936 Students Abducted From Nigerian Schools In Six Months

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At least 936 students of secondary and tertiary institutions were abducted by suspected bandits and Boko Haram members across the country be...
Wednesday 19 June 2019

Insecurity: UK Warns Citizens Against Travel To 21 Nigerian States

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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom has warned British nationals against travelling to about 21 states in Nigeria o...
Wednesday 20 March 2019

Zamfara Bandits Better Equipped Than Nigeria Military, Says Governor Yari

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Governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari on Tuesday raised the alarm that the armed bandits terrorizing the state and other states in th...
Monday 18 June 2018

United States To Designate Nigeria ‘Country of Particular Concern’ Over Incessant Killings

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Against the backdrop of incessant killings in Nigeria, particularly the predominantly Muslim herdsmen slaying Christian farmers, the Unit...
Wednesday 5 July 2017

150 Nigerians Killed In Cross River State Communal Clash

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No fewer than one hundred and fifty people have been confirmed dead after a three-day war between two communities in Cross River over lan...
Friday 14 April 2017

Gunmen Kill Another 3 Police Officers, Kidnap 4 Telecoms Staff in Lagos State

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Barely four days after three police officers and an army captain were killed by armed persons in Lagos, another three police officers hav...
Thursday 2 March 2017

US, UK, Canada Warn Citizens Against Travelling to Kaduna, Borno, Adamawa, Others

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The United States and United Kingdom have warned their citizens against travelling to several states in Nigeria, including Kaduna, wher...
Sunday 5 February 2017

Bakassi Strike Force Militants Clash With Kidnappers in Cross River State, 10 Feared Dead

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A bloody clash between a militant group known as the Bakassi Strike Force (BSF), active in the Bakassi Peninsular of Cross River State an...
Saturday 28 January 2017

Insecurity, Carnage in Nigeria: How 600 Nigerians Were Killed in 27 Days

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ON December 31 of every year, many people troop to religious and prayer houses where they thank God for the ending year and supplicate fo...
Friday 30 December 2016

Herdsmen Killed 808 People in Southern Kaduna Attacks in Nigeria, Says Catholic Church

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The leadership of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan in Kaduna State has disclosed that a total of 808 people were killed in 53 villages a...
Wednesday 28 December 2016

Vigilance! Another Fleeing Boko Haram Terrorist Arrested in Abuja

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Few days after a Boko Haram Commander was arrested in Ikorodu, Lagos State, a man believed to be one of the fleeing members of the Boko H...
Friday 2 December 2016

Herdsmen Attack Abia Communities

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BARELY three weeks after a community in Arochukwu council of Abia State was invaded and attacked by Fulani herdsmen, another community, O...
Wednesday 30 November 2016

Gunmen Kill Four Miners, Including A Chinese In Nasarawa State, North-Central Nigeria

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Gunmen on Monday ambushed and killed four workers of a mining company, including a Chinese at Alongani village in Nasarawa Eggon Local Go...
Wednesday 9 November 2016

Gunmen Kill 50 Gold Miners in Zamfara State, North-West Nigeria

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Unidentified gunmen yesterday invaded Bindin village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing over 50 informal gold miners.
Thursday 13 October 2016

Nigeria Police Arrest 487 kidnap Suspects, Rescue 350 Victims in Four Months

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The Nigeria Police says it arrested 487 kidnap suspects and rescued 350 victims in the last four months of 2016.
Sunday 2 October 2016

Security Agencies Issue Kidnap Advisory To Govt Officials, Politicians; Suspected Kidnappers of CBN's Wife Arrested

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Sequel to increase in kidnappings in Nigeria , the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services have issued a security advis...
Thursday 29 September 2016

Militants Attack Hospital in Imo State, Burn Several Vehicles

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Angry youths from restive commu­nities of Ohaji/Egbema Local Govern­ment Area of Imo State yesterday went wild and invaded Imo State Ge...
Tuesday 23 August 2016

Lawmaker Kidnapped In Kaduna, North-Central Nigeria, Abductors Demand N70m Ransom

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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly Kidnapped a sitting member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, one Honourable Ibrahi...

Jungle Justice: 8 Polytechnic Students Lynched In Zamfara State Over "Blasphemy Against Islam"

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No fewer than eight persons were killed on Monday in Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara following violence that erupted over alleged blas...