Tag: Banditry
ICC Rejects Petition Seeking Probe Into Nigeria’s Kidnapping Crisis
The International Criminal Court has rejected an anonymous petition calling for an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity linked to widespread kidnappings in Nigeria,...
15 NYSC Members, Six Others Rescued from Kidnappers in Kogi
LOKOJA, Nigeria — Nigerian security forces have rescued 21 people, including 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps, from kidnappers in Kogi State...
Kidnapping Crisis Deepens Across Nigeria as Ransom Payments Hit 7.78 billion...
Kidnapping has grown into an increasingly lucrative criminal business across Nigeria, with armed groups collecting nearly 5.8 million in confirmed ransom payments in just...
Insecurity Renews Push for Police Reform in Nigeria
Nigeria is moving to accelerate changes to its police system as persistent kidnappings, armed attacks and killings intensify pressure on the government to improve...
Tinubu Orders Urgent Rescue of Abducted Niger Residents
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an immediate security operation to rescue hundreds of people feared abducted after gunmen attacked communities and worshippers in Niger...
Nigeria Rescues 308 Kidnap Victims in Record Security Operation
Nigerian security forces have rescued 308 people held captive by armed kidnappers in what President Bola Tinubu described as the country's largest single day...
Tinubu Approves Military Pay Raise as Defence Minister Hails Boost to...
ABUJA, Nigeria (FN) — Nigerian Defence Minister Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.) has praised President Bola Tinubu's approval of a salary increase of between 30%...
Ex-DSS Director Blames Buhari Administration for Rise in Insecurity in Nigeria
Former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, has blamed the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari for the worsening insecurity...
Nigerian Military Says Over 300 Bandits Killed in Northwest Operations
ABUJA (FN) — Nigerian troops have reportedly killed more than 300 armed bandits during a series of security operations in the country’s northwest, according...
Bandits’ attacks: Federal Government Sets Aside N500bn for Emergency Security Response
Nigeria’s Federal Government has raised a N500 billion emergency security fund, deducting the amount from federation revenues before the May 2026 allocation was shared...
