Category: Crime

Soldiers of the Joint Task Force (JTF) North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have achieved a breakthrough in counter-terrorism operations by intercepting a large consignment of logistics supplies concealed in a trailer along the Nguru–Gashua road in Yobe State. Howbeit, the Nigerian Army is yet to make a statement on this, but stories heating up on Friday from Maiduguri disclosed that, acting on intelligence, troops under Operation DESERT SANITY IV intercepted a red 14-tyre trailer on September 16, 2025, at around 7:40 a.m. The vehicle was moved to a secure…

The troops of the Nigerian Army’s 3 Division and the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace (JTF OPEP), have intensified operations to curb bandit activities on the Plateau, neutralizing a suspected bandit and recovering arms and other items during recent raids. In a statement released by Major Samson Zhakom, Media Information Officer of JTF OPEP, the latest operation was carried out on Tuesday. “Acting on credible intelligence, troops launched an ambush along routes leading to the Odare Forest at Dutsen Zaki in Wase Local Government Area (LGA). The soldiers intercepted…

As some communities are engaging the kidnap kingpin for negotiation, recently, Notorious bandit leaders have laid down their arms and released 16 hostages in exchange for amnesty in Katsina State. The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement on its official social media handles, saying the development followed a surrender and disengagement initiative led by the leadership of Operation Fagge Fasan Yamma in collaboration with relevant stakeholders. The terse statement read: “Several notorious terrorist kingpins operating in Dan Musa Local Government Area, identified as Kamulu Buzaru, Manore, Nagwaggo, Lalbi, Alhaji…

The former National Coordinator of National Social Investment Program Agency (NSIPA) Halima Shehu denies any involvement in ‘N44bn fraud’, says she was bypassed in financial transactions. Shehu, has dismissed allegations that she diverted N44 billion of public funds. She was appointed in October 2023, and suspended by President Bola Tinubu in January 2024. She was investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged unauthorised withdrawals from NSIPA accounts into private and corporate accounts. In an interview with the Press, Shehu said she never made transfer of funds…

About 40 worshippers were kidnapped during dawn prayers (Subh) on Monday, 15 September, 2025 at a mosque in Gidan Turbe village of Tsafe LGA of Zamfara State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, the gunmen arrived the mosque around 5:30 am, surrounding the building and whisking away the worshippers at gunpoint. The abductors reportedly moved the captives into the forests near the Gohori axis in Tsafe. The attack has plunged the rural community into confusion and despair, coming barely a day after reports of a “peace deal” involving local…

A District Court in California, United States has convicted one Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), of $2.1 million bribery scheme linked to oil drilling rights in Nigeria. Okoronkwo, 58, a dual citizen of Nigeria and the United States and also a practising lawyer in Los Angeles. He was found guilty on multiple charges, including three counts of unlawful monetary transactions, one count of tax evasion, and one count of obstruction of justice. The verdict was returned after a four day trial…

Heartless armed bandits have launched a deadly attack on Wake village, in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State early Sunday, killing eight people and injured at least 20 others. The attackers also kidnapped an unspecified number of locals during the unfortunate raid. The community has already conducted burials for the deceased while mobilizing care for the severely injured ones. Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, confirmed the killing via his X platform; @ZagazOlaMakama, at 5:07PM, Sept 7, 2025. He added ”the exact number of individuals abducted remains unknown ”…

Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed eight personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) attached to the BUA Cement Factory located in Okpella, Etsako East local government area of Edo State. NSCDC spokesperson in the state, Ogbebor Efosa, revealed this in a statement made available to Journalists in Benin City, the state capital. Efosa narrated that the gunmen also abducted one of the Chinese expatriates while four persons were injured and currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital, while one civilian badly injured. He said…

The Boko Haram group Boko has waged an overnight attacked on a village called Darul Jamal, home to a military base on the Nigeria-Cameroon border, killing at least five soldiers, and over 60 people according to local source. On Friday night militants struck the village killing at least five soldiers. The Nigerian Air Force said it killed 30 militants in strikes after receiving reports of the raid on the village, where residents had recently returned following years of displacement. The attack comes amid a resurgence in jihadist activity with Boko…