kidnappers

Government Could Not Rescue Schoolgirls, They Negotiated With Us – Bandits Reveal In New Video

A new video has surfaced showing that the Nigerian government and the bandits who abducted the Kebbi schoolgirls negotiated and arrived at a deal before the girls were set free. Recall that some  kidnapped students of Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, were released on Tuesday with the government claiming that no ransom was…

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Atiku Faults FG For Celebrating Release Of Abductees, Says Kidnappers Are Walking Free

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the Federal Government’s handling of abductors and believes Bola Tinubu’s administration is treating the kidnappers with kid gloves. Atiku said this in a statement by his spokesman, Paul Ibe, hours after the presidency announced the release of schoolgirls abducted in Kebbi State last Monday. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga,…

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Eight Kidnapped As Bandits Attack Kano Communities Despite Early Warning To Security Operatives

Bandits have abducted at least eight people in Biresawa village, Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, despite residents reportedly alerting security agencies ahead of the attack. Daily Trust, citing multiple sources, reported that the attackers stormed the community between 11pm and midnight on Monday. A source was quoted as saying, “They came as usual,…

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Nnamdi Kanu’s Special Counsel Says Nigerian Court Erred By Using Repealed Terrorism Law For Life Sentence

Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the Federal High Court in Abuja erred by sentencing the IPOB leader to life imprisonment under a repealed terrorism law. Kanu was convicted on November 20, 2025 on six terrorism-related charges and handed five…

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Nigerian Police Order Immediate Withdrawal Of Mobile Force Personnel From VIPs Nationwide

The Nigeria Police Force has ordered all Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs) across the country to be withdrawn with immediate effect. This directive was issued by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Mobile Police (AIG MOPOL), in a signal circulated from Force Headquarters, Abuja, to all…

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Insecurity: Tinubu Not Interested In Stopping Killings, His Words Meaningless — Lawyer

Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of being uninterested in addressing the rising tide of insecurity sweeping across the country. Effiong claims the Tinubu-led government has not done enough to resolve the security challenges, accusing it of choosing instead to keep a keen eye on politics ahead of the 2027…

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Abductions, Setback For Education In Northern Nigeria – Amnesty International

Amnesty International Nigeria says the recent wave of mass abductions of pupils and students from schools will cause a serious setback to education in Northern Nigeria. The Country Director, Isa Sanusi, raised this alarm on Monday while responding to questions in an interview on Channels Television monitored by Hifox news. Sanusi pointed out that the…

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