Two newly deployed Mobile Police officers have been killed in an ambush in Ayilamo, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. The officers were attached to the community and were reportedly travelling to escort the Divisional Police Officer of Ayilamo back from Makurdi when they were attacked. The incident occurred at about 6pm on Monday,…
At least nine passengers have been killed after gunmen opened fire on a commercial bus in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack occurred around 9:40 p.m. at Dungus Junction in Kuru community, according to residents and community sources. The bus was reportedly travelling towards Jos when the driver stopped at the…
The Nigeria Police Force has issued a nationwide security alert over intelligence indicating possible attacks by ISWAP on churches, mosques, schools and NYSC camps. The alert covers the North East, North Central, North West and South West regions, according to the directive. Police personnel were ordered to address any identified security weaknesses without delay as…
Three herders killed while tending their cattle in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State have been buried amid grief. The victims, identified as Garzali Shaibu, Bashiru Yakubu, and Salim Abubakar, were killed on Saturday in the Aloghom area of Mangu. About 50 cattle were also reportedly killed in the attack. A funeral prayer was…
Three Kaduna State Vigilance Service members have been killed during a late-night gun battle with suspected armed robbers along the Zuntu-Zaria Road. Three members of the Kaduna State Vigilance Service, known as Kadvis, have been killed in an attack in Kubau LGA. The incident happened around 12:20am on Monday while the vigilantes were conducting stop-and-search…
Police operatives in Delta State have rescued a woman who was abducted from her residence in Sapele. The victim was reportedly ambushed by armed men while attempting to drive into her compound along Eko Amukpe Road. According to the Delta State Police Command, the incident was reported to officers at the Sapele Division through a…
Nigerian Army troops have rescued the wife of a retired brigadier general following her abduction from her residence in the Federal Capital Territory. The woman was abducted on September 1, 2026, prompting troops from the Guards Brigade and Army Headquarters Garrison to launch a coordinated operation to locate her and track the kidnappers. The operation…
Popular Anambra comedian and media personality Isaac Nwosu, widely known as Aiza Nwosu, has been shot dead in what appears to have been a targeted attack in Awka. The attack took place on Sunday night. According to a witness account, three attackers in a tinted vehicle trailed Nwosu from his residence before blocking his car…
Gunmen who abducted National Youth Service Corps members travelling from Bayelsa State to Abuja three days ago have contacted their families with a ransom demand of N20 million per victim, a family source has confirmed. The abduction occurred along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The corps members had just…
Gunmen have shot dead one person and abducted another along the Itobe–Ochadamu Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The attack occurred on Thursday, August 27, at about 5pm around Ojuwo Olijo, according to the Kogi State Police Command. The police said the armed assailants emerged from the surrounding bush and opened fire…
