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Northern states turn to peace deals as bandit violence persists

Awwal Owolabi 8 October 2025 0

State governments and communities across northern Nigeria are increasingly striking peace deals with bandit groups as a means to curb persistent violence, according to data compiled by SBM Intelligence. The arrangements, which often include amnesty, rehabilitation, and safe passage, are

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ADC says Nigeria is under attack, offers solutions to security crisis

Tunde Opalana 6 October 2025 0

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Sunday accused President Bola Tinubu of insensitivity to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, declaring that the country is “under attack.” In a statement signed by Bolaji Abdullahi, its National Publicity Secretary, the party criticised the president for prioritising political appearances over his duty to protect citizens. “Nigeria is

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“Tinubu is blinded by politics” – ADC accuses president of insensitivity

Awwal Owolabi 6 October 2025 0

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of being blinded by politics and showing brazen insensitivity to the worsening insecurity across the country. In a statement signed by Bolaji Abdullahi on Sunday through his official X page. The party’s national publicity secretary, the ADC criticised the president for attending social and political

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Kalu backs state police despite fears of abuse or hijack

Awwal Owolabi 22 September 2025 0

Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, says concerns over possible hijack should not stop Nigeria from creating state police. Kalu made the statement on Saturday in Abuja while speaking with journalists on the ongoing constitutional amendment process, which includes the state police bill as one of its central proposals. President Tinubu and […]

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Violence threatens Benue’s role as Nigeria’s food basket – SBM Report

Awwal Owolabi 17 September 2025 0

Benue state’s status as Nigeria’s food basket is under threat due to unending violence that has killed thousands and forced farmers off their land, according to a new report by SBM Intelligence, a geopolitical research and consulting firm. The report, A Cycle of Carnage: Displacement, Insecurity, and the Failure of Governance in Benue State, says […]

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Ansaru commander Mahmud Usman faces 15 years imprisonment for aiding Kuje prison break

Awwal Owolabi 12 September 2025 0

A federal high court in Abuja has jailed Mahmud Usman, commander of the proscribed Ansaru sect, for 15 years. Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a, Abbas or Mukhtar, admitted he ran illegal mining and used the proceeds to buy arms for terrorism and kidnappings. Justice Emeka Nwite handed down the sentence on Thursday, ordering him […]

Politics

Peter Obi to FG: Declare national war on insecurity

Awwal Owolabi 8 September 2025 0

Peter Obi, Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate, has called on federal government to declare a national war on insecurity due to the scale of killings across the country. Obi, writing on X after reports of more than 100 deaths in coordinated attacks across Borno, Sokoto, Katsina, and Edo over the weekend, described the incidents as […]

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NAF’s airstrikes kill over ’15 terrorists’ in Borno

Awwal Owolabi 4 September 2025 0

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says more than 15 terrorists were killed during an airstrike in Borno state on Wednesday. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, NAF’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, describing the operation as “carefully planned and executed”. Ejodame said the air force acted on credible intelligence about a newly established terrorist […]

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‘Eliminate insecurity, not opposition’ – El-Rufai slams ONSA over banditry allegations

Awwal Owolabi 2 September 2025 0

Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has accused the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) of politicising security while deflecting responsibility for rising banditry across the country. In a series of posts on his X account, El-Rufai responded to a press statement by ONSA which dismissed his earlier claim that the agency pays […]

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Fight against banditry: ONSA calls out El-Rufai’s false allegations

Awwal Owolabi 1 September 2025 0

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has released a press statement to rebut El-Rufai’s claim about the government paying incentives to bandits. El-Rufai had alleged in an interview with Channels TV Sunday Politics program that ONSA pays a stipulated amount of money to bandits and still couldn’t deal with the issue of insecurity. […]

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Kidnappers abduct 4,722, collect N2.57bn ransom in one year-Report

Awwal Owolabi 27 August 2025 0

SBM Intelligence, a geopolitical research consultancy firm, said at least 4,722 people were kidnapped in 997 incidents across Nigeria between July 2024 and June 2025, with no fewer than 762 victims killed. The report, titled “Locust Business: The Economics of Nigeria’s Kidnap Industry”, showed that kidnappers demanded about N48 billion in ransom during the period […]

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“Nigeria is showing signs of a failed nation” — Mike Ozekhome

Awwal Owolabi 25 August 2025 0

Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has described the country as a failed nation due to the power possessed by “non-state actors” across the country. Ozekhome, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, described the state of insecurity in the country, particularly in the Northeast, as a grave situation. According to him, […]

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Chief of Defense Staff: Nigerians should learn how to protect themselves

Awwal Owolabi 22 August 2025 0

General Christopher Musa, Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), has advised every Nigerian to learn self-defense skills to protect themselves. The General made the statement on Thursday evening in an interview with Channels TV where he discussed the successes and challenges of Tinubu’s administration as regards security. On Politics Today program, Musa affirmed the importance of

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Over 3 Million Displaced by Flood, Insecurity in Nigeria -FG

Msugh Ityokura 19 August 2025 0

The Federal Government FG has disclosed that over 3 million people remain internally displaced as a result of flooding, insecurity and other natural disasters in Nigeria The Minister of State, Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Tanko Sununu who spoke in Abuja lamented the nation’s worsening humanitarian crisis, warning that millions of citizens risk

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Insecurity in Northern region escalating, requires urgent action for push back– Sultan

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 May 2025 0

By Kingsley Chukwuka Insecurity in the Northern region has reached an alarming stage requiring urgent steps to address and push back the ugly trend seeking to end our livelihoods, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has said. Addressing the situation as alarming, he lamented the escalating rate of Kidnapping, Killings, banditry, rape, armed […]

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Insecurity: Let’s migrate to Constabulary Police – Okechukwu

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 February 2024 0

By Tom Okpe As stakeholders in the country seek solution to frightening insecurity in the country, a foundation member of the All Progressive Congress, (APC) Osita Okechukwu has advocated for the establishment of Constabulary Police Option, in line with Sections 105 to 109 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020. Okechukwu warned that State Police could […]

DHQ talks tough, strategises against Nigeria’s insecurity

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 3 February 2024 0

BY ANDREW OROLUA The military has said on Friday that current alarming rate of insecurity in the country has posed significant threat to the citizens and assured the public that concerted efforts were being made by the troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and other security agencies to ensure peace and security nationwide. […]

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Nigeria has lost $100bn to insecurity in N’East

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2023 0

The crisis in the N’East zone is leaving some bitter economic taste on Nigeria’s financial wellbeing indeed. Nigeria has lost N75.4 trillion ($100bn) to the decade-long conflict in Borno, Adamawa, and other Northeastern states. This is contained in a report released by the Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. According to the […]

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Solution to insecurity, instability embedded in root causes – Italian envoy

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2023 0

Insecurity anywhere in the world, especially in Nigeria, can only be tackled by addressing the causes, Italy’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stefano De Leo, has said. De Leo expressed this view in an interview in Abuja. Responding to a question on what the Italian government is doing to help Nigeria tackle insecurity, the ambassador identified […]

Insecurity: The worst is over – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2022 0

By Doosuur Iwambe The Federal Government has said that peace and security are returning across Nigeria, noting that the worst is over with regards to the daunting security challenges in the country. Speaking during a joint press conference on the nation’s security situation in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, […]

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