Bandits

Many people are feared kidnapped after a fresh terrorist attack in Kogi State.

A mother of three was abducted in Abuja after secretly visiting her boyfriend, with kidnappers demanding ransom.

Eleven more pupils abducted from St. Mary’s School in Niger State have been rescued.

President Tinubu has ordered a national security emergency, issued new directives to major police and military to confront escalating terrorist and bandit attacks.

In a new development, Nigeria’s Senate, after classifying kidnapping, seeks amendments mandating the death penalty for offenders.

A DSS witness told the court that Tukur Mamu allegedly received N50m from terrorists during the Abuja–Kaduna train attack negotiations. Evidence was admitted in court.

Bandits dispute the government’s rescue claim, insisting Kebbi schoolgirls were freed only after negotiations as a video surfaces challenging the official account.