Tag Archives: Insecurity

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has praised the courage of residents and vigilantes in Isin Local Government Area for their firm resistance against armed bandits who invaded Eleyin community, leading to the neutralisation of several attackers. In a statement issued in Ilorin on Saturday, September 13, 2025, by the Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, the Governor said the community’s action …

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Addressing Nigeria’s security crisis demands a problem-specific, or region-specific approach beyond the current military approach according to a new report titled Unravelling Nigeria’s Insecurity crisis: The urgent need for a lasting solution. The report launched on October 1, 2024 is based on a research by the Initiative for Economic Development Communication, (INSDEC) Lagos and the International Organisation for Peacebuilding and …

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In a recent report, the http://Worldbank.org has brought attention to the severe impact of insecurity on the lives of residents in seven northern Nigerian states. These states, including Borno, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Gombe, and Adamawa, are expected to confront challenges persisting until May 2024. The report underlines that poor macroeconomic conditions are hindering access to agricultural inputs, posing a …

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A non-partisan organisation that promotes peace and social justice in Nigeria, Peace and Social Justice (PSJ), has revealed the causality figures of those affected by insecurity in Nigeria in its 2021 mid-year report. In a comprehensive report by PSJ, it was revealed that thousands have been affected by insecurity in the country. “In the past six months, data reports by …

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Lagos reemphasized his earlier directives for the security agents to shoot any criminal wielding an AK 47 Rifle if he/she refuses to surrender such arm.

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The National President of the Nigeria Union ofJournalists (NUJ) Chief Chris Isiguzo  has decried  the level of  insecurity in Nigeria  even as he added  that  it  was threatening national life and   unity  

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18 passengers of the Niger State Transport Authority (NSTA) have been kidnapped by bandits in Niger state. 

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Following the violence that broke out between Ilobu and Erin-Osun communities on Saturday in Osun State, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Olawale Olokode, has ordered the Area Commander and Divisional Police Officers within Irepodun and Orolu LGA to enforce 24-hour curfew declared by the State Government with immediate effect.

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The Niger State government has frowned at  the insistence of the State  branch of the  Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for  demanding their 100 percent salaries, adding  that security of the state was more important than the salaries of civil servants. 

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Antonio Jose Canhandula, has said the problems of Boko Haram and insecurity in Nigeria are best tackled with increased social and economic inclusion of citizens by the Nigerian government. The UN scribe, in an exclusive interview on Monday at an ECOWAS …

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