66 articles tagged with “security”
Nigerian security forces have implemented sweeping movement restrictions and personnel redeployments across three regions ahead of Saturday's elections, sparking debate over balancing electoral security with citizens' rights.
Armed groups have launched coordinated attacks across Nigeria, killing over 30 people in Zamfara State while Boko Haram incursions into Kwara communities have left border populations demanding enhanced protection from federal security forces.
Fresh terrorist demands in Kebbi State and the lynching of an alleged gunrunner in Niger highlight Nigeria's deepening security crisis, as authorities pursue justice for the 2022 Owo church massacre.
Inspector-General Kayode Egbetokun signals a shift in Nigeria's security doctrine, acknowledging that criminal networks are adapting faster than traditional law enforcement responses can contain them.
Governor Okpebholo's administration has petitioned Interpol to arrest a suspected cult financier who fled Nigeria while demolishing properties linked to gang violence, marking an aggressive new phase in the state's security strategy.
A traditional ruler's murder in Nigeria and a toddler's kidnapping in Zimbabwe highlight escalating security challenges across the region, as authorities grapple with armed criminality and organized abduction networks.
Nigerian security forces have recorded arrests in kidnapping and cultism cases across multiple states, with Anambra police detaining a suspect allegedly linked to ransom collection while Edo State reports progress in military-backed anti-kidnapping operations.
A Kenyan WFP worker was killed in an armed attack on a UN compound in South Sudan, while Nigerian authorities opened a new sexual assault referral centre, underscoring persistent security and health challenges across the continent.
Governor Dauda Lawal claims security agencies fail to act on real-time bandit tracking data in Zamfara, while Kano's defection to APC creates fissures within opposition ranks.
A wave of coordinated security failures across three continents reveals the persistent challenge facing law enforcement agencies battling both armed militancy and transnational criminal networks, with Zimbabwe's drug seizure operations contrasting sharply with deadly militant attacks in Pakistan and Nigeria.
From cult killings in Edo State to bandits flaunting ransom money on TikTok, Nigeria confronts a security landscape where digital platforms amplify physical violence, while mass displacement and highway kidnappings signal a system under siege.
The Nigerian Senate has demanded immediate deployment of additional security forces to Niger State after bandits killed 56 people, while police in Kaduna arrested 17 suspects and dismantled multiple criminal camps in coordinated operations.
Nigerian lawmakers have condemned the killing of 56 people in Niger State while security agencies arrested 10 suspects in Abuja and a court heard testimony linking ISWAP terrorists to the 2022 Owo church massacre.
Security operatives arrest multiple suspects for kidnapping and vandalism while a Federal High Court hears testimony detailing the planning and execution of the 2022 Owo church terrorist attack that killed over 40 worshippers.
Nigeria's Senate condemned the killing of 56 people in Niger State and ordered strengthened security operations as violence escalates across the north-central region, while a court heard testimony about the 2022 Owo church attack.