Tag Archives: insecurity in Nigeria

New Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised reforms to address insecurity in the country, in his first formal meeting with security and intelligence chiefs since becoming president, the BBC reported. Terrorism and an Islamist insurgency are entrenched in the north-east of the country, banditry and armed militias are common …

Gunmen in north central Nigeria have killed eight people, including a divisional police chief, Reuters agency reported, citing police and a security source source on Wednesday. This is the latest violence ahead of a presidential and parliamentary election later this month. Insecurity is a big issue for voters in this …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), in charge of elections in Nigeria, has warned that it could cancel the general elections if nothing is done to tackle insecurity in the country. The elections are due to be held on 25 February. The body’s chairman Mahmood Yakubu said the commission was …

The United States on Thursday ordered the departure of non-essential diplomatic personnel and their families from Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, because of the “increased risk of terrorist attacks”, according to a State Department statement. On Tuesday, Washington had already authorized these people to leave the city if they wished. Several Western …

Nigerian security forces said they managed to eliminate three suspected kidnappers in Edo state in the south of the country, while many others fled. Army spokesman Onyema Nwachukwu said the men were part of a notorious gang that was intercepted as it set up an ambush on a major highway. …

Nigerian Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum has reopened a major road that was closed nine years ago over insecurity. The Bama-Banki road, in the north-east, connects the country to neighbouring Cameroon and extends to the Central African Republic. It was closed when insurgents attacked and destroyed the historical town of …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has offered his condolences with the families of victims killed in an attack on a village market in the north-western state of Sokoto and called on citizens not to despair. At leat 43 people died in the Sunday evening attack after gunmen raided the open-air market …