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- Operation Whirl Stroke Troops Rescue Abducted Nigerian Air Force Personnel in Benue State
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Africa
Troops from Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) successfully rescued a Nigerian Air Force personnel on April 27, following an abduction by suspected militia in the Katsina-Ala region of...
- Gunmen Storm Outdoor Crusade In Ekiti, Kill Presiding Pastor And Abduct Multiple Worshippers
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Africa
A violent attack on an open-air church crusade in Eda Oniyo, Ekiti State, has left the presiding pastor dead and an unconfirmed number of worshippers, including children and the el...
- Kogi Government Mobilizes Security Forces to Rescue 24 Children Abducted from Local Orphanage
Published: Apr 27, 2026
Section: Africa
Gunmen invaded a Kogi State orphanage in the early hours of Sunday, April 26, abducting 24 innocent children. Commissioner for Information Kingsley Fanwo confirmed the incident, st...
- Former President Obasanjo Denounces Tinubu Administration Security Failures and National Assembly Salary Determination Practices
Published: Apr 27, 2026
Section: Africa
In a television interview on April 27, 2026, former President Olusegun Obasanjo asserted that governments failing to protect citizens lose their right to exist. Obasanjo criticized...
- Bishop David Oyedepo tells church members to give his contact number to kidnappers during security service
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Africa
Living Faith Church Worldwide founder David Oyedepo addressed the rising kidnapping crisis by urging his congregation to use his name and contact information to deter abductors. Du...
- Kwara Police Detain 42 Illegal Miners Following Violent 400 Million Naira Ransom Abduction of Olayinka Monarch
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Africa
The Kwara State Police Command has apprehended 42 suspected illegal miners after armed men stormed the palace of Oba Salman Aweda in Ifelodun Local Government Area. The kidnappers,...
- Oyo State Police Apprehend Organized Crime Syndicates and Recover Illegal Weaponry and Stolen Vehicles
Published: Apr 17, 2026
Section: Africa
Oyo State Police Commissioner Abimbola Olugbenga confirmed the arrest of multiple suspects linked to kidnapping, ritualism, and armed robbery during a press briefing in Ibadan on T...
- Police Launch Rescue Operation After 14 Passengers, Including JAMB Candidates, Abducted in Benue State
Published: Apr 17, 2026
Section: Africa
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of 14 passengers traveling from Makurdi to Otukpo. The victims, many of whom are candidates for the Unified Tertiary Mat...
- Mother and Daughter Shot Dead as Gunmen Invade Igushin Community in Violent Akure Kidnapping Attempt
Published: Apr 10, 2026
Section: Africa
A mother and her daughter were killed on Thursday night when suspected kidnappers stormed the Igushin community in Akure, Ondo State. While the Ondo State Police Command successful...
- Nigeria State Security Services Rescue Abducted Kano Local Government Official and Apprehend Two Injured Suspects
Published: Mar 25, 2026
Section: Africa
The Department of State Services successfully freed Hamza Durya, the Administrative Secretary of Kibiya Local Government Council, during a coordinated tactical operation in Kano St...