Nigeria’s security in ICU?
I drove from Benin to Yola, alone, in my first car in 1995. I left about 5 am and arrived FUTY campus in Jimeta at 10pm. There were no...
The problem with granting amnesty to terrorists and bandits
In April 2015, the Kenyan government announced an amnesty for young Kenyans who had gone to neighbouring Somalia to train with the terrorist group, al-Shabaab. Those labelled as ‘repentant’...
A vicious cycle of terrorism
It well and truly appears that sundry acts of terror which started like dangerous jokes taken too far in Borno State have spun Nigerians into a vicious cycle where...
Nigerians paid N2.23trn as ransom in one year, says NBS
by Ugo Ugboh Nigerians paid N2.23 trillion as ransom to kidnappers in the 12 months between May 2023 and April 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in...
Ruruma and the ruins of insecurity
by Kene Obiezu Insecurity had continued to rear its very ugly head in Kaduna State with the historically volatile area continuing to count the cost of Nigeria’s expensive and...
What attracts bandits and terrorist groups from neighbouring countries to Nigeria?
by Jibunma Anthony-Spinks Banditry refers to a type of organized crime that includes kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, rape, cattle-rustling, illegal mining, arson, shooting, killing, burning, looting, and general bloodletting....
A painful reminder in Kaduna State
by Ike Willie-Nwobu According to reports, seven staff of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps returning from inspecting a national grid installation in Niger State were ambushed in...