Five people have been killed by bandits following an attack on Katarma village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna. Aruwan also debunked reports that the state government had appointed representatives to negotiate with bandits. The…
The Kaduna state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has condemned the murder of Fatima and her four children in Anambra state. Fatima was said to have been killed with four of her children on Sunday at Isulo, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra state by gunmen. In a statement Tuesday in Kaduna,…
Troops of Operation Safe Haven have rescued 15 commuters abducted by bandits in Jagindi, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Kaduna. Aruwan said the 15 persons were kidnapped from two vehicles in the area while on transit,…
Nigeria’s security crisis is often discussed through the lens of terrorism, banditry, insurgency, communal violence, and kidnapping. But beneath the headlines lies a heartbreaking reality that receives far less attention: the impact of insecurity on Nigeria’s children. In this powerful episode of The Other Side, host Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum examines how thousands of Nigerian children…
By Jonathan Ishaku I am unlikely to win applause from my colleagues in Plateau State for saying this. But truth is not a popularity contest—it is a responsibility. In the matter of the persistent insecurity in Plateau State, the media must accept that it is not just a witness to failure; it is, in part,…
Troops neutralise bandits’ kingpin, others, terrorising Kaduna communities. The Kaduna state government said on Wednesday that a dreaded bandit leader, Kachalla Gudau, who commanded a large number of foot soldiers, terrorising Chikun, Kachia and Kajuru Local Government Areas of the state, have been neutralised by troops of the Nigerian Army. In a statement, Samuel Aruwan,…
