Sunday, June 21, 2026

Insurgency

June 13, 2026

Killings, kidnappings in Nigeria worsened by poor database: Defence Minister

Mr Musa noted that many criminal networks exploited gaps in identity management. 

Christopher Musa
April 26, 2026

Mali defence minister Sadio Camara killed in terrorist attack 

Mr Camara, one of his wives and two grandchildren were killed in a car bomb attack.

Sadio Camara
July 23, 2024

Ndume hails Gov. Zulum over resettlement of Borno residents displaced by insurgency

Mr Ndume commended the people of Gwoza for their resilience and commitment to self-reliance.

Babagana Zulum
April 30, 2024

NDLEA Kogi commander says agency committed to reducing illicit drug circulation

‘‘The problems of insurgency and kidnapping are drug induced.’’

NDLEA officers
February 11, 2024

NDLEA unveils new strategies to combat drug abuse, trafficking in FCT

“The issues of drug abuse are not funny and we must treat it squarely at both individual and governmental levels.”

NDLEA
January 28, 2024

Nigerians groan over prevailing insecurity, demand new strategies

Those who spoke with journalists hailed the efforts of security agencies in tackling the menace.

Bandits attack
January 25, 2024

DHQ says special forces mobilised to tackle bandits, kidnappers

Defence spokesman Edward Buba disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday on the armed forces operations.

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa
September 20, 2023

Borno: Red Cross conducted 19,000 surgeries on insurgency victims in nine years, says official

Mr Tailkh said the unit had been providing surgical care for blast victims—those with gunshot wounds—and had trained health personnel in Borno.

Insurgency victims
July 6, 2023

Nigerian soldiers no longer using 1970/1980 weapons to fight Boko Haram, ISWAP insurgents: Army Chief Lagbaja

“We no longer rely on 1970 or 1980 equipment to fight the battle of 2023. The Nigerian Army has procured various modern equipment and also has internally built ones.”

Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja and Nigerian Army
July 2, 2023

COAS begs for Nigerians’ support to defeat bandits, insurgents

Mr Lagbaja said the army had recorded considerable achievements in the fight against insurgency, banditry and other criminality.

COAS, Major General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja