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An empty Nigerian school compound at dawn

Terror alert

Police put Nigeria on red alert over planned attacks on schools, churches and NYSC camps

A nationwide operations order, dated 13 September, warns of armed movement from Katsina through Kaduna toward Plateau — and of surveillance on soft targets ahead of the new school year.

Sadiq Musaabout 13 hours ago6 min read

North-West

Bandits kill five and abduct 27 in Kaduna; operatives hit camps in Kebbi

A week of North-West violence: a wedding party shot up in Kaduna, a police warning on Sokoto levies, and a claimed kill of scores of gunmen in Kebbi.

Zainab Lawalabout 16 hours ago4 min read

An empty NYSC orientation camp at golden hour

Insecurity

From Sambisa to Borgu: terror threats spread into the North-Central

Analysts say the epicentre is shifting — Boko Haram and ISWAP still in the North-East, banditry in the North-West, Lakurawa and Ansaru pressure on Niger and Kwara.

Sadiq Musaabout 19 hours ago5 min read

A remote northern Nigerian community at dusk

Niger State

Lakurawa raid on Maburya: more than 100 residents abducted in Niger State

Vigilantes called it a full-blown war. The overnight assault on 12 September is one of the largest mass abductions in the state this year, as the terror group pushes deeper into the North-Central.

Sadiq Musaabout 20 hours ago5 min read