Gunmen who attacked a train in Nigeria in March freed 11 of their hostages. Released captives in exchange for eight of the assailants’ children. Ansaru jihadists cooperated with an armed criminal gang to stage the attack. Gunmen who attacked a train in northwest Nigeria in March freed 11 of their hostages in exchange for the … Read more
Armed gangs loot or kidnap for ransom in Nigeria’s northwest. Violence is spreading to other parts of the country. Bandit blew up a train between Kaduna, the state capital, and Abuja, the national capital, killing eight passengers, wounding 26 Authorities reported on Thursday that bandits on motorbikes killed 32 people and set fire to houses … Read more
Two suspects have been arrested by Nigerian police in connection with the kidnapping of students from a Nigerian college last year, one of the most high-profile cases in a recent run of pupil abductions. Gunmen killed a member of staff as they stormed Greenfield University in northwestern state of Kaduna on April 20, 2021, before seizing around … Read more
Gunmen attacked three towns in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state on Sunday, killing at least 48 people, according to a local official and residents. Criminal gangs have terrorised northwest and central Nigeria for years, raiding and looting towns, stealing cattle, and kidnapping residents for ransom. “A total of 48 people were killed by the bandits in … Read more
Nigeria’s air force stated on Wednesday it had ordered an inquiry after a navy training plane crashed in the restive northern kingdom of Kaduna, claiming 2 lives. At least 4 Nigerian army aircraft had been concerned in lethal crashes on the grounds in the ultimate years, such as one which killed the nation’s military leader … Read more
