Trading children as commodities in Benue
Thousands of residents have fled their ancestral homes, leaving families and children struggling for survival in unfamiliar environments
Police officer killed as suspected armed herders attack checkpoint in Benue
According to a local source, the attackers took to their heels and disappeared into the nearby bushes on sighting the advancing troops.
Police rescue 10-year-old boy stuffed in sack, two suspects arrested
The Sokoto State Police Command has on Wednesday intensified its crackdown on kidnapping and other violent crimes, recording major breakthroughs in separate intelligence-led operations that led to the arrest of two suspected kidnappers and the dramatic rescue of a 10-year-old boy abducted in Tangaza Local Government Area.
‘Kidnappers spoke Igala, Fulani, Hausa,’ Kogi victims recount ordeal
‘One of the abductors identified himself as Peter; they spoke Igala, Fulani and Hausa, so we won’t understand their conversations’
Rate of surrenders by terrorists rise 213% in one week— Military
The military has recorded a 213 per cent increase in the number of terrorists and associates who have surrendered to troops in the North East in the last one week.
Full list: UK shuts 13 more asylum hotels
The UK government has announced the closure of 13 more hotels being used to accommodate asylum seekers, as part of its wider plan to end the use of hotels for asylum accommodation.
