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Fifty elderly residents of Magamin-Diddi village, in Magami/Faru ward of Maradun local government area, have been kidnapped while on a reconciliation mission to a bandit leader in Zamfara State. According to reports, the abduction was reportedly carried out by Jammo, the bandits’ kingpin in charge of Muntsira Forest in Maradun LGA, who is said to have intercepted and taken the delegation. Chairman of Maradun LGA, Hon. Bello Dosara, confirmed the incident but stressed that the group proceeded on the mission without official approval from government authorities. According to him, the…

Opposition political parties have warned that worsening insecurity poses a major threat to the conduct of the 2027 general elections. With about seven months to the polls, the parties cautioned that continued terrorist attacks, banditry, kidnappings and other violent crimes could undermine democratic participation, disenfranchise voters and disrupt the electoral process if the Federal Government fails to restore order. They argued that unless the security situation improves significantly before the elections, many Nigerians may be unwilling to vote, and that residents of communities displaced by violence could be excluded from…

The President Bola Tinubu administration has given fresh assurances that all kidnapped schoolchildren and teachers who are currently in the captivity of terrorists will be safely rescued. The assurance, which was given on Thursday by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, at a press conference in Abuja, disclosed that the government has declared the safe return of all the children and teachers as a national priority. According to him, the government will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the abducted schoolchildren in Oyo and Borno States…