Hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers have invaded the Chikakore area of Kubwa in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, kidnapping a man, his wife, son and two others. A resident of the community told our correspondent that the kidnappers, numbering about 30 and armed with AK-47 rifles stormed the community around 12 am on Monday and went straight to the house of one Adefija Micheal Akinropo, who was kidnapped alongside his wife, son and elder brother. The resident, who is close to the victims, said the kidnappers later moved to another building housing a poultry farm, kidnapped a…

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 20 Nigerian soldiers, including a commanding officer, during a brazen assault on an army base in northeastern Borno state, security sources and residents reported on Sunday. The attack, carried out by members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), targeted the Nigerian Army’s 149 Battalion in Malam-Fatori, a remote town near the border with Niger. According to survivors, the militants arrived in gun trucks on Friday and launched a surprise attack, overwhelming the troops after more than three hours of intense fighting. "They rained bullets everywhere," said one soldier who survived the assault.…

Okezie Ogbata, a 36-year-old Nigerian national, has pleaded guilty in a Florida district court to orchestrating a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that defrauded more than 400 elderly and vulnerable Americans of over $6 million. The U.S. Department of Justice revealed that Ogbata and his accomplices sent fraudulent letters posing as representatives of a Spanish bank, falsely claiming that recipients were entitled to multimillion-dollar inheritances from deceased relatives abroad. The letters instructed victims to send money for purported fees, taxes, and other payments, warning them that failure to comply could lead to government scrutiny. Many of the victims, primarily elderly individuals,…

In a series of separate attacks, suspected bandits have abducted 22 residents from Kugauta and Kitanda, both within Kumana Chiefdom of Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna State. A resident and student pastor, Emmanuel Johnson, said the attacks occurred around 10:30 pm on Friday. He explained that the bandits stormed Kitanda, abducting 12 people, mainly women and children, before attacking Kugauta, where 10 more were taken. Johnson expressed deep frustration over the persistent insecurity in the communities, lamenting that only three policemen were stationed to secure the village and nearby areas. “Our communities are constantly under attack. People are being kidnapped…