TERRORISM: Niger Governor Sacks All Fulani District Heads, Replaces with Indigenous Nupe Chiefs

Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has sacked all Fulani district heads, known as Ardos, replacing them with indigenous Nupe Chiefs in a historic move aimed at curbing kidnapping, violence, and terrorism. The decision effectively ends centuries of Fulani domination over indigenous people in the state, marking a significant shift in the region's political and traditional landscape.

The governor cited the rising cases of kidnapping, land grabbing, destruction of farmlands, and the invitation by local Fulani of other Fulani from outside the country to help them in sustained conflicts with indigenous people as reasons for the decision. He has replaced them with village chiefs or re-designated roles such as Hakimi to strengthen local indigenous authority and improve security in the state.

OTUKPO & MIDDLE BELT MASSACRES: RESTORE NIGERIA FROM REPUBLIC OF BLOODSHED TO LAW & ORDER - Arc. Dr. Peter Agada To Bola Tinubu

Arc. Dr Peter Agada 

"President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration must stop being a government of funeral delegations, ephemeral consolation of genocide victims and empty ceremonial promises of security, and rise to restore Nigeria from being a republic of bloodshed which it is now to one of law, order, peace, opportunity and prosperity.*_

"Mr. President must re-event his administration into a digital age security machine. One that has the cutting-edge capabilities to bring to book culprits and erase all roving militia murderers, killer herdsmen, ransom bandits, bloodthirsty terrorists and their urban networks who aid them in any corner of Nigeria.*_

"Nigeria has more than enough resources to achieve this from what is connived, cornered and stolen in only a few government agencies or parastatals and her annual budgets. What is lacking is the political will, sincerity and transparency of the executors of security policies."

Several reasons constrained me from immediate reaction to the latest episode of cold-blooded, wanton massacre of citizens of Akpachi and Otukpo-Nobi in Otukpo local government area of Benue state.

Following the horrific bloodbath which took place at the dawn of last Sunday, July 12, 2026, it was needful to endure these extra days in order to obtain reliable confirmation and corroboration of casualties, the injured and the internally displaced survivors by official government sources, on-the-ground witnesses, independent first responders and partners of our organisation, The Movement Nigeria, who we despatched to the affected areas. 

TMN's painstaking investigation was to enable one have a balanced, objective assessment of the tragedy; the loss of lives suffered and trauma aftermaths of the victims, so that I would convey facts that are accurate in substance and clear in echo to the government of the day, to members of the international community and to global genocide observers who have been constantly in touch with me over the years and since the Sunday dawn massacre on the serial genocidal pogroms against Nigerian citizens of the North Central zone, the Middle Belt states and our country in general.

Subsequent to these measures, I am deeply saddened to inform Nigerians and the international community that contrary to the compressed and minimized casualty figures of 18 which the federal government of Nigeria has shyly admitted, our combined on-the-spot teams and international partners have revealed a far more harrowing tally. This includes more than fifty men, women, infant children and the elderly murdered in cold blood, many severely wounded from sophisticated artillery fire opened on them. As in similar massacres, numerous indigenes have presently fled the affected communities into temporary shelters in surrounding villages after the horrors of seeing their unarmed and defenceless families butchered.

We have also confirmed the excruciating report that among those wiped out by the savage hordes of suspected Fulani militia is a single family of nine who included a two-year old baby.

I and The Movement Nigeria mourn and extend our heartfelt condolences to the survivors and immediate relatives of the dead. We condole with and pray God to grant overcoming strength to the Akpachi and Otukpo-Nobi communities, the Benue and Plateau state frontlines of horrific re-occuring pogroms, and every other part of Nigeria where the blood of innocent Nigerians has continued to be spilled like sludge, while the indelible aftermaths of these raw, heinous crimes are continuously swept under the carpet by government after government without tangible, accountable and adequately deterrent consequences to the perpetuators. 

The serial, unabating bloodshed by free roaming, lethally armed, increasingly emboldened ethnic militias responsible for these calculated massacres challenge the security, sovereignty, national stability, peace and progress of all of us as a people and nation under one constitution. 

As TMN, our research findings over the years are heart wrenching, to say the least. We bleed and grieve deeply not just because of this latest chapter of bloodbath. Our aggregated sorrow, aggravated by the insincerity, nonchallance and lack of accountability by governments at both federal and state levels, in spite of monumental budgets perennially voted for security, derives from a glaring history of chronic constitutional failure of government to protect the lives of our citizens, their farming occupations and most basic rights to life even at the lowest levels of existence.

For example, some of our studies, which can be verified in the virtual space, show the following. In closely matched studies, the casualty metrics of globally renowned war research organisations, including Mediazona, the Book of Memory Group, the BBC and the US Library of Congress, in under five years between 2016 and 2021 alone, Nigerians who were violently murdered across all gender and age groups were 50,252. These include infants plucked from their mothers' breasts and slaughtered, babies given birth to in terrorists' captivity and fed to the dogs of their captors, octogenarians lined up and shot or burnt alive in their homes, clergy and clerics of both Christian and Muslim faiths, and worshippers rounded up and shot to death right inside churches and mosques by Islamic extremists. These gruesome crimes were committed in 2,288 documented terror attacks and victim executions. 

During the same period another 51,425 Nigerians were murdered in violent crimes such as kidnappings for ransom, robbery, rape, police brutality and other forms of extra-judicial killings. When you combine the above casualties of insecurity in Nigeria, the figure of 101,677 comes to 57 Nigerians who are violently killed everyday. 

In comparison to the above, Ukraine, which has been in a full-blown war with superpower Russia, involving devastating modern weapons of mass destruction, recorded, between 2022 and August 2025, a casualty figure of only 73,920 soldiers and civilians combined. This comes to 54 casualties per day during the height of its ongoing war. The comparison with Nigeria, a country that is not at war yet suffers a casualty of 57 citizens daily, speaks for itself and demonstrates the glaring extent of security failure by government stratas of our country. That is not where the tragedy ends. It is in the fact that about 70% of that gross national massacre figure continues to occur in the North Central and Middle Belt states of Nigeria alone.

A TMN ongoing study also indicates that like the recent Akpachi and Otukpo-Nobi massacres of few days ago, more Nigerians die daily from violent deaths than the cows that are slaughtered for consumption in some cities of some African countries.

Given the above gory spectre of insecurity which pervades every part of our dear country, I wish to passionately appeal to governments of all tiers. Wake up. Forge the political will to live up to your constitutional responsibility of protecting lives and properties a focal priority of governance.

Make the Otukpo killings of last Sunday the last of its kind in any part of our great country. Go after and bring every single one of the militia responsible for the killings to book.

 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration must stop being a government of funeral delegations, ephemeral consolation of genocide victims and empty ceremonial promises of security, and rise to restore Nigeria from being a republic of bloodshed which it is now to one of law, order, peace, opportunity and prosperity. 

Mr. President must re-event his administration into a digital age security machine. One that has the cutting-edge capabilities to bring to book culprits and erase all roving militia murderers, killer herdsmen, ransom bandits, bloodthirsty terrorists and their urban networks who aid them in any corner of Nigeria. 

Nigeria has more than enough resources to achieve this from what is connived, cornered and stolen in only a few government agencies or parastatals and her annual budgets. What is lacking is the political will, sincerity and transparency of the executors of security policies.

Arc. Dr. Peter Agada, 

YPP Presidential Hopeful 2027, 

Global Convener TMN

Who is Behind Kwara Terrorism: one killed, one kidnapped, several injured as terrorists ransacked Ifelodun LGA

Nigeria government has consistently demonstrated that the country is a terrorists conquered region where live is summarily nasty, brutish, cheap and short. 

The capacity to secure lives and properties of the citizens are not lacking but that the Pro-terrorists are in charge of the country's affairs must be an undisputable reason behind security sabotage as citizens face pains of insecurity in the hands of non state actors dishing out brutalities without measure in different parts of the country.

They Nigeria's government of APC both at the national and Kwara State need to tell Nigerians, the invincible hands sustaining terrorism in the state and nationwide.

Terrorists on Wednesday night invaded Wande community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, killing one person, abducting another resident and injuring several others in the latest wave of attacks to hit communities in the state's southern axis.

The attack has further heightened fears among residents, who say bandit activities have continued to spread across Kwara South despite ongoing security operations.  Close to 200 are already in bandits captivity in the state.

According to Sahara Report, source familiar with the incident told confirmed that the terrorists stormed Wande community on Wednesday night, opening fire on residents and leaving behind casualties before fleeing with one abducted victim.

According to the source, one person was killed during the attack, another was kidnapped, while several residents sustained injuries.

Describing the ordeal, the source said he was physically assaulted by the attackers and suffered a serious head injury after being struck with the butt of a gun.

"They hit me on the head with the butt of their gun. Blood has been coming out from my head. The person they shot; we are taking him to the hospital in Igbaja. We are on our way," the source said.

Residents said the latest attack underscores the worsening security situation in Kwara South, where several rural communities have reportedly been deserted as people flee persistent attacks by armed groups.

"Kwara South has become a hotspot for bandits, while many communities have been deserted," the source added.

Meanwhile, a top security source told reporters on Thursday that the attackers were believed to be members of a terrorist group that had earlier been engaged by security operatives in Yaru town before escaping towards Wande.

According to the security source, security forces had mounted an operation against the terrorists on Wednesday morning in Yaru, forcing them to retreat in the direction of Wande community, where they later carried out the deadly attack.

"It was obvious because they pushed them yesterday morning at Yaru again. They ran towards that end," the security source said.

SaharaReporters previously reported that the Iru Ẹ̀kún Security Network, a security outfit linked to Yoruba nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, known as Sunday Igboho, has accused Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of preventing the group from visiting the state.

The security network alleged that the governor objected to the planned visit despite growing insecurity and persistent attacks by suspected armed herdsmen and terrorists in parts of Kwara South.

The allegation was contained in a voice note obtained by SaharaReporters through the State Administrator of the Iru Ẹ̀kún Security Network in Osun State, Mr. Bolarinwa Kazeem Ayobami.

In the audio message, Ayobami announced that the planned visit of the security outfit to Kwara State had been suspended following an objection from Governor AbdulRazaq.

The planned visit, according to him, was intended to meet members of the Iru Ẹ̀kún Security Network already operating in Kwara State. 

However, he said the leadership of the organisation decided to cancel the trip to avoid exposing members in the state to possible risks.

"In truth, if all of us were to go there, no one would be able to do anything to us. However, the people we intended to meet are members of the Iru Ẹ̀kún Security Network in Kwara State. We do not want the visit to create problems or put any individuals at risk," he said.

He further noted that the governor opposed the visit because "he's a Fulani man."

"We have now been informed that the Governor of Kwara State has refused permission because he's a Fulani man. Because of that, the trip has been suspended for now,” he said. 

"Therefore, the meeting that was scheduled to hold in Kwara tomorrow will no longer take place."

 

Kidnapped School Children and their Teachers in Oyo State Rescued by Security Agencies

The kidnapped schoolchildren and teachers by bandits and terrorists in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been rescued after about 56 days in captivity.

A statement by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga confirmed that the victims were freed through the efforts of combined security agencies.

HIS FULL STATEMENT:

STATEHOUSE PRESS STATEMENT 

PRESIDENT TINUBU EXPRESSES JOY OVER THE RESCUE OF ORIIRE ABDUCTED CHILDREN AND TEACHERS, COMMENDS SECURITY AGENCIES

President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound joy at the successful rescue of the children and teachers from Oriire community in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, by the security forces. 

President Tinubu praised the heroic efforts of the security agencies, especially the military, the DSS and the police, for working round the clock in the last 56 days to secure the release of the abducted children and their teachers without any collateral damage and for arresting eight of the abductors and neutralising others.

President Tinubu regretted the anguish that the children and their teachers, as well as members of their families and the entire nation, have experienced since the sad occurrence.

For cooperating with the Federal Government in all rescue efforts, President Tinubu commended the Oyo State Government and charged it to ensure adequate security around schools across the state. 

"I am profoundly happy that our security forces successfully rescued the abducted pupils and teachers from Orire, Ogbomoso in Oyo State today after a military, police and intelligence-driven operation that neutralised some of the terrorists that perpetrated the evil act and the arrest of eight of them. 

"This successful military operation has ended the siege and standoff of over 50 days and has brought relief to the entire nation and the affected families in particular. On behalf of the country, I express my gratitude to the officers and men of our armed forces, the intelligence agencies and the police for the safe rescue of the children and their teachers. 

"My government will get justice for these children and their teachers and for the family of Mr Oyedokun, who the terrorists gruesomely murdered. 

"I must commend the government of Oyo State for working cooperatively with us in bringing this unfortunate incident to a successful end," the President said. 

President Tinubu has also directed that the emergency agencies work with the Oyo State Government to provide all necessary medical and relief support to the children and the teachers. 

Bayo Onanuga

Special Adviser to the President 

(Information and Strategy)

July 10, 2026

Kidnapped School Children: Sir Dele Abiola Calls for time to time updates from the government

OGBOMOSHO — As the school children and their teachers kidnapped by the bandits terrorists are still in captivity, Sir Dele Abiola has called for a time to time updates from the government.

According to the former Labour Party leader in Oyo State, the last we heard was that a thousand Forest Guards were deployed and that the terrorists have been trapped in the Old Oyo National Park, since then there have not been any meaningful update either from Oyo State government or the federal government.


"The kidnapped School Children in Ogbomosho zone of Oyo State should not be like the Chiboch girls. The government owned us the responsibility of providing updates to Nigerians."


Sir Dele during the internet calls said: "Declaring curfew by Oyo State Government and the diversionary tactics with Akara and Kulikuli empowerment by the Presidency via the office of the first Lady Oluremi Tinubu can not help. The leadership must wake up to their responsibilities and delivered. The country must be safe for all and sundry."


'More importantly, the leadership in Oyo and Abuja should ensure that, the Bandits' and their kidnapped victims are not evacuated by the terrorist networks who have reported being using helicopters. "We have seen it over the web and social media that helicopters are being used to supply foods and ammunition to the criminals unrestricted in some parts of this country. "


"If the Nigeria's airspace is so porous that helicopters are being used for supplies of weapon and foods to the Bandits' and terrorists threatening our peace and existence without any accountability, the Leaders complicity can not be exonerated." He said.


On May 15, 2026, armed bandits raided three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area in Ogbomosho zone of Oyo State, abducting at least 39 school children and seven teachers.


The victims who were seized by the terrorists from Baptist Nursery and Primary School (Yawota), Community Grammar School (Esiele), and L.A. Primary School (Ahoro-Esinele), remain in captivity.


The bandits killed two teachers, including Michael Oyedokun, who was gruesomely beheaded while in captivity. The Movement Nigeria (TMN) a candle Night-Vigil in Ibadan, Oyo State Capital in his honour.


Report in the public domain is that security forces have cornered the kidnappers and blocked their escape routes, forcing them to hold the victims inside the Old Oyo National Park.


Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ordered the deployment of special security forces and forest guards, while Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde is said to be coordinating efforts with local vigilantes and security agencies.


Makinde has urged the public to report any suspicious activities by calling the toll-free 615 helpline.

The June 12 Democracy day rally and protest in different states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were dedicated to a call for an improved security of lives and properties in the country.

Like never before, Nigeria, the most populous black nation on earth has been suffering from attacks of Boko Haram, ISWAP, Herdsmen, bandits and kidnapping for ransoms since 2009.

By Abigail Alabi

NIGERIA: MAXIMUM PAINS FOR GREATER NUMBERS OF PEOPLE — SIR DELE ABIOLA

"Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do, as well as to determine what we shall do. On one hand the standard of right and wrong, on the other hand the chain of causes and effects, are fastened to their throne" — Jeremy Bentham.

The ultimate reason behind the postulation for the creation of a sovereign modern State and government as the agency of state is the  ultimate satisfactions and the realizations of human personality. This , Kant had treated in his famous dictum, that morality consist in treating persons as ends  and not as means. And for this same too, Jefferson courageously affirmed when he said the government exist to protect and realize the inalienable rights of man.

Among the inalienable and natural rights; right to life, self defense among others.

For the society to escape the Hobbesian state of Nature and the survival of the fittest, where lives was described as nasty, brutish, poor, solitary and short. The existence of state and it's agencies enable individuals to submit parts of these inalienable rights to state for equitable redistribution of justice with fairness and equity.

The above defined the primary responsibilities of the State as primarily protection of lives and properties, and provisions of essential services which are beyond the capacity of the individuals. The resources which would have hitherto based on the survival of the fittest placed in the domains of the State and it's agencies.

In the pre slavery Africa and pre colonial era, communalism thrived among the people, communities and cleans. The survival of the fittest had no place contrary to today's African States especially Nigeria in particular which had long ago returned to primitive acquisition era by the privileged few/minority who are for the sake of their greediness, become the agents of enemies without as they themselves emerged the enemies within against anything that Will lead to the common good, happiness and pleasure of the majority in the land.

The comparisons and acceptability of governments, regime by regime have absolutely been based on the two sovereign masters as postulated by Bentham, pains and pleasures as occasioned by the wellbeing of the majority starting with the protection of the inalienable rights of man — protection of lives and properties, and provisions of essential services to the citizenry.  While Jeremy Bentham called for maximum pleasures for greater numbers of people, it has been maximum pains for greater numbers of people in Nigeria by any standard of measurement in this global Capital of world's poverty.

In the cases where a State failed in these primary responsibilities, it is also natural for the man to reclaimed his inalienable rights to ensure his survival, in this regard, the society may eventually resumes/return to the Hobbesian state before any regrouping to ensure orderliness. This maybe inevitable when all necessary provisions and institutional redresses have failed. Nigeria under this current civilian regime is toying such a line.

Insecurity in Nigeria today is in all fronts starting with insecurity of lives and properties of the Nigerian citizens ranging to the socioeconomic perils where citizens are most concerned again. The sociopolitical sphere of our national life that should afford the people the opportunity as occasioned by maximum pains, in what to do, especially for leadership redress and change via ballots have been compromised already. The just concluded Ekiti governorship election clearly portrayed what to come by in the 2027 general elections with already dilapidated and fractioned opposition political parties, courtesy of the incumbent's agenda to perpetuate itself even in the face of abysmal failures.

The compromised electoral umpire in the country (Independent National Electoral Commission - INEC) allegedly gave to the pro Terrorists APC led government, over 400,000 uncollected voter cards that undermine the outcome of the said election in favour of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC.

As the abysmal failures of the Tinubu led APC government is more glaring to the whole wide world with numerous victims of insecurity across the length and breadth of our country innumerable, and many living in perpetual fear, redeeming our present unsavoury image in the international community as a crime conquered nation, giving hope to the citizens that they are saved seemed an uneasy tasks as sociopolitical system is firmly captured already by a group using insecurity as a weapon for both wealth and power capturing.

This insecurity, it has become impossible for the watching world and Nigerians in particular not to believe that the government of the day at all tiers and the security hierarchies at their command have allowed insecurity to deteriorate to this level of daily peril and bring our country totally to her knees because some unpatriotic elements in position of policy, decisions and actions benefit from the protracted reign of terrors and insecurity in our country.

It is an unarguable truth that today, virtually no inch of Nigeria soil, from the far north to the south, is safe for her citizens. This is a direct by-product of leadership failure in the government's foremost constitutional responsibility of protecting lives and properties.

Nothing is wrong with the Nigerian State except leadership failures as a result of compromises, and ineffectiveness as a result of incompetency. The country can no longer be managed by those who claimed that they loved the country, have the fear of God but lack capacity to deliver, who have lost touch of the reality of the modern governance.

Sir Dele Abiola 

Has Nigerian State ever been without damming security challenges? No. From slavery and pre colonial days, and after the Independence to Civil war and even till date, the geographical entity called Nigeria has always been a land of intermittent pogroms. Only that the state and government apparatus especially post civil war have been living up to the expectations of the people compared to the situation since the APC leadership emergency since 2015. Terrorism in today's Nigeria, without much argument can be adjudged as the state owned and sponsored institution and indeed a very lucrative institution for that matter but at the expenses of the happiness of the common man and the interests of the majority of the citizenry served as the alternative for gone for the satisfaction of the greediness of the minority who firmly captured the country. 

Nigeria of today is caught in a deplorable quagmire where, gradually to this time, our farmers can no longer access their farms and many villages have been deserted as a result of bandits' attacks and plunder, and mass abduction for ransom, leading to food shortages in our dear land. Sadly, this has further deteriorated to an all-time nightmare where innocent and tender school children and their teachers have joined the menu of terrorist abductions and massacre. The recent been in Oriire Local government of Oyo state, is a condemnable trend in the strongest term.

Today, the country's leadership have failed us in all major primary purposes and reasons for the existence of Governance in the first instance. The protection of lives and properties which comes first as the primary responsibility of government have been betrayed. 

Secondly in the socioeconomic arena, the provisions of essential services by the government have ever been at zero level while the unsecured and unprotected citizens have been subjected to heavy and maximum taxations. For NIGERIANS Since the emergence of APC leadership in 2015 till date, it has been maximum pains for greater numbers of people.

Contrary to the country's leadership claims, terrorists are not prodigal sons , nor are they our brothers and as such no  genuine and patriotic individuals will approve negotiations with the criminals threatening our existence , let alone training and their reabsorption into any State institution, except those profiting from the discomfort of the majority. THE WHOLE SALES TERRORISM, KIDNAPPING AND BANDITRY ALL OVER THE COUNTRY CAN NOT STAND.

Keeping quiet by Nigerians can no longer help anyone, Nigerians must ensure the country's leadership is accountable and ensure the school children and others in the captivity of the bandit terrorists are brought back home safely by any means possible by both the federal and state governments' collaboration. 

If the leadership compromised and the desires to profit from our collective pains are removed, Nigeria State have the capacity to make the country a safer place for all and sundry.

IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM SOLUTION TO AVOID EVENTUAL RETURN TO STATE OF NATURE

1. Immediate securing of our schools (public and private) with deployment of existing security operatives or creation of a special paramilitary cadets for this purpose. Closures of schools can never be a good ideal.

2. Empowerment of 50 percent of Nigerian Youths in agriculture and agro-allied businesses will compelled the drastic reduction of banditry.

3. Practical teaching and learning system in all of our educational institutions to produce self-dependent , self-reliant and productive individuals who will not be jobless or writing applications after graduation.

4. Firmly and effectively securing our boarders.

5. Publishing names and prosecuting financials of terrorism in Nigeria as well as the prosecution of terrorists by death penalty.

6. Compensation for the victims of terrorism and their immediate families.

7. Satellite and drones deployment will minimize the collateral damages on the parts of our security personnel.

8. Alternatively, Citizens should be fully armed for self defense.

WITH PAIN ON THE THRONE DITCHING OUT MAXIMUM TORTURES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, EAST TO WEST, NIGERIANS NEED TO DEVELOP A BLUEPRINT AND ROADMAP FOR POSITIVE CHANGE THAT WILL LEAD THE COUNTRY TO THE DESIRED POLITICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STABILITY THAT THE CITIZENS DESPERATELY DESIRED. 

A GENERATIONAL CHANGE IN THE COUNTRY'S LEADERSHIP IS A PANACEA.

Sir Dele Abiola 

oluabiola81@gmail.com

PRESS STATEMENT: NIGERIA MUST PROTECT HER PEOPLE: A CALL FOR NATIONAL ACTION, COMPASSION AND SECURITY REFORM

By The Movement Nigeria (TMN)

Fellow Nigerians,

Today, we gather not as representatives of any political interest, ethnic group, religion or region, but as concerned citizens united by a shared sense of humanity and patriotism.

Our hearts are with every family currently experiencing the pain of insecurity, particularly the parents, teachers and loved ones of the school children and citizens who remain in captivity across different parts of our country.

No nation can truly prosper when its people live in fear.

No parent should send a child to school uncertain of their safety.

No teacher should be forced to choose between educating children and preserving their own life.

No community should live under the constant threat of violence, kidnapping or displacement.

The Movement Nigeria (TMN) is organizing this candlelight gathering in Oyo State as a solemn moment of reflection, solidarity and national responsibility.

We remember every victim.

We stand with every affected family.

We pray for the safe return of every person currently in captivity.

We honor the sacrifices of our security personnel who continue to put their lives on the line daily in defense of our nation.

At this difficult moment, Nigeria does not need more division. Nigeria needs leadership, compassion, courage and practical solutions.

The security challenges confronting our nation were not created overnight, and they will not disappear overnight. However, history shows that countries facing similar threats have successfully restored peace through determined leadership, institutional reforms, community participation and sustained economic development.

Countries such as Colombia significantly reduced insurgency and kidnapping through intelligence-driven operations and coordinated security reforms.

Rwanda rebuilt national security through strong institutions, local vigilance structures and national unity programs.

Indonesia weakened extremist networks through effective intelligence gathering, community engagement and targeted security operations.

Singapore continues to maintain one of the safest societies in the world through efficient policing, technology, strong institutions and strict accountability.

Nigeria can learn from these experiences while developing solutions tailored to our own realities.

*THE AGADA SECURITY FRAMEWORK: SIX PILLARS FOR A SAFER NIGERIA*

*1. Secure Every School Initiative*

Every public and private school in Nigeria should be protected through a coordinated national school security program.

This program should include:

* Dedicated School Protection Units.

* Security technology and emergency alert systems.

* Perimeter protection infrastructure.

* Regular security audits.

* Community-based school safety partnerships.

Schools must remain places of learning, not targets of fear.

*2. Intelligence-Led Security Architecture*

Modern security challenges require modern solutions.

Nigeria must strengthen:

* Intelligence gathering.

* Inter-agency collaboration.

* Real-time information sharing.

* Digital surveillance capabilities.

* Data-driven crime prevention systems.

Successful nations defeat criminal networks not merely with force, but with superior intelligence.

*3. Community Security Partnership*

Security cannot be achieved by government alone.

Every community must become an active partner in safeguarding lives and property.

This requires:

* Community policing structures.

* Local security volunteer networks.

* Traditional institution participation.

* Youth engagement programs.

* Early-warning reporting systems.

Citizens are often the first to notice emerging threats.

*4. Economic Empowerment as a Security Strategy*

Lasting peace requires economic opportunity.

Millions of young Nigerians possess enormous potential but lack access to productive opportunities.

TMN advocates:

* Large-scale agricultural empowerment programs.

* Agro-processing hubs.

* Skills acquisition initiatives.

* Entrepreneurship financing.

* Rural economic development projects.

Every young person productively employed is one less person vulnerable to recruitment into criminal activities.

*5. Border Security and National Sovereignty*

Nigeria must strengthen the protection of its borders through:

* Advanced surveillance technology.

* Border monitoring systems.

* Improved immigration controls.

* Regional security cooperation.

* Enhanced maritime and land border security.

National security begins with effective control of national territory.

*6. Justice, Accountability and Victim Support*

Criminality thrives where accountability is weak.

Nigeria must ensure:

* Swift prosecution of terrorism financiers.

* Stronger anti-money laundering enforcement.

* Protection of witnesses.

* Compensation for victims and affected families.

* Rehabilitation support for rescued victims.

Justice must be visible, fair and effective.

*A NATIONAL CALL*

We call upon all levels of government, security institutions, civil society organizations, traditional rulers, faith leaders, labour unions, professional groups and citizens to work together in confronting insecurity.

The safety of Nigerians must remain above politics.

The protection of lives must remain our highest priority.

The future of our children must remain our greatest responsibility.

We therefore demand every lawful and necessary effort toward securing the immediate and safe release of all persons currently held captive by criminal elements anywhere in Nigeria.

We also call for sustained reforms that address not only the symptoms of insecurity, but its root causes.

Nigeria possesses the resources, the institutions, the talent and the people required to overcome these challenges.

What is required is collective resolve, strategic leadership and national unity.

The Movement Nigeria remains committed to working with labour organizations, professional bodies, educational institutions, community leaders and patriotic Nigerians to develop practical policy solutions capable of restoring security, prosperity and hope to our nation.

Through initiatives such as the Labour Institute, LabourDirect.com and other national development platforms, we will continue to contribute ideas, policies and partnerships aimed at building a safer and more productive Nigeria.

Let this candlelight gathering not only honor the victims of insecurity but also renew our collective determination to build a nation where every citizen can live, learn, work and prosper in peace.

May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Sir Dele Abiola

South-West Coordinator

*For: The Movement Nigeria (TMN)*

United Nations (UN) Calls For Swift Release Of Kidnapped School Staff, Students In Nigeria

By Ighomuaye Lucky. O

The United Nations (UN) has called for an immediate and quick action to secure the release of students and teachers abducted by armed groups in Nigeria, stressing that schools must be protected as safe environments for learning and development.

The appeal was made in Abuja by Mr. Malick Fall, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, during a meeting with a delegation from the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre led by its Commandant, Dr. Samuel Umanah.

The discussions centered on recent incidents of school abductions, as well as ongoing efforts to support affected families, schools, and communities in Oyo and Borno states.

Fall expressed concern over the ongoing captivity of the victims and strongly condemned the violence, noting that two teachers had already been killed during the incidents.


He further said the attacks highlight the growing risks facing children, teachers, and educational settings across the country.

According to him, protecting children’s right to access education in a secure and dignified setting must remain a national priority.

He urged authorities to fully implement the Minimum Standards for Safe Schools, strengthen emergency response systems, and adopt data-driven strategies to improve school security.




“We are deeply saddened that these school children and their teachers are still being held by armed groups.


“Schools must remain safe havens for learning and not places of fear. Children should never be a target. These incidents underscore the urgent need to strengthen the protection of children, educators and learning spaces”, Fall said.



While acknowledging the efforts of government authorities and security agencies, the UN official urged stronger and more coordinated action to secure the safe and swift release of all abducted students and teachers.


He also urged authorities to ensure that the perpetrators of the attacks are brought to justice and to reinforce measures to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.

Oyo State, Federal Govt Should Liaise For Timely Release Of The School Children And Their Teachers From Captivity— Sir Dele Abiola

Olateju Davidson 

Ogbomosho — Sir Dele Abiola on Sunday called on the Oyo State and Federal Government to timely work together for immediate release of the kidnapped School Children and their teachers from the captivity. More than 15 days now that rround 46 school children including infants were kidnapped from Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota in Orire local government of Oyo State. 

Speaking to our correspondent, he said the primary reason for the existence of state and government is to ensure Security of lives and properties of the people.

"The essence of Governance is to ensure Security of lives and properties of the citizens."

"Provide essential services. The Nigerian government failed in all fronts"

"No any essential service, no security of lives and properties. Only an endless exploitation and taxing of the already impoverished population."

Sir Dele Abiola who recently resigned as the chairman of the Oyo State Labour Party said, "Insecurity has become the business of the pro terrorists political elites. Nigerians must brace up for the worst and be ready to confront evil and pro terrorists leadership that's causing death and displacement, using insecurity to exploring more of our common mineral resources."

"At least, they should consider the pains these infants in the forest are going through as well as the level of anxieties that their parents are passing through too and act decisively."

"Nigeria State is down already. Their are compromises both at the levels of political class and security apparatus."

"The resultant effects of insecurity in terms of banditary , terrorism and kidnapping are glaring for all to see. We have been seeing effects of insecurity on our economy. Nigerians are groaning for pain because farm products are too expensive in the market as of today."

Sir Dele Abiola 

The farmers can not dare going to farms, And as a result, in all Nigerian markets, pepper, onion, tomatoes, palm-oil, maize, groundnut, yam, beans, plantain, melon and other farm produce are extra ordinarily expensive."

Bandits, terrorists and Fulani herdsmen are creating fear.

 Kidnapping, cattle rustling and mass killings or abduction in many parts of the country are endangering our economy. In Adamawa, Benue, Plateau and Nasarawa States, farmers are relocating to nearby cities just to run away for their life. Most of them have abandoned their farm and left their villages to the cities. In Kwara State, many towns and communities are deserted by the islamist terrorists.

From Savannah, across the River Niger, the terrorists have been coming to South West.

They attacked two villages, Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota in Orire local government of Oyo State. Most of the villagers have already left those villages, even the nearby villages are also leaving their farm and run to cities for safety.

"The unfortunate point here is that the government both at the State and Federal are playing politics with the lives of the innocent underage children and their teachers."

This is what is happening all over Nigeria, this is affecting general well-being of Nigerians. Foods are cost, there is massive job loss, it's also affecting our micro and macro economics.

"As the APC Government has been treating terrorists with hand gloves since 2015, failing to act fast to curb the issue of insecurity, the citizens must also at this point speak up and call this leadership to accountability." He concluded.

Bandits Ravage Summit University In Kwara state, kill 34 Students, Abduct 15 Others Including Lecturers

The reports from Kwara State has it that the terrorist bandits have entered the Summit University, Offa Kwara state.

They killed 34 innocent students Abduct 11 student 4 Lecturers.

Source confirmed that the incident happened today 27th March, 2026. Insecurity in Nigeria since the emergence of APC in 2015 have become saturating complicated national conspiracy through which many are been killed, kidnapped and displaced.

This is a developing story...

American Donald J. Trump slams Nigeria's Pro-terrorists President Tinubu over his UK trip in the midst of terror attacks in Nigeria

American President Donald Trump has slammed the Nigeria's pro terrorists President Bola Hamed Tinubu over his UK trip in the midst of terror attacks in Nigeria. 

APC led terrorists regime since 2015 till date both under Major General Muhammadu Buhari and his successor Tinubu have demonstrated to the whole wide world that they are less concerned about the Nigerians lives and their properties.

Donald Trump' said: “The situation in Nigeria is a TOTAL D!SASTER. Massive, coordinated suicide bombings tonight in Maiduguri. A hospital, a major market, the post office—all h!t! Many innocent people killed. 

This is what happens when you have NO LEADERSHIP and open borders for terrorrists! While his country is in a state of NATIONAL EMERGENCY, President Tinubu is currently in the UK on a "State Visit."

Unbelievable! Shaking hands and having fancy dinners while his people are being blown up? I don't think so! Prime Minister Starmer should tell him to get on a plane and GO HOME IMMEDIATELY. You don't stay abroad during a cr!s!s like this. 

A real leader is on the ground with the military and the people, not cutting ribbons in London. Nigeria is a great country with wonderful people, but they are being let down by a government that isn't focused on STRENGTH and SECUR!TY.

Close the borders, find the terrorists, and PROTECT YOUR CITIZENS. Everything else can wait. TRUTH!”

Donald Trump.

Me: Thank you President Donald Trump for your attention in Nigeria, Hoping that you would continue to keep an eye on our situation Here SHALOM 🙏

#PresidentDonaldTrump

US freezes assets of eight Nigerians over Boko Haram, ISIL, cybercrime links

Trump 

The United States America which officially designated the Nigeria's islamists Terrorists Boko Haram a foreign terrorist organisation in 2013 has freezes assets of eight Nigerians over Boko Haram, ISIL, cybercrime links.

The US State Department claimed that the group has carried out numerous deadly attacks across northern and northeastern Nigeria, as well as the Lake Chad Basin, since 2009. 

US President Donald Trump announced in October 2025, for the second time that Nigeria would be added to the US Department of State’s list of “Countries of Particular Concern,” citing alleged religious freedom violations and Christian genocide. 

Nigeria was first designated in 2020 under Trump during his first term but was removed from the list by former President Joe Biden shortly after he assumed office.

There were claims that insecurity in Nigeria was founded in t President Barrak Obama in a desperate agenda to to remove President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 and put in place the pro terrorists regime of APC. There have never been any counter claims that APC imported and brought more Fulani Terrorists machineries from other West African countries into the country.


FULL LIST :

Sanctioned Nigerians (as named by OFAC):

Salih Yusuf Adamu (also known as Salihu Yusuf)

Babestan Oluwole Ademulero

Abu Abdullah ibn Umar Al-Barnawi

Abu Musab Al-Barnawi

Khaled Al-Barnawi

Ibrahim Ali Alhassan

Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Mainuki

 US frozen the assets of the above eight Nigerians linked to the Islamic sect Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

According to the detailed in a 3,000-page document released on February 10 by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). 

The document also identifies individuals sanctioned for cybercrime and other security threats, following recent U.S. Congressional recommendations for visa bans and asset freezes on those accused of violating religious freedom and persecuting Christians in Nigeria. 

US lawmakers have recommended visa bans and asset freezes against the former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, and Miyetti Allah Kautal, over alleged links to extremist activities.

 The recommendation was contained in a document released by the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) titled “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.”

 The publication outlines individuals and entities whose assets have been frozen and serves as a reference tool for compliance with US sanctions regimes, particularly those related to counter-terrorism. 

According to Office of Foreign Assets Control, the move forms part of broader efforts to block the property and interests of designated individuals and prevent financial dealings with them. 

“This publication of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is designed as a reference tool providing actual notice of actions by OFAC with respect to Specially Designated Nationals and other persons … whose property is blocked, to assist the public in complying with the various sanctions programmes administered by OFAC,” the agency said.


Among those listed is Salih Yusuf Adamu, also known as Salihu Yusuf, born August 23, 1990, in Nigeria. OFAC identified him as having ties to Boko Haram. Yusuf was among six Nigerians convicted in 2022 in the United Arab Emirates for setting up a Boko Haram cell to raise funds for insurgents in Nigeria. The group attempted to transfer $782,000 from Dubai to Nigeria.


Another individual, Babestan Oluwole Ademulero, born March 4, 1953, was designated under SDNTK sanctions and listed under multiple aliases, including Wole A. Babestan and Olatunde Irewole Shofeso.


Also sanctioned were Abu Abdullah ibn Umar Al-Barnawi (also known as Ba Idrisa), Abu Musab Al-Barnawi (Habib Yusuf), Khaled (Khalid) Al-Barnawi, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, and Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Mainuki, all identified as having links to Boko Haram or ISIL. Several of the individuals were born in Maiduguri or other parts of Borno State and were sanctioned under terrorism-related executive orders.


Additionally, Nnamdi Orson Benson, born March 21, 1987, was listed under CYBER2 sanctions for cyber-related offences and was reported to hold a Nigerian passport.


The sanctions mean that all property and interests of the listed individuals within US jurisdiction are blocked, and US persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. 

Hence, Nigerians named under the sanctions face asset freezes under Executive Order 13224.

US confirms deployment of small team of troops to Nigeria — reports

The United States has sent a small group of soldiers to Nigeria, the first confirmed ground presence since December airstrikes, Reuters reported.

 

U.S. Africa Command’s Gen. Dagvin Anderson said the move came after recent talks in Rome with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.

APC led federal government was voted in 2015 to primarily end insurgence, create jobs and improve the economy.  However, under the APC leadership, insecurity knows no bounds, multiple Terrorists group emanated as the government was less concerned about the protection of lives and properties of the citizens.

Insecurity has since becomes a multi dimensional business for the political and military elites. Billions of dollars have been allocated to fight the menace of terrorism. 

The Nigeria's government has not addressed the country on the cost implications of the American intervention. 

However, US President Donald Trump's intervention and bombing of the islamists Terrorists in Sokoto in the Christmas Eve was a relief to many Nigerians. 

This deployment of the US troops marks the first confirmed U.S. boots on the ground in Nigeria and a significant escalation of American military involvement in the Nigeria's fight against the terrorists ravaging the the country.

The public deserves clarity on scope, mission, and legal authority.

ALAAFIN CONDEMNS OLD OYO NATIONAL PARK KILLINGS- CALLS IT ASSAULT ON YORUBA HERITAGE, URGE FOR MILITARY BASE AT OTEFON AND FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THE KILLINGS

His Imperial Majesty (IKU BABA YEYE), Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, The Alaafin of Oyo — Keeper of the Throne, Shield of the Yoruba, today issued a thunderous condemnation of the brutal attack on Oloka village and the killing of civilians and rangers within Old Oyo National Park, declaring it an assault on Yoruba sovereignty and ancestral heritage and also sympathize with the families of the forest guards

In a release issued by His Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, after a solemn proclamation read at the imperial Court of Oyo, the Alaafin stated:

“The recent brutal killings inside Old Oyo National Park — especially the massacre at Oloko — is not merely a ‘security breach.’ It is a dagger plunged into the heart of our ancestral empire. Our sacred forests, our game reserves, our historic grounds — where our kings once hunted with spears and drums — are now being turned into slaughter yards by armed marauders. THIS WILL NOT STAND.”_

His Majesty has decreed the following actions:

*Official Condemnation* — of the senseless murder of innocent civilians, rangers, and travelers in Old Oyo National Park — demanding full, transparent investigation and immediate arrest of all perpetrators.

*Establishment of Military Base* — designation of Otefon Village as a permanent *Armed Military Base of the kingdom* — to fortify the region and secure the Oyo-Oduduwa corridor.

Deployment of Yoruba Defense Force Battalion — under joint command of the Nigerian Army and traditional warrior chiefs — to patrol the park 24/7 and repel invaders.

Federal Recognition — call on the President and Ministry of Defence to declare Otefon a *Strategic National Security Zone* — and fund construction of barracks, watchtowers, and helipad within next few months.

The Paramount Ruler who described banditry and other security challenges facing the country as "" gory, worrisome and disturbing"", pointed out that security is critical to the survival of any nation to forestall lawlessness, chaos and disorder.

Oba Owoade lauded President Bola Tinubu's demonstration, through actions, that ending insecurity is one of his administration’s foremost concern.

Said he, "" our ancestors did not build empires to watch them crumble under banditry. We will rebuild the walls — not with mud, but with steel. Not with prayers alone, but with patrols. Not with silence — but with thunder.” — Alaafin stressed.

NIGERIAN ARMY TROOPS RESCUE RETIRED COLONEL FROM KIDNAPPERS IN PLATEAU STATE

The Nigerian Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have successfully rescued a retired senior officer of the Nigerian Army, Colonel Ajanaku (Rtd), following his abduction by unidentified gunmen in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.

According to a statement by the military, the retired senior officer was kidnapped in the early hours of 5 January 2026 at about 0045 hours from his residence opposite the Salvation Army Church along Rukuba Road, Bassa LGA. Upon receipt of the distress call, troops of Sectors 1 and 3, Operation ENDURING PEACE, swiftly mobilised and trailed the kidnappers along their withdrawal route through the Wildlife Park.

The troops, in conjunction with the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) Tracking Team and local vigilantes, sustained intensive search and rescue operations, combing suspected criminal hideouts across caves and rocky high grounds within the general area.

Later in the day, at about 1400 hours, the kidnappers contacted the wife of the abducted retired officer and demanded a ransom of Two Hundred Million Naira (₦200,000,000.00). Having observed the overwhelming presence and pressure from pursuing troops, the kidnappers issued threats to kill the victim if search operations were not halted.

Consequently, troops tactically switched to covert operations, which culminated in the successful rescue of Colonel Ajanaku (Rtd) at about 1730 hours on 5 January 2026 at the outskirts of the Rafiki Axis, Bassa LGA, Plateau State, without any ransom payment.

The rescued retired officer is currently undergoing medical examination at the Operation ENDURING PEACE Medical Centre and is in stable condition. He will be debriefed to provide vital intelligence that will aid ongoing follow-up operations.

Meanwhile, troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE are continuing aggressive combing operations within the surrounding forests to apprehend the fleeing kidnappers and dismantle their criminal network.

The Nigerian Army, through Operation ENDURING PEACE, reaffirms its unwavering commitment to safeguarding lives and property and will continue to deny criminal elements freedom of action across the Joint Operations Area.

TROOPS FOIL BANDITS’ MOVEMENT, NEUTRALIZE CRIMINALS AND ARREST LOGISTICS SUPPLIER IN COORDINATED OPERATIONS IN KOGI STATE

Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army Lokoja on 3 January  2026 have recorded significant operational successes following coordinated fighting patrols and ambush operations conducted across parts of Kabba Bunu and Yagba West Local Government Areas of Kogi State.

A statement signed by Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi  who  is the Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations of the 12 Brigade Nigerian Army confirmed that the troops' operation was based on credible intelligence on movement of bandits from Adankolo general area towards Agbadu Bunu in Kabba Bunu LGA, troops swiftly deployed and laid a deliberate ambush at bandit identified crossing point. The bandits subsequently ran into the troops’ ambush position and were engaged, forcing them to withdraw with indications of casualties as blood stains were observed during exploitation of the area. In the course of the encounter, troops neutralized two bandits and recovered one AK 47 rifle, one magazine, ninety nine rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, one locally fabricated gun and eleven cartridges.

In a related development, further intelligence revealed movement of bandits around Saminaka village in Yagba West LGA. Troops, in conjunction with local vigilantes, conducted a fighting patrol to the village and adjoining forested areas. On arrival, the village was observed to have been deserted, prompting troops to dismount and exploit the surrounding forest and routes leading towards the Saminaka Sabo Rijiya road. Troops made contact with an unconfirmed number of bandits and engaged them, leading to their withdrawal through the forest. During subsequent exploitation, troops traced the withdrawal route and discovered one neutralized bandit,one AK 47 rifle and seventeen rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition.

During the same operation, troops also arrested a suspected bandit logistics supplier identified as Sunday Adedotun, from Odo Eri village in Yagba West LGA. The suspect was apprehended on a farmland within Saminaka village and claimed to assist farmers in transporting produce after harvest. Items discovered at the settlement included cartons of energy and soft drinks, bottled water and harvested farm produce. The suspect is currently in custody undergoing investigation.

The series of operations underscores the sustained pressure being mounted by troops against criminal elements within the area and their support networks.

The Commander 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Kasim Umar Sidi commended the troops for their professionalism, courage and timely response to credible intelligence, noting that their actions reflect the high level of commitment to duty. He further assured the public that troops will continue to sustain aggressive patrols, ambushes and intelligence driven operations to deny criminal elements freedom of action within the area.