Terrorism

August 09, (THEWILL) — The Kaduna State Government’s recent rollout out of 1,000 forest guards, part of the Presidential Forest Guards Initiative, was quite impressive and it indicated seriousness of purpose on the part of the government at...

International report documents 101 attacks on Nigerian healthcare facilities and personnel between 2023 and 2025, underscoring worsening insecurity in the sector. At least 91 health workers were kidnapped and 15 killed during the three years, while 25 abducted...

The Federal Government filed a 10-count charge against three suspected Ansaru-linked operatives, accusing them of conspiring to kidnap 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State Prosecutors alleged the suspects concealed intelligence about...

June 24 (THEWILL) — A High Court sitting in Sokoto State has sentenced a Nigerien national and two Nigerians to death by hanging after convicting them on charges of terrorism and arms trafficking, following a prosecution by the Department...

April 07, (THEWILL) — In a landmark ruling reinforcing Nigeria’s fight against terrorism, the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday convicted and sentenced suspected terrorists to long jail terms, including 20 years imprisonment on each count and life...

January 16, (THEWILL) — The United States has approved $413 million to support counter-insurgency and security operations in Nigeria and other African countries in 2026, as terrorism, banditry and violent extremism continue to escalate across West Africa. The funding is...

December 22, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Federal Government’s application to reopen a terrorism case against five suspects allegedly linked to notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the ruling after upholding...

November 24, (THEWILL) — Former Minister of Lands, Housing & Urban Development, Chief Nduese Essien, has warned that Nigeria is “dangerously close to normalising terrorism”, describing the past week as one of the darkest in the country’s recent security...

November 06, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s determination to defeat terrorism and deepen diplomatic engagement, insisting that Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms are restoring investor confidence and stabilising the nation. Speaking on Thursday during the Federal Executive...

November 02, (THEWILL) — When armed men stormed a village in Zamfara State before dawn on 24 September 2025, killing 12 people and abducting 37 others, the attack represented far more than an isolated tragedy. It was one of...