Terrorism

March 12, (THEWILL) – Security experts, government officials, and international partners have called for the urgent development of a national Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices strategy to address the growing threat posed by IEDs to security personnel, civilians, and critical infrastructure...

October 29, (THEWILL) – Nigeria has reaffirmed commitment to counter terrorism in West Africa through the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Centre (IMCTC). Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, gave the commitment in Abuja when he received a delegation from Islamic Military...

December 13, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has alleged that some powerful Nigerians are sponsoring banditry and terrorism in the country to further the exploration of illegal mining. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed this on Tuesday,...

June 23, (THEWILL) - The Department of State Services (DSS), has alerted the public to planned terror attacks, particularly on worship and recreational centres before and during Eid Kabir festival. According to the service, the recovery of Improvised Explosive...

April 27, (THEWILL) - The District Head of Kasuwar Daji in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Ibrahim Sarkin Fada, has been kidnapped by bandits in the early hours of Thursday. The District Head is also the father...

March 24, (THEWILL) - Police in Ogun State have arrested four armed robbery suspects, for allegedly terrorising Ode-Remo area of Ogun state in recent times. The suspects, said to be based in Lagos State, were arrested on March 13,...

November 14, (THEWILL) - The Defence Headquarters has officially declared Sani Dangote, 18 others, wanted for terrorism and banditry. The details of the 19 suspects are contained in a poster released by the Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor,...

November 11, (THEWILL) - Terrorism is intensifying across Africa, exploiting instability and conflict, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has said. “Terrorists and violent extremists, including Da’esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates, have exploited instability and conflicts, to increase their activities...

October 25, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has condemned strongly, the unverified security alert recently issued in Nigeria by certain embassies in the country. THEWILL reported that the United States Embassy in Nigeria had on Sunday, alerted its nationals in...

October 13, (THEWILL) – The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday, acquitted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, of terrorism charges filed against him by the Federal Government. A three-man panel, led by Justice Jummai Hannatu, from...