Terrorists

June 15, (THEWILL) — Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.) has raised the alarm over Nigeria’s worsening security situation, warning that it could degenerate further if drastic and firm measures are not taken now. “When (an army)...

June 12 (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu on Friday issued one of his administration’s strongest warnings yet to terrorists, kidnappers, bandits, and their financiers, declaring that criminal elements threatening Nigeria’s security must either surrender immediately or face “the...

June 07 (THEWILL) — The intensity of terror-related violence that has taken place across the country in the past weeks has once again exposed attendant systemic challenges in the fight against insecurity in the country. In Oyo and Borno...

June 1 (THEWILL) — Suspected terrorists holding the wives of the Emir of Yashikira and several residents abducted during a violent midnight raid have threatened to forcefully marry the female captives to their commanders if a ₦150 million ransom...

May 25 (THEWILL) — The Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, has warned residents of the North-East to remain vigilant ahead of the 2026 Eid al-Kabir celebrations, disclosing that remnants of Boko Haram and Islamic State...

April 16, (THEWILL) — Nigeria has been placed on maximum security alert following intelligence reports indicating that terrorist groups are allegedly plotting coordinated attacks on the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, correctional facilities, and other strategic infrastructure...

April 01, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has ordered a no-mercy approach in the fight against insurgency, directing frontline troops to shoot terrorists on sight without waiting for further instructions, in a decisive escalation of efforts to restore...

March 23, (THEWILL) — For the second time in 10 days, the issue of location, identity and financiers of terrorism in Nigeria has come up with pundits wondering whether the lack of political will is becoming a major hindrance...

March 01, (THEWILL) — The villages of Woro and Nuku in Kwara State's Kaiama Local Government Area no longer look the way they did before dusk on 3 February 2026. What the attackers left behind, after more than 10...

January 22, (THEWILL) — United States President, Donald Trump, on Thursday, claimed that American forces were “annihilating terrorists who are killing Christians” in Nigeria. Speaking during the Board of Peace signing ceremony on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum...