Terrorists

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...

December 26, (THEWILL) — The United States carried out a series of airstrikes targeting Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day. U.S. President Donald Trump described the operation as a decisive action against extremist violence...

December 21, (THEWILL) — First, it was a presidential spokesperson, Daniel Bwala. Next, it was the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Mr Bosun Tijani. Before both of them, Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum had lamented the technological...

December 01, (THEWILL) — Bandits seem to be quite busy up North attacking churches, schools, communities, even farms and kidnapping for ransom. While fewer killings take place this time around, negotiations rather than confrontation with the criminals appear to...

November 24, (THEWILL) — Tension has heightened in communities within Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State following the abduction of 14 young girls by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. In a statement on Sunday, spokesperson for the Borno State Police...

November 23, (THEWILL) — Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State at the weekend   publicly disclosed a worrisome pattern about insecurity in the country that many Nigerians have suspected over the years and continue to discuss on social media, at...

September 28, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has dismissed claims of religious genocide in Nigeria, insisting that terrorist groups target citizens indiscriminately, regardless of their faith or ethnicity. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a statement on...