Kidnapping

Coordinated explosions in Maiduguri, disputed arrests at Akure Airport, and police custody over trader killings reveal deepening fissures in Nigeria's security architecture within a 24-hour span.

Security forces in Borno State successfully repelled an infiltration attempt by insurgents in the first attack on Maiduguri in years, while Boko Haram is demanding N3.52 billion for 176 kidnapped residents of Kwara State.

Nigerian authorities are deploying patrol vehicles, conducting capability assessments against improvised explosives, and arresting suspects as kidnappings and violent attacks escalate across Enugu, Benue, Ondo, and Ekiti states.

Protests erupted in Ondo State as residents blocked a major highway with corpses following deadly attacks, while military forces engaged insurgents in Borno and arrested 32 terror suspects in Kwara.

Police and security agencies arrested over 115 suspects in coordinated operations across Nigeria, while bandits killed one person and abducted at least seven others in separate attacks.

Law enforcement agencies in Nigeria and Kenya arrested more than 160 suspects in coordinated operations targeting kidnapping, illegal firearms, and violent crimes over the weekend.

Coordinated security incidents across Nigeria have left communities in Ondo, Kwara, and Borno states under siege, with schools closing amid kidnapping threats and a military commanding officer killed in a terrorist attack on Monday.

Senator Ali Ndume confirmed casualties from a coordinated Boko Haram assault on Ngoshe community in Borno State, while military operations in Edo State resulted in the rescue of four abductees and the killing of a suspected kidnap kingpin.

Nigerian authorities confront escalating security threats as communities report collaboration between locals and criminal gangs, while police arrest hunter who sold friend to kidnappers for N45 million ransom.

Nigerian security forces confronted coordinated ISWAP attacks in Borno State while law enforcement arrested a drug kingpin after 13 years, highlighting the country's persistent security challenges across terrorism, organized crime, and kidnapping.

South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority has seized cash from two Zimbabwean men arrested for allegedly kidnapping a university student and extorting R200,000 from her family.

Police and drug enforcement agencies have arrested over 130 suspects in coordinated operations across Bauchi, Edo, and Kano states, targeting kidnapping syndicates, banditry, and drug trafficking networks.

Suspected armed men attacked the Celestial Church of Christ in Uso, Owo Local Government Area, kidnapping five worshippers during a midnight service, marking the latest security breach targeting religious gatherings in Nigeria's southwest.

A series of kidnappings, murders, and armed attacks across multiple Nigerian states has intensified public frustration with deteriorating security, prompting highway blockades and renewed calls for government intervention.

Citizens in Ondo State blocked major highways in protest against escalating abductions for ransom, marking a dramatic escalation in community frustration over deteriorating security conditions that have rendered neighbourhoods unsafe.