Tag: insecurity
Violence across Nigeria killed 4,654, 3,141 kidnapped in 2025; insecurity may worsen, warns Nextier
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Summary of the…
Gunmen kill 46 people in northcentral Nigeria, cutting throats, burning houses
Motorcycle-riding gunmen swept into three villages in a central region of Nigeria, shooting dead or cutting the throats…
Nigeria’s Insecurity, Uniforms as Stitches of Guilt and Grief. By Chris Agbedo
Nigeria’s insecurity crisis has acquired a strange and unsettling wardrobe. Over time, uniforms - once symbols of authority,…
Thousands of Nigerians flee to Cameroon after jihadist raid
Thousands of people in northeastern Nigeria have crossed into Cameroon following a raid by Boko Haram jihadists that…
Update: “Bandits” kill 50 at a mosque in Nigeria; 60 injured
UPDATE: The death toll from a recent attack (on Tuesday August 19, 2025) by bandits/gunmen on a mosque…
Nigerian bandits kill 33 persons after receiving ransom
By Aminu Abubakar (AFP):. Bandits in northwestern Nigeria's Zamfara state have slaughtered 33 people they had kidnapped in…
Gunmen kill 27, burn houses in Nigeria’s Plateau State
Gunmen killed 27 people in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, in the latest bout of violence in the restive…
Jihadists kill 11 soldiers at military base in Nigeria
Fighters affiliated to the Islamic State group killed at least 11 soldiers in an attack on their base…
Abductors of Nigerian Medical Students Demand N50 Million
Abductors of Nigerian Medical Students Demand N50 Million The abductors of 20 medical and dental students are reportedly…
What is killing our Obas? By Suyi Ayodele
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Suyi Ayodele,…
USAfrica: Soludo promises to bring killers of U.S Consulate staff and Police officers “to justice”
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Anambra State…
#Insecurity: 4 Policemen gunned down in Aba
USAfricaonline.com is reporting that four Nigerian policemen were gunned down Friday afternoon February 17, 2023. USAfrica and NewsNationNigeria…