insert_link Africa Bomb attack in north Nigeria teahouse kills 19 By Aminu Abubakar A bomb exploded in a teahouse in a village in northeast Nigeria, killing 19 people and wounding two dozen more in the second major attack in a few weeks, security sources said on Thursday. The blast in Kawuri village in Borno State on Wednesday evening was one of the deadliest in recent years in northeast Nigeria, where violence from a grinding jihadist conflict […] todayAugust 1, 2024 6
insert_link Africa Terror attacks and kidnappings spread in Nigeria: why Lagos could be a target By Adewumi I. Badiora, Olabisi Onabanjo University Crimes that were previously associated with Nigeria’s northern region – like kidnapping for ransom and terrorism – appear to be spreading to the south-west region, including Lagos. Adewumi Badiora, an urban and community safety researcher, outlines urgent steps that must be taken to keep banditry and insecurity out of Lagos. What is the current state of banditry […] todayJune 26, 2024 12
insert_link Africa Nigerian bandits strategically target school children for kidnappings – here’s why By Oluwole Ojewale, Institute for Security Studies It is every parent’s worst nightmare: armed criminals attacking their child’s school, kidnapping students and teachers. In some parts of Nigeria, this scenario is not just the stuff of nightmares – it has become all too common in the past 10 years. The most famous incident was the mass abduction of 276 students from a girls’ school in Chibok, a […] todayMarch 27, 2024 7
