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Nigeria

Amotekun funding and welfare challenges threaten South West Nigeria regional security outfit

Amotekun, the regional security outfit for South West Nigeria, is facing serious challenges that threaten its ability to maintain security in the region. Five years after its establishment, the organization is struggling with funding constraints, inadequate equipment, poor welfare conditions, and weak coordination among the six South Western states. Security experts have identified legal limitations as one of Amotekun's biggest operational challenges. Unlike the police and military, Amotekun operatives are barred from carrying certain weapons and face restrictions on access to critical resources. The outfit was founded on January 9, 2020, in Ibadan, Oyo State, as the first regional security initiative initiated by a geopolitical zone in Nigeria. The Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Operation Amotekun, which means Leopard or Cheetah in Yoruba, covers all six states of South Western Nigeria but the Federal Government declared it an illegal operation […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA June 12, 2026

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Nigeria

DSS, military foil planned kidnap of WAEC students in South East

A combined team of the Department of State Services and the Nigerian military has foiled a major plot to kidnap students sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination in the South East. Security sources said the operation targeted members of the Eastern Security Network who allegedly planned coordinated abductions of WAEC candidates in parts of the region. Acting on intelligence, operatives raided suspected hideouts linked to the group and disrupted the planned attacks before they could be carried out. During the operation, the team recovered a cache of high-calibre weapons, including several AK-47 rifles, magazines and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. The recovered arms are believed to have been assembled to support large-scale attacks on examination centres and security personnel in the area. Security agencies said the successful raid was part of ongoing efforts to prevent mass abductions […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA June 11, 2026

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Nigeria

States Rush to Deploy Forest Guards as Insecurity Deepens

Multiple Nigerian states are rushing to deploy forest guards as insecurity deepens across the country, marking a significant expansion of the federal government's Presidential Forest Guards Initiative. The programme was launched by President Bola Tinubu in May 2025 as part of renewed efforts to tackle nationwide insecurity, and has already yielded fruits with over 7,000 newly recruited Nigerian Forest Guards graduating following successful completion of an intensive three-month training programme. Kwara State has deployed nearly 1,000 newly trained forest guards to its hinterlands, declaring war on terrorists and kidnappers exploiting the state's wooded terrain. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq delivered a blunt message to criminal elements at a passing-out parade in Ilorin: their days of using Kwara's forests as a sanctuary are over, with plans to station at least 200 guards in each of the state's 17 local government areas. The Office […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA June 8, 2026

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Nigeria

2027: Obi–Kwankwaso Bid Faces Northern Resistance

Moves to float a joint 2027 presidential ticket featuring Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso are already running into stiff resistance from key northern stakeholders. While support groups have been promoting an Obi–Kwankwaso alliance under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) or a new platform, many northern leaders say they remain unconvinced about the project and its chances. Northern elders and youth groups argue that Obi still suffers a trust deficit in parts of the region, with some politicians repeatedly linking him to alleged sympathy for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) – a charge his camp has consistently denied. They also insist that his 2023 performance in core northern states shows he has a lot of ground to cover despite strong youth enthusiasm and social media visibility. There are also complaints that the proposed platform for the alliance is […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA June 7, 2026

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Nigeria

Biola Adebayo, ID Cabasa, Others Decry Insecurity, Kidnappings

Several Nigerian celebrities, including Biola Adebayo, ID Cabasa, Toyin Abraham, Kunle Remi, Ruth Kadiri, KieKie and Spyro, have condemned the rising insecurity and kidnappings across Nigeria, accusing the government of inaction. Following the abduction of schoolchildren and the beheading of a teacher in Oyo State on May 15, 2026, these celebrities have voiced outrage over the nation's worsening security crisis. Many expressed fear for citizens' safety and lamented that Nigerians are becoming desensitized to violence. Popular music producer Olumide Ogunade, known as ID Cabasa, said in an emotional video that Nigerians have "gotten used to evil" and have adjusted to the darkness covering the country. He criticized the government for not taking action and noted that people divide along political, religious, ethnic and tribal lines instead of uniting against violence. Biola Adebayo noted the heartbreaking reality that parents don't know […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA June 6, 2026

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Entertainment

Biola Adebayo, ID Cabasa, Others Decry Insecurity, Kidnappings

Several Nigerian celebrities, including Biola Adebayo, ID Cabasa, Toyin Abraham, Kunle Remi, Ruth Kadiri, KieKie and Spyro, have condemned the rising insecurity and kidnappings across Nigeria, accusing the government of inaction. Following the abduction of schoolchildren and the beheading of a teacher in Oyo State on May 15, 2026, these celebrities have voiced outrage over the nation's worsening security crisis. Many expressed fear for citizens' safety and lamented that Nigerians are becoming desensitized to violence. Popular music producer Olumide Ogunade, known as ID Cabasa, said in an emotional video that Nigerians have "gotten used to evil" and have adjusted to the darkness covering the country. He criticized the government for not taking action and noted that people divide along political, religious, ethnic and tribal lines instead of uniting against violence. Biola Adebayo noted the heartbreaking reality that parents don't know […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA June 5, 2026

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international

Weapons Looted During Libyan Conflict Found with Extremists in Nigeria – UN

The United Nations has raised serious concern that some weapons looted during the 2011 conflict in Libya have ended up in the hands of extremist groups operating in Nigeria. Speaking at UN Headquarters in New York, Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, expressed concern over the long-term impact of illicit arms trafficking, noting that the uncontrolled flow of weapons from Libya has created a cycle of instability in the Sahel and West Africa. According to UN officials, arms from Libya’s vast stockpiles were smuggled across porous borders into several Sahel countries, including Niger, Chad, Mali and Nigeria, where they now fuel terrorist violence and organised crime. Security analysts say the uncontrolled flow of these weapons has “created a cycle of instability in the region,” empowering insurgent groups like Boko Haram and ISWAP, as well as […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA June 4, 2026

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Nigeria

Insecurity in Yorubaland: Is Amotekun Still Effective in South-West?

Four years after its creation, the regional security outfit Amotekun (Operation Leopard) is still grappling with the hydra-headed security challenges in Nigeria’s South-West, as kidnappings, killings, and banditry continue to surge across Yorubaland. When the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), codenamed Operation Amotekun, was set up in 2020, it was launched with fanfare and optimism that it would tame the rising insecurity plaguing the Southwest. Four years on, however, stakeholders believe there has been a surge in crime and criminality within the region. Critical stakeholders, including traditional rulers, convened by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, recently confirmed the worsening security situation during a summit on insecurity. The summit observed that there have been organised, systematic attacks on traditional rulers and eminent sons and daughters of Yoruba land by suspected herders. According to the Council on Foreign Relations’ Nigeria […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA June 4, 2026

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Nigeria

Army Plans Indigenous Innovation in Campaign Against Insecurity

The Nigerian Army has outlined plans to deepen indigenous technological innovation in its campaign against insecurity across the country, emphasizing the need for local solutions to Nigerian security challenges. At the seventh edition of the Army War College Nigeria annual Nigeria Civil War symposium, themed “Indigenous Technological Innovation in the Nigerian Civil War: Lessons for Contemporary Military Operations,” Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General W.A.I. Shuaibu, represented by the Deputy Director-General of the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre, stressed that officers must embrace indigenous technological innovations to win the fight against terrorism and insurgency. The Army War College Nigeria course 10 2026, with the overarching theme “Harnessing Indigenous Technological Innovations for Enhanced National Defense,” provides a contemporary framework for applying lessons drawn from the symposium, emphasizing that technological autonomy is vital in modern warfare. The Nigerian Army Armoured Corps […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA June 2, 2026

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Entertainment

AY Makun Calls for National Unity in Fight Against Insecurity

Popular Nigerian comedian, actor, and filmmaker Ayo Makun, widely known as AY Makun, has called for national unity in the fight against Nigeria's escalating insecurity, describing the country as turning into a "crime scene" amid rising bandit attacks and kidnappings. AY Makun argued that financial ties to political interests can weaken accountability in Nigeria's security and governance system. He emphasized that Nigerians must unite across ethnic, religious, and political lines to demand real action from the government and security agencies to end the crisis. The comedian's comments come amid recent attacks involving school kidnappings, killings of security personnel, and increased bandit activities across Nigeria. He wrote that bandits now storm churches to kill and abduct Christians, while children are kidnapped from schools and even a Brigadier General was shot dead. AY lamented that "every day brings fresh chaos yet the […]

Abdulmumini Auwal SA May 30, 2026

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