At least 162 people were killed during coordinated militant attacks on two villages in western Nigeria Kwara state, highlighting the country’s deepening security crisis, a lawmaker said on Wednesday. The assaults targeted the villages of Woro and Nuku on Tuesday evening, according to Mohammed Omar Bio, a member of parliament representing the affected area. He […]
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Nigeria’s defence minister resigns amid security crisis
ABUJA – Nigeria’s Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has resigned, the presidency announced Monday, as the country grapples with a growing security crisis. His departure comes amid President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a nationwide security emergency in response to a surge in mass kidnappings. Read More: A Divine State Trapped in a Security Dilemma Abubakar, 63, stepped […]
Nine killed, two abducted in spate of attacks across Balochistan
DERA MURAD JAMALI/KHUZDAR: A wave of violence in Balochistan on Saturday left nine people dead and two others abducted in the districts of Kalat, Nasirabad, Jhal Magsi, Panjgur, Kachhi, and Chagai, authorities said. The attacks, carried out by unidentified gunmen, have raised fresh concerns about the province’s fragile security situation. In Kalat district’s Khaliqabad area, […]