Security & Crime
This category covers incidents and developments related to public safety, law enforcement, and criminal activity across Benue State and surrounding areas. It reports on security operations, crime trends, emergencies, and responses from authorities and communities. It aims to provide clear, factual, and responsible coverage that helps the public understand risks, ongoing situations, and broader security dynamics affecting everyday life.
LAND DISPUTE TURNS DEADLY IN BENUE COMMUNITY
Residents of Gbajimba in Benue State were thrown into panic after a late-night attack allegedly linked to a lingering land dispute. Armed assailants reportedly stormed the community, leaving fear and uncertainty in their wake.
IPOB GUNMEN ABDUCT, KILL RETIRED SOLDIER, FEMALE CORPORAL IN IMO STATE
Nigerian troops have recovered the bodies of a retired soldier and a serving female corporal abducted and killed by suspected IPOB gunmen in Imo State, amid growing insecurity in the South-East.
BLOODBATH IN BENUE AS SENATE ORDERS POLICE COMMAND, MILITARY BASE FOR APA, AGATU
Fresh violence in Benue has forced the Senate to demand urgent security intervention, including new police and military formations in Apa and Agatu LGAs.
TEARS IN GBOKO AS PASSERSBY DISCOVER DEAD NEWBORN BY ROADSIDE
Residents of Gboko woke to a shocking scene Friday morning after a newborn baby was found dead along Rice Mill Road, raising fresh concerns over child abandonment in the area.
BENUE: HUSBAND & WIFE SLAIN AS GUNMEN STRIKE AGATU COMMUNITY AGAIN
Suspected armed herdsmen have killed a husband and wife and injured several others in Agatu, Benue State. Security concerns heighten as threats of further attacks emerge.
TRAGEDY IN BENUE AS MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS OWN SISTER & NEPHEW FINALLY NABBED BY VIGILANTES
A suspected kidnapper accused of killing his step-sister and her son during a failed abduction in Benue has been arrested by a local vigilante group and handed over to police.
BENUE ACTIVIST ZEGE ORKWANDE GIVES ALLEGED TRAFFICKER 6-HOUR ULTIMATUM AFTER APOLOGY
A Benue activist has issued a 6-hour ultimatum to an Abuja-based woman accused of trafficking young girls, demanding public apology, victim details, and steps for their return.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY INVOKES POWERS TO PROBE AIR FORCE CHIEFS OVER MBAIVUR LAND GRABBING CRISIS IN BENUE
The House of Representatives has summoned the Chief of Air Staff and other senior Air Force officers over allegations of assault, land grabbing, and intimidation in a Benue community.
GUNMEN ABDUCT PROSPECTIVE CORPER ON AKWANGA–JOS HIGHWAY EN ROUTE MAIDUGURI CAMP
Gift David Samiya, a prospective corps member travelling to Maiduguri for NYSC orientation, has been kidnapped on the Akwanga–Jos road. His family says abductors are demanding N10 million for his release.
JUSTICE BEGINS FOR ANGWAN RUKUBA VICTIMS AS 4 FACE TRIAL OVER PALM SUNDAY KILLINGS
Four suspects have been arraigned by the Plateau State Government over the Palm Sunday attack in Jos, with tight security deployed at the High Court during proceedings.