Insecurity Nigeria Stories

100 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria released - reports

DW News | Dec 08, 2025

The children were among 315 pupils and staff who were kidnapped from a Catholic boarding school in late November.

Nigerian president confirms rescue of 24 abducted schoolgirls

XINHUA | Nov 26, 2025

The girls were kidnapped from their dormitory at the Government Girls' Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, a community in the Wasagu/Danko Local G...

Why are schools still unsafe in Nigeria?

DW News | Nov 25, 2025

The mass abductions came after a warning by US President Donald Trump of military action against Nigeria over the alleged persecution of Christians in...

Nigeria’s Tinubu redirects police from VIPs to combat rising kidnappings, orders 30,000 new recruits

Lucy Mumbi | Nov 24, 2025

The move affecting approximately 100,000 officers comes days after more than 300 schoolchildren from St. Mary's Private Catholic School in Papiri, wer...

220 students, teachers abducted from St Mary’s School in Niger state, Nigeria

DW News | Nov 22, 2025

Police and military forces have been deployed to search for the missing students. A series of similar attacks has put Nigeria's security in the spotli...

Nigeria’s new terror threat: JNIM is spreading but it’s not too late to act

The Conversation | Nov 17, 2025

Insecurity in the Sahel region is worsening. Violent extremist groups are entering new territories such as Nigeria and parts of coastal West African s...