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

Armed bandits kill 13 security personnel in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara State
Armed bandits kill 13 security personnel in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara State
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 10, 2025

The assault took place late Friday in Adabka village, Bukkuyum district, when bandits staged a large-scale raid and abducted several residents.

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