An armed gang in central Nigeria's Plateau state killed at least 40 members of village self-defence groups in a weekend ...

An armed gang in central Nigeria's Plateau state killed at least 40 members of village self-defence groups in a weekend ...

For years, heavily armed kidnapping gangs known as 'bandits' have been intensifying attacks in the northwest and central ...

More people were killed by bandits or insurgents in Nigeria in the first half of this year than in all of 2024, according to figures released on Tuesday by Nigeria's human rights agency.

The heavily armed bandits, riding on around 350 motorcycles, were heading to their base in neighbouring Niger state ...

Bandits killed at least 70 community security volunteers in an ambush in violence-ridden Plateau state in central Nigeria, residents and a volunteer leader said on Wednesday.

Battles between herders and farmers over access to land in Nigeria's fertile central region have led to violent clashes and ...

Gunmen have reportedly killed at least three siblings in Nukur village, Jos South local government area of Plateau state.The attackers also reportedly rustled 150 cattle and killed 23 during the ...