Six men have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the murder of Italy’s ambassador, Luca Attanasio, in February 2021. Attanasio and two others were shot dead after a UN convoy they were travelling in was ambushed in the troubled east of the country, where many…
Reports shows that the Middle east, Sahel region in sub-Saharan Africa is now the epicentre of terrorism, with the Sahel accounting for more terrorism deaths in 2022 than both South Asia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) combined. “Sub-Saharan Africa recorded the largest increase in terrorism deaths, rising by eight per cent,” it…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been ranked as the 10th deadliest terror group in the world. IPOB is a separatist group proscribed and declared a terrorist organisation in 2017 by the federal government. In the 2023 global terrorism index (GTI) ranking, IPOB is said to be responsible for 40 attacks and…
By Isreal Bulus Following the gruesome murder of people in an attack on Ungwan Wakili in Zango Kataf Local Government Area and the killing of a Pastor’s Son, abduction of his family members, some of the affected victims have shared their horrific experiences. But while the people were still mourning, the killers also invaded Mabushi…
Seven Chinese Nationals kidnapped in Kaduna State, North Western Nigeria and held hostage by terrorists have been rescued. The expatriates were kidnapped in Kaduna State, an area ravaged by insecurity where human beings are being mined even in their houses on a daily basis. Kaduna, Niger, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi and other…
