Tag Archives: Insecurity

The ongoing crisis in Plateau State has been a long-standing issue with deep political, ethnic, and socio-economic ramifications. What started as a localized conflict in the northern part of the state slowly spread and settled in the southern part for over three years, eventually triggering a state of emergency. But the dynamics surrounding this conflict shifted dramatically in 2010, when …

Twenty-one persons are said to have been killed, and several others were declared missing after suspected bandits invaded Baure village in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. Baure village is widely known as a bandits’ den where the criminals have significant control. A resident name withheld, mentioned on Friday that, the attack took place on Tuesday when the hoodlums …