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Following the mass abduction of 46 pupils and teachers in Oyo State, south-west Nigeria in 2026, the authorities attributed the attack to the Ansaru terrorist group. Key suspects were prosecuted and ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: Police rescue 15-year-old kidnap victim in Oyo, neutralise suspected kidnapper
The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a 15-year-old kidnapped victim and neutralised a suspected kidnapper during a coordinated security operation along the Awe–Iwo Road axis of Oyo State, ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: 20,000 Volunteers Join Igboho’s Iru Ekun Security Network In Oyo
A statement by Igboho’s media office disclosed that no fewer than 20,000 volunteers joined the security organisation to deepen community security and tackle ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: One suspected kidnapper killed as police rescue 15-year-old boy in Oyo
Operatives of the yo State Police Command has rescued a 15-year-old boy abducted from Akinyele Local Government Area. They also killed a ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: Iru Ekun Security Network: Igboho announces 20,000 volunteers, seeks Tinubu’s return
Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has announced that 20,000 volunteers have joined the Iru Ekun Security Network in Oyo State, calling for greater ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: 20,000 volunteers join Igboho security outfit in Oyo
The Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Sunday launched Iru Ekun Security Network at the popular Mapo Hall, Ibadan, Oyo State capital. This was just as ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: Nigeria Rescues Schoolchildren, Teachers Abducted in Oyo, Presidency Says
LAGOS, July 10 (Reuters) - At least 39 schoolchildren and six teachers kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo state nearly two months ago have been rescued by security forces, a ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: UK, Nigeria strengthen cooperation on migration, justice, security
It noted that Nigeria remains a significant source of travellers to the UK, receiving the third-highest volume of UK student visas globally and the fifth-highest volume of work vi ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: Igboho seeks wider security role for traditional rulers
According to a statement issued by Igboho’s media office, no fewer than 20,000 volunteers joined the organisation in Oyo State, with its operational reach extending across Yorubaland and parts of ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: Officials Say 39 Pupils Abducted in Nigeria's Oyo State, One Teacher Killed
Officials Say 39 Pupils Abducted in Nigeria's Oyo State, One Teacher Killed By Camillus Eboh ABUJA, May 18 (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted at least 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers in Nigeria's ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: Oyo police rescue 15-year-old kidnap victim, neutralise suspected kidnapper
The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a 15-year-old kidnapping victim and neutralised a suspected kidnapper during a coordinated security operation along the Awe–Iwo Road axis of Oyo State, ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: Nigeria's School Kidnapping Threat Is Changing - 4 Lessons From the 56-Day Oyo Attack
Terrorists had struck before in south-western Nigeria. Also, criminal kidnappings on the highway had taken place, but not a mass school kidnapping. The Oyo State school kidnapping is the first in the ...