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Nigeria security explained: armed groups, kidnapping, police and army, the safest and riskiest states, and what it means for US visitors in 2026.
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Security: Sokoto security adviser backs Aliyu’s second term, cites N27.6bn investment
The Sokoto State Governor’s Special Adviser on Security, Col. Ahmed Usman (rtd), has called for the re-election of Governor Ahmed Aliyu in 2027, citing investments in security, infrastructure and ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Security: Nigeria’s Late-December 2025 Bombings: What Happened and What Is Known
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George presents a gift to Nigerian Gen. A A Ayannuga, the Chief of the Army Staff of Nigeria, after the U.S. Army War College International Hall of Fame ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Security: Sultan urges intelligence-led policing to curb insecurity in Sokoto
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called for stronger intelligence-led policing to address security challenges in Sokoto and other parts of the country. The Sultan made the ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Security: What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in northwest Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria — The United States airstrikes that targeted Islamic State group militants in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday marked a major escalation in an offensive that the West African's ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Security: Customs intercepts N721.9m Contraband in Sokoto, Zamfara
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command, has recorded a major breakthrough in its anti-smuggling campaign, intercepting contraband goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N721.9 ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Security: Nigeria: Insecurity - Sokoto Becomes Hotbed
Several parts of Sokoto State are increasingly turning into bandit flashpoints, with the latest attacks leaving at least 15 residents dead and about 79 others abducted across six local government ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Security: Sokoto commissions 10 Hilux vehicles for superhighway security
The Sokoto State Government has commissioned and handed over 10 Hilux operational vehicles to the Nigerian Army to strengthen security operations around the ongoing Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway project ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Security: NSCDC narrate how officers survived terrorist ambush in Sokoto
Personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Sokoto State survived an ambush during an operation, with the commandant saying an armoured vehicle provided by the state ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Security: UK Adds Sokoto State to Nigeria No-Go List, Warns British Citizens Against Travel
UK has added a state in Nigeria to the list of places its citizens should not travel to. The change means British nationals are advised against all travel to Sokoto.