Niger State
Coverage of Niger State in the Nexus archive.
- Niger State ex-official shares harrowing 225-day captivity experience
A Niger State ex-official recounts a 225-day captivity experience, detailing an encounter with armed Fulani bandits posing as police. The incident highlights security challenges in the region.
- Banditry: Niger State to profile incoming herders, introduces entry permit
Niger State government introduces an entry permit policy for incoming herders to identify genuine pastoralists and prevent criminal elements from exploiting freedom of movement.
- Nigeria to Get Sub-Saharan Africa’s Biggest Solar-Powered Steel Plant
African Industries has secured 500 hectares in Niger State, Nigeria, for what it claims is sub-Saharan Africa’s largest solar-powered steel plant. The project is positioned as a major development in renewable energy and industrial infrastructure.
- Kidnap victim narrates forest ordeals, Lakurawa war with Dogo Gide
Mr. Alaramma and his elder brother were abducted while working on their farm in Kawon Kontagora, Niger State. The incident is linked to the conflict between the Lakurawa and Dogo Gide groups.
- 48 killed in farmers, herders clash in Niger State
At least 48 people were killed in a violent clash between farmers and herders in Niger State, Nigeria. The attack occurred when machete-wielding herders invaded a Kamuku community, resulting in 42 deaths, predominantly women, children, and the elderly.
- Four bag 95 years in prison for gang-raping, impregnating 13-year-old in Niger State
Four men from Kontagora town in Niger State were convicted for gang-raping and impregnating a 13-year-old girl. They were sentenced to 95 years in prison collectively on charges of joint act and unlawful sexual intercourse with a child.
- Court jails five men for 25 years over arms supply to suspected Boko Haram network
Five men were jailed for 25 years each for supplying arms to Malam Ahmad, a Boko Haram member based in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.
- FG arraigns five men for terrorism, attempted supply of smuggled arms to Boko Haram
The Nigerian government arraigned five men for terrorism and attempted supply of smuggled arms to Boko Haram. The weapons, allegedly smuggled from Niger Republic, were intended for a Boko Haram member in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.
- Troops arrest suspected terrorist informants in Niger
Troops of Operation Savannah Shield in Nigeria arrested five suspected terrorist informants in Niger State, recovering communication devices, cash, and other items linked to criminal activities.
- Nigeria: Troops Apprehend 5 Suspected Bandits, Informants, Recover Communication Devices, Cash in Niger
Nigerian troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Savannah Shield apprehended five suspected bandits/terrorists' informants in Niger State, recovering communication devices and cash.