Security in Nigeria

Key Security Incidents In Nigeria

10-Jan-2025

This security map indicates the intensity of threats across Nigeria in the last 7 days.

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Disclaimer: While Risk Control takes every measure to provide accurate data, we are not liable for inadvertent errors. The map is intended for informative purposes only.

Curated Security Incidents For The Past 7 Days from Jan 03, 2025 to Jan 10, 2025
No State Date Incident Associated Risk Impact
61 Katsina January 04, 2025 Gunmen have killed the Katsina State Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Alhaji Surajo Leader and two others in Kusada Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred on Saturday night when the gunmen invaded Mai Rana community in Kusada LGA. Sources revealed that the gunmen also abducted two of the deceaseds wives and his daughter, who is an undergraduate student. Kidnapping Low
62 Katsina January 04, 2025 Gunmen have killed the Katsina State Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Alhaji Surajo Leader and two others in Kusada Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred on Saturday night when the gunmen invaded Mai Rana community in Kusada LGA. Sources revealed that the gunmen also abducted two of the deceaseds wives and his daughter, who is an undergraduate student. Homicide Low
63 Abia January 04, 2025 At least six five persons were killed over the weekend when inter-boundary clashes between Isu community in Arochukwu Local Government area of Abia State and Ukwa Mbiabong Ukwa Eburutu community of Odukpani LGA, Cross River State, resurfaced. Communal & Boundary Violence High
64 Rivers January 04, 2025 The Rivers State Government on Sunday summoned the developer of the three-storey building that collapsed at Aboga along the Igwuruta-Etche Road in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State leading to seven persons being rescued. Infrastructural Damage Medium
65 Federal Capital Territory January 03, 2025 The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a woman, Khadija Ali, for allegedly abandoning her newborn baby. Moral Issues Low
66 Rivers January 04, 2025 No fewer than 20 persons, including a pregnant woman, four children, and a couple, are critically injured following a gas explosion in the Orazi axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Fire Outbreak Very High
67 Ebonyi January 03, 2025 The Nigeria Police Force on Sunday said its operatives in Ebonyi State arrested 17 suspects over the murder of one Uromchi Okorocha who was accused of killing several people through the use of witchcraft in the Enohia Itim village, Afikpo Local Government Area of the state. Homicide Medium
68 Delta January 05, 2025 Five persons have been reportedly feared dead, with many property, including banks, and vehicles burnt in a tanker explosion in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. Fire Outbreak Low
69 Katsina January 03, 2025 Katsina State Police Command on Saturday foiled a kidnap attempt involving four commercial vehicles on the Funtua-Katsina to Gusau, Zamfara State, highway and rescued 18 passengers. Kidnapping Low
70 Imo January 03, 2025 Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command, on Saturday, killed two suspected kidnappers and rescued four victims. Kidnapping Low
71 Lagos January 03, 2025 No fewer than eight persons sustained varying degrees of injuries after a commercial long bus, popularly known as Molue, crashed into the road median at the Ahmadiya axis of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Friday. Transportation Accident Medium
72 Abia January 03, 2025 The Federal Road Safety Corps, Abia Sector Command, has confirmed the death of two people in a road accident which occurred on the Umuahia-Enugu Expressway. Transportation Accident Very High
73 Lagos January 03, 2025 Uadiale Christiana Jacob, aka Christy Evan Osagie, a wanted convicted leader of an international human trafficking network has been arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Human Trafficking Low
74 Zamfara January 03, 2025 Zamfara State's proposed 2025 budget reveals a significant disparity between its expenditure plans and internal revenue generation. Political Corruption Low
75 Lagos January 03, 2025 A 28-year-old Nigerian woman, Odunayo Eniola Isaac, trafficked to Iraq, and tortured for a year and 10 months without pay, has finally arrived in Nigeria. Human Trafficking Low
76 Lagos January 03, 2025 At least eight people sustained varying degrees of injuries after a commercial bus, popularly known as a Molue, crashed into the road median at the Ahmadiya axis of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Friday. Transportation Accident Low
77 Jigawa January 03, 2025 A wedding in Jigawa State has turned tragic after a bride allegedly poisoned food served at the reception. Homicide Medium