Suspected bandits killed seven local defenders, including two CJTF members, during a prolonged gun battle before vigilantes repelled them from a Katsina town.
The Irigwe community buried nine victims, including five children, of a June 16 attack in Southern Kaduna, renewing demands for justice and stronger protection.
Gunmen raided two Adara villages in Kaduna's Kajuru area on Thursday night, killing two residents, wounding four and abducting seven people, including a six-month-old baby.
Soldiers of Operation Hadin Kai dismantled an ISWAP roadblock near Buratai in Borno, freeing 53 trapped civilians and recovering eight vehicles the insurgents had seized.
The Borno government has put 40 former Boko Haram terrorists forward for Nigerian Army recruitment, alarming officers who question their documents and battlefield loyalty.
The South-West Coordinating DIG, Adegoke Fayoade, says abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State will soon regain freedom, insisting security agencies are focused on rescue, not ransom.
Prophet Isa El-Buba has urged President Tinubu to intensify the fight against insecurity, saying the government must rescue abducted children or step aside and prioritize lives.
President Bola Tinubu used his Democracy Day address to vow victory over terrorism and secure economic prosperity, while marking 27 years of unbroken civilian rule in Nigeria.
The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria has raised alarm over worsening insecurity, urging the Federal Government to take urgent, decisive steps against killings, kidnappings and banditry.
Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele says the National Assembly will pass the constitutional amendment bill establishing state police this week, calling the reform long overdue amid worsening insecurity.
Afenifere has warned that delay in establishing state police may trigger self-help, describing the federal government's reactive security deployments after attacks as infeasible and ineffective.