Crimes in Nigeria
In-depth stories and reports on major crimes, notorious criminals, financial fraud, organized crime networks, and justice in Nigeria.
John Togo: The Niger Delta Militant Who Refused to Stay Silent
The waters of the Niger Delta have witnessed centuries of trade, migration, and struggle. Yet few modern figures became as closely associated with the...
Occupy Nigeria 2012: The Protest That Shook a Nation Into Silence and Speech
On January 1, 2012, Nigerians woke to a policy announcement that would reshape the country’s political atmosphere for weeks. The administration of President Goodluck...
ENDSARS: WHEN A GENERATION STOOD, SPOKE, AND WAS SHUT DOWN
On October 20, 2020, the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos was not just a protest ground.It had become a living symbol of a restless...
The Chibok Girls Abduction: The Night That Changed Everything in Nigeria
It was supposed to be a normal school night in Chibok, a quiet town in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. Inside the Government Girls Secondary...
The Asaba Massacre of 7 October 1967: A Civil War Tragedy of Civilian Killings and Broken Trust
The Asaba Massacre took place during the Nigerian Civil War, which lasted from 1967 to 1970 following the attempted secession of the Republic of...
Barkin Ladi’s Night of Grief, How Fear Followed Nding Susut From Homes to the Burial Ground
Nding Susut, a community in the Fan District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State, became the scene of another deadly rural attack...
When Gunfire Followed the Dead to Burial in Barkin Ladi
Barkin Ladi has again returned to Nigeria’s painful record of rural violence. The latest tragedy came from Nding Susut, also written in some reports...
Nigeria’s Repeated Killings Reveal a Security Crisis the State Can No Longer Treat as Routine
Nigeria’s insecurity has entered a dangerous historical phase. The killings in different parts of the country do not all come from the same source,...
Nigeria’s Operation Safe Corridor and the Protest Treason Debate
Nigeria’s long battle with insurgency has forced the state to use both military force and nonviolent security strategies. One of the most debated of...
How Former Governors Retain Political Influence After Leaving Office in Nigeria
In many parts of Nigeria, the end of a governor’s tenure is marked with ceremony, applause, and the symbolic transfer of authority to a...