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Across the North-West last month, Zamfara and Katsina saw the most kidnapping activity, clustered around Maru and Jibia. Kaduna followed, concentrated on the Abuja-Kaduna corridor.
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Nigerian Army troops intercepted suspected arms traffickers in Kaduna State and recovered seven illegal firearms that were reportedly intended to be supplied to bandits. The weapons were said to have originated from Jos, Plateau State.
Troops intercepted a vehicle and recovered three locally fabricated AK-47 rifles and four submachine guns concealed inside. One suspect was shot while attempting to escape during the operation.
Troops of Sector 7 arrested suspected arms traffickers in Kaduna State and recovered seven illegal firearms that were reportedly intended to be supplied to bandits from Jos. The operation was a targeted interdiction by military forces.
Bandits transporting stolen cattle were intercepted and pinned down by security forces, with locals watching the ensuing firefight. The incident appears to be an active confrontation between armed bandits and security personnel.
Nigerian Navy personnel from Forward Operating Base Bonny, under Operation DELTA SENTINEL, discovered and dismantled seven concealed dugout pits in Dema Abbey community used as illegal crude oil storage infrastructure. Four pits were freshly excavated and three contained water, indicating active preparations to support crude oil theft and illegal refining activities.
Yobe State Police Command conducted a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts across Damaturu metropolis on 12 July 2026, arresting 63 suspects and recovering illicit drugs including Tramadol, Valium-5, Pentazocine injections, suspected Indian hemp, and dangerous weapons. Suspects are undergoing investigation and those found culpable will be charged to court.
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One Country, Many Wars: Nigeria's State Police Bill, Read Through the Data
Nigeria's lawmakers have approved a bill to break the federal police monopoly and let states run their own forces. Strip away the politics and the core argument is about geography, which is exactly what OpenWatch's incident record measures. Here is what the data says about the crisis the bill answers, and what state police would and would not fix.
Serving in the Crosshairs: NYSC Deployment and Nigeria's Geography of Risk
Each year the National Youth Service Corps sends tens of thousands of graduates across Nigeria, including into states where kidnapping, banditry and insurgency are routine. The deployment system has not caught up with the country's security map. Here is what the data shows, and what should change.
The Geography of Ransom: How Kidnapping Became Nigeria's Defining Crime
Kidnapping is now the single most common security incident OpenWatch records in Nigeria, ahead of terrorism and communal violence. It has grown from a Niger Delta tactic into a national industry with its own economics, supply chains and geography. Here is what the data shows about where it happens, who it targets, and why it keeps spreading.
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$ curl api.openwatch.ng/v1/incidents?\ state=lagos&since=24h { "id": "inc_8f3ac1", "type": "kidnapping", "state": "Lagos", "lat": 6.5244, "lng": 3.3792, "confidence": 0.91, "published_at": "2026-06-26T14:32:00Z" }