Abuja Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/abuja/ Reporting Nigeria security Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:59:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://securitydigestng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Security-Digest-Favicon-32x32.png Abuja Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/abuja/ 32 32 Just in: Abuja–kaduna train derails with passengers onboard, casualties feared https://securitydigestng.com/2025/08/26/just-in-abuja-kaduna-train-derails-with-passengers-onboard-casualties-feared/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:59:51 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=20828 Abuja–kaduna train derails with passengers onboard, casualties feared A train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna on Tuesday derailed after reportedly missing a point, Zagazola reports. Details of the incident are still sketchy, and the number of fatalities or casualties could not be immediately ascertained. Emergency responders and security agencies are said to be moving to […]

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]]> One Chance: Petrol station attendant found dead in Abuja after suspected abduction https://securitydigestng.com/2025/07/13/one-chance-petrol-station-attendant-found-dead-in-abuja-after-suspected-abduction/ Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:12:06 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=20679 One Chance: Petrol station attendant found dead in Abuja after suspected abduction By: Zagazola Makama A 23-year-old woman, identified as Grace Godwin, was found dead on Saturday morning in the Jabi area of Abuja, in what police suspect to be a case of abduction and possible murder. Godwin, a fuel attendant at the Mobil Filling […]

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]]> UTC Market Demolition: The Human Cost of Government Neglect, by Chidi Omeje https://securitydigestng.com/2025/03/05/utc-market-demolition-the-human-cost-of-government-neglect-by-chidi-omeje/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:16:00 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=20486 UTC Market Demolition: The Human Cost of Government Neglect By Chidi Omeje A little over two years ago, precisely on the 4th of January, 2024, the management of the Federal Capital Territory Development Authority (FCDA), rolled its bulldozers towards Area 10, Garki Abuja. Mission: to demolish the popular UTC Market. Reason: to modernize the market. […]

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]]> When Will Racial Discrimination End? https://securitydigestng.com/2024/03/21/when-will-racial/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 08:21:11 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=20232 When Will Racial Discrimination End? How Abuja Residents Are Addressing the Issue Abuja, 20th March, 2024— The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has been celebrated on March 21 since 1966, yet racism continues to affect millions of people around the world. According to the Pew Research Center, about 6 in 10 Americans […]

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]]> Finding Real Hope in Times of Trouble https://securitydigestng.com/2022/03/25/finding-real-hope-times/ https://securitydigestng.com/2022/03/25/finding-real-hope-times/#respond Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:54:22 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=18334 Finding Real Hope in Times of Trouble For more than 20 years, 82-year-old Eunice Oguara, who lives in a nursing home in Abuja, has battled with complications from an accident that resulted in immobility and pain. “It is an unpleasant situation. I cannot walk; I cannot use my hand even to pick calls.” Eunice has […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2022/03/25/finding-real-hope-times/feed/ 0 Kidnappers Break into Home in FCT, Abduct Couple, 5-month-old Child https://securitydigestng.com/2022/03/07/kidnappers-break-home-fct/ https://securitydigestng.com/2022/03/07/kidnappers-break-home-fct/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2022 10:22:12 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=18259 Kidnappers Break Into Home, Abduct Couple, 5-month-old Child Kidnappers on Friday night invaded the residence of Hezekiah Francis at Abattoir new extension in Abaji metropolis of the Federal Capital Territory, abducting him and his wife, Josephine Hezekiah and their five-month -old child, Hanniel Hezekiah. For some time now, bandits and other gunmen have been advancing […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2022/03/07/kidnappers-break-home-fct/feed/ 0 Bandits target women, abduct female teacher in Abuja, 3 housewives in Kaduna https://securitydigestng.com/2021/06/09/bandits-target-women-abduct-female-teacher-in-abuja-3-housewives-in-kaduna/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/06/09/bandits-target-women-abduct-female-teacher-in-abuja-3-housewives-in-kaduna/#respond Wed, 09 Jun 2021 20:24:45 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=16885 Bandits target women, abduct female teacher in Abuja, 3 housewives in Kaduna Bandits seem to be shifting their kidnapping operations to women as they abducted a female teacher at Government Secondary School (GSS), Kuje, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and three housewives old Birnin Yero town along Kaduna-Zaria Highway, Kaduna State. For many months now, […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2021/06/09/bandits-target-women-abduct-female-teacher-in-abuja-3-housewives-in-kaduna/feed/ 0 Abuja At Risk As Neighboring States Grapple With Violent Crimes – Expert https://securitydigestng.com/2020/08/03/abuja-at-risk-as-neighboring-states-grapple-with-violent-crimes-expert/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/08/03/abuja-at-risk-as-neighboring-states-grapple-with-violent-crimes-expert/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2020 19:08:42 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=15495 Abuja At Risk As Neighboring States Grapple With Violent Crimes – Expert By Hafsah Abubakar Matazu Send an email Insecurity and violence in states surrounding Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, expose the city to risks of attacks by criminal elements, a security expert has warned. The states are Niger, Kogi, Kaduna and Nasarwa, each of which […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2020/08/03/abuja-at-risk-as-neighboring-states-grapple-with-violent-crimes-expert/feed/ 0 Uber, Bolt Drivers Operate Under Daily Fear Of Assault In Abuja https://securitydigestng.com/2020/07/15/uber-bolt-drivers-operate-under-daily-fear-of-assault-in-abuja/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/07/15/uber-bolt-drivers-operate-under-daily-fear-of-assault-in-abuja/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2020 08:05:41 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=15275 Uber, Bolt Drivers Operate Under Daily Fear Of Assault In Abuja By Anita Eboigbe Send an email One moment, you are checking your car engine and getting ready for the day’s work. You may get a good day, hopefully. The next moment, you are terrified and staring down at five men who look ready to kill […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2020/07/15/uber-bolt-drivers-operate-under-daily-fear-of-assault-in-abuja/feed/ 0 Police Investigate Killing of Abuja Policemen  https://securitydigestng.com/2018/07/05/police-investigate-killing-of-abuja-policemen/ https://securitydigestng.com/2018/07/05/police-investigate-killing-of-abuja-policemen/#respond Thu, 05 Jul 2018 16:59:27 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=14163 Police Investigate Killing of Abuja policemen The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, NPM mni, has on the 3rd July, 2018 set-up a team of Specialized Crack Investigation Detectives, Police Scene of Crime Experts and Technical Intelligence Unit of the Force to investigate the ambush attack and killing of seven (7) Policemen while […]

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