Gunmen attacked the NUJ secretariat in Damaturu, Yobe State, shooting a police officer.
19 Sept 2025 · Damaturu, Damaturu, Yobe
Deaths
1
Injured
0
Kidnapped
0
Total casualties
1
Perpetrators
Unidentified Armed Actors
Response
Local sources confirmed; attack underscores deliberate targeting of press institutions and security forces.
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Criminal opportunism, intimidation of press and security
Trajectory
Incident reflects expansion of gunmen attacks into institutional spaces.
Cycle notes
Damaturu attacks weaken civic resilience through repeated unrest.
Pattern
Armed attacks on institutions
Related — Armed Attack
Hoodlums attacked the home of a politician in Oglewu, Ohimini LGA, Benue State, killing him.
A group of heavily armed men, suspected to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), attacked the Kwari neighborhood. The assault began at a local nightclub, where the terrorists opened fire sporadically, killing several partygoers. After the initial club attack, the assailants moved into the surrounding residential area, where they burned houses, vehicles, and a church, and shot residents, including the local pastor of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), as he tried to escape.
ISWAP insurgents attacked Lassa village in Askira Uba LGA, killing scores and forcing residents to flee into the bushes.