The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has on 30th May 2022 urged the President Muhammadu Buhari, to help rescue the kidnapped Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Uche, and two other from their captivators. The abduction of the Prelate took place on Sunday 29th May 2022 alongside Rt. Rev. Dennis Mark and the Prelate's Chaplain in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State by hoodlums yet unknown.

Suspended deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari who was remanded in the Kuje prison for drug dealings has escaped and been murdered by aggrieved inmates who accused Kyari of insecurity in bribe-for-release deals when in active service. This development has made the Kuje prison official consider moving Kyari to the custody of the State Security Service detention facility for safekeeping.

Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has raised an alarm that what is happening in the southeast is a tactical ethnic cleansing against northerners residing in the region. AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima made the allegation accusing the southeast Governors of executing an agenda against the north by failing to stem the tide of killing a particular ethnic group in their domain. Shettima said, the group has condemned the murder of the pregnant mother, Fatima who was killed alongside her four children in Anambra state last three days.

In the early hours of Wednesday 25th May 2022, some gunmen invaded one of the parishes presided over by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kuhah. The hoodlums kidnapped two priests and two others in the rectory of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Gidan Maikambo, in the Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Anambra Governor Charles Soludo has lamented over the beheading of Hon Okechukwu Okoye, who represented Aguata 11 Constituency by gunmen at the weekend. Gunmen kidnapped the lawmaker and his aide, Cyril Chiegboka, on May 15. The severed head of the lawmaker was found on Saturday evening at Nnobi, Idemili North local government area.

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the indefinite suspension of the proposed resumption of the Abuja-Kaduna Train Services (AKTS) following pressure from the families of abducted victims. Recall that the NRC immediately suspended train operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route following an attack by armed bandits on March 28, 2022, where about 50 passengers were kidnapped.