One of the rescued pupils from Niger State, Florence Michael, has described how the abductors kept them in a bush near a river. Speaking on Monday after the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, formally handed over the 100 freed schoolchildren to the state government, she recounted that the captors provided a trampoline for them to lie on and ordered them to remain silent. “They told us if we make noise, they would beat us, and we would not go back home,” she told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

The newly appointed Minister of Defence and immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, officially took office on Friday at the Ministry of Defence Ship House, Abuja. Gen. Musa, who was appointed on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu after the resignation of former minister Muhammed Badaru, received Senate confirmation on Thursday.

National Security Adviser (NSA) Malam Nuhu Ribadu, on 1st December 2025, visited Kontagora, Niger State, to meet with the parents of the recently abducted students of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, reiterating the Federal Government will ensure their safe return. The NSA was accompanied by the Director-General of State Security Services, Mr. Oluwastosin Adeola Ajayi, and the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Bernard Dodo, in a closed-door meeting with the school proprietor, Reverend Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, and the principal, Mrs. Cecilia Gwan.

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his position with immediate effect, which was contained in a letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu.

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, says the Federal Government will soon make public the identities of individuals and groups financing terrorism in Nigeria. Bwala disclosed this on Sunday during an interview on Television Continental (TVC), where he said the administration is taking “far-reaching decisions” to strengthen national security, and the impact of these efforts will soon become evident.

The Kano State Government has accused the former Governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje, and Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin of inciting banditry and attempting to establish a 12,000-strong religious police called Khairul Nas, and demanded their arrest.