After Nnamdi Kanu, the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, was transferred to the Sokoto Custodial Center, security was increased. The Federal High Court in Abuja found Kanu guilty of terrorism and associated offenses on Thursday and sentenced him to life in prison. In his decision, Justice James Omotosho mandated that Kanu be transferred to a "protective prison," stating that the Kuje Custodial Center in Abuja was inappropriate because of previous prison escapes and related security threats.

The Niger State CAN reports that 303 kids have been kidnapped from the St. Mary Private Primary and Secondary schools. In the early hours of Friday, gunmen invaded the St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, abducted 215 students and 12 instructors. The number of kidnapped kids was revised to 303 after a verification process and additional investigations, bringing the total number of victims—including 12 teachers—to 315.

Information regarding the victims kidnapped during Tuesday's attack on the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area, Kwara State, where gunmen killed two worshipers and took dozens more, has surfaced. The National Pilot released a list of 38 kidnapped churchgoers on Thursday, claiming to have gathered the information from local sources. An Ilorin-based daily reports that "30 of the 38 abductees are women," and "the youngest victim is seven years old and the oldest is sixty-four."

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency discovered 20 kilograms of cocaine concealed on a Brazil-bound freighter, the MV Nord Bosporus, at Lagos' Apapa dock. The ship, its skipper, and 19 other Filipino crew members were detained following a court order obtained by the Agency.

Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have abducted students and staff from St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. The exact number of those kidnapped is yet to be confirmed.

Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, the Chief of Army Staff, has requested that soldiers participating in Operation HADIN KAI stay vigilant and adopt an assertive stance during continuing operations against terrorists in the Northeast. This was revealed in a statement released on Thursday by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, the Media Information Officer for JTF Operation HADIN KAI.