In a sobering incident that highlights the fragility of peace in vulnerable communities, Bauchi State police have taken 18-year-old Usman Abubakar into custody. The teenager, a resident of Lanzai town in the Darazo Local Government Area, stands accused of preying on the anxieties of his neighbors during a time of mourning. According to the official statement released by the state police command’s spokesperson, Nafiu Habib, Abubakar allegedly exploited the fear of an impending herdsmen attack to extract money from unsuspecting families, claiming he could perform the necessary prayers and sacrifices to ward off the violence. The roots of this unsettling…

In the relentless fog of modern conflict, the battlefield has expanded far beyond the trenches and artillery fire, moving deep into the digital spaces where we consume our news. Recently, the Center for Countering Disinformation exposed a sophisticated psychological operation designed to rattle the nerves of the Ukrainian public. This particular campaign centered on a video featuring a man dressed in a military uniform, claiming to represent the 120th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade. With a tone of defeat and alarm, he told a story of a “complete collapse” at the front, alleging that cowardice among the commander ranks had left…