Nigeria News Digest: August 24, 2025

The EFCC arrested a convicted banker who had been unlawfully released from Maiduguri’s Maximum Security Custodial Centre, alleging that officials of the Borno State judiciary colluded to forge prison warrants that facilitated the escape.

The Take It Back movement denounced the sentencing of seven young Nigerians in Maiduguri for participating in the August 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests, condemning five‑year imprisonments, community service and public flogging as disproportionate while noting that terrorists receive rewards.

In court, the IGP argued that an arrest warrant is needed to extradite five foreign suspects linked to a multibillion‑naira fraud, alleging that Mohammed Tahir, a former Dangote trailer driver, sold iron pipes for Dangote and funneled the proceeds into identified bank accounts.

Following the suspension of 13 lawmakers earlier this year, the Benue State House of Assembly elected Alfred Berger as its new speaker, succeeding the previous speaker after a February disciplinary action over alleged attempts to impeach the state chief judge.

Ekiti State police announced that the Rapid Response Squad has arrested eight suspects in connection with a series of killings and kidnappings, confirming the operation in a statement to the Nigerian Tribune.

Sultan of Sokoto Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar warned that justice in Nigeria is increasingly treated as a purchasable commodity, with the poor bearing the brunt while the rich evade accountability, emphasizing that fairness is essential for societal stability.