Terrorists planning attacks on worship centres, schools, NYSC camps – Police

The Nigerian Police Force High Command has placed formations nationwide on red alert over alleged planned terror attacks on worship centres, schools, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, orientation camps and other public places across the country.

According to Premium Times, the police also revealed that intelligence had shown the movement of armed elements from Katsina through Kaduna towards Plateau State.

The development followed fresh intelligence indicating increased mobilisation of terrorist elements for possible coordinated attacks on places of worship, learning institutions, NYSC orientation camps and other vulnerable targets across the country.

The findings showed that following the intelligence report, the high command has issued an operational order to its formations nationwide on the need to put the criminal elements in check before they will strike.

The operational order, according to Premium Times, was contained in a police wireless message dated September 13, 2026, obtained by The Nigerian Tribune, with reference CB: 0900/FDPS/DOPS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL38/68, issued from the Nigeria Police Force Department of Operations (NIGPOL DOPS), Abuja.

The message marked “Security General” and tagged “Treat as Very Important,” was circulated to Assistant Inspectors-General of Police overseeing Zones 1–17, Mobile Police units, counter-terrorism and other specialised formations, as well as Commissioners of Police in all the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja.

The message pointed out that the intelligence available to the Department of Operations indicates an increased mobilisation of terrorist elements for possible coordinated attacks on places of worship, schools, NYSC orientation camps and other vulnerable locations.

At the time of filing this report, efforts to get the reaction of the Force Spokesperson, CSP Ani Iniedu on the development was unsuccessful as the one who picked the call put to him said would get back to DAILY POST in a short while.