ANALYSIS: Vigilantes embark on unsanctioned mission, walk into ambush — yet blame government? How?

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

Let’s be honest. What happened in Kanam LGA, Plateau State, on July 6, 2025, was not just tragic, it was...

Suspected terrorist arrested by Niger National Guard in Bangoula

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Elements of the Niger National Guard (GNN) stationed in Bangoula have arrested a suspected member of a terrorist armed group during a...

Bandits, vigilantes clash in Plateau forest, casualties feared

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A violent clash has reportedly occurred between suspected bandits and members of the Miyetti Allah Vigilante group in Odare Forest, Kukawa...

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai eliminate 24 Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents in sustained offensive operations

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in collaboration with the Air Component, Civilian Joint Task...

Operation Safe Haven warns vigilantes against unauthorized missions in Plateau, says 8 vigilantes lost their lives not 70

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The Headquarters of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) has cautioned vigilante groups in...

Police officer in custody over fatal shooting of community secretary in Delta

 

 By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A police sergeant attached to the Mobile Police Unit 57 in Ukana, Akwa Ibom State, has been taken into custody following...

Troops Neutralize Terrorists, Destroy Boko Haram Enclaves in Borno Clearance Operation

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of 7 Division, Sector 1, Operation Hadin Kai, have successfully conducted a clearance operation targeting identified Boko Haram (JAS)...

Babcock University student reportedly commits suicide at Redemption Camp residence

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A 200-level student of Babcock University, identified as Olaoluwa Subomi Lawson, has reportedly taken his own life at his...

Bandits kill vigilante member in Niger village attack

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

Suspected armed bandits have killed a vigilante member in an attack on Kubule village near Babanna in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.

 

It...

Turji’s New Video Statement: A Calculated Move or a Path to Peace?

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

A new video released by notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has once again stirred public discourse, especially in the North West where he has...

Gunmen attack herders’ settlement in Taraba, kill livestock

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

Armed attackers suspected to have come from Bandawa Gwenzo community have invaded a herders’ residence at Yompi in Karim Lamido Local Government Area...

Five including Naval Officer dead, several injured in lone auto crash on Lambata–Suleja Road

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

At least five people, including a naval officer, have died in a lone motor accident involving a Toyota Hummer...