Police kill eight bandits in Zamfara ambush, officer injured

By: Zagazola Makama

Police operatives in Zamfara have shot dead eight armed bandits during a gun battle in Fegin Kanawa village of Wonaka District, Gusau Local Government...

Bandits abduct five, rustle cattle in Zamfara village

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed bandits have abducted five persons and rustled four cows in Kasheshi Kura village of Birnin Magaji Local Government Area in Zamfara...

Two policemen killed in Imo by suspected IPOB/ESN gunmen

By: Zagazola Makama 

Atleast two police officers have been killed by suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the...

Police arrest six over assault on DPO, destruction of patrol vehicle in Abuja land dispute

By: Zagazola Makama 

Six suspects have been arrested by the FCT Police Command in connection with a violent incident in Kuchibuyi...

Attack in Jigawa community leaves two injured, one with severed hand

By: Zagazola Makama

Two residents of Fulanin Gidan Gona Danzomo village in Sule Tankarkar Local Government Area of Jigawa have sustained serious injuries following an attack by a...

Beninese national arrested for alleged ritual activity at accident scene in Ogun

By: Zagazola Makama

A 55-year-old man has been arrested in Ogun State for allegedly attempting to remove ashes from the burnt remains of a fatal accident victim in...

Fulani herder shot dead in Taraba, four cattle killed

By: Zagazola Makama

A Fulani herder has been killed by unknown assailants while grazing cattle around Mounga Dosso area in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State.

Zagazola Makama...

Unidentified visitor dies suddenly at Niger Government House Lodge

By: Zagazola Makama

The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the sudden death of an unidentified man who collapsed and died at Government House Lodge, Minna. Zagazola learnt...

Police launch manhunt after herders machete farmer in Borno millet field

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Borno State Police Command has launched a manhunt for four unidentified cattle herders who allegedly attacked a farmer with a...

11 victims kidnapped by ISWAP regain freedom in Damasak, Borno

By: Zagazola Makama

Eleven residents of Kinnari Village in Damasak, Borno State, who were kidnapped by suspected Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP) terrorists, have...

Eight children drown as canoe capsizes in Jigawa

By: Zagazola Makama

Tragedy struck in Jigawa as eight female children drowned when a canoe carrying 15 youngsters capsized while crossing the Zangwan Maje river in Taura Local Government Area,

It...

Six kidnapped law students rescued in Benue–Taraba border operation

By: Zagazola Makama

At least Six kidnapped law students who were abducted by armed men along the Jootar–Wukari road, a known buffer zone between Benue and Taraba states were...

Benue woman flees after allegedly killing husband during domestic fight

By: Zagazola Makama

The Benue State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a woman identified as Salome Tersoo, who allegedly killed her husband during a domestic...

Troops repel bandit attack in Zamfara, civilian killed during retreat

By: Zagazola Makama

Joint security operatives on Friday repelled an attempted attack by armed bandits on Keta town in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Zagazola...

23 women abducted by bandits in Zurmi LGA of Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed bandits have abducted 23 women in Moriki town, Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State while they were out fetching firewood.

Security sources confirmed the...

Police foil cattle rustling in Katsina, recover 43 animals after engaging bandits

By: Zagazola Makama

The Katsina State Police Command has foiled a cattle rustling attempt in Jibia Local Government Area and recovered 43 rustled animals.

Sources...

Troops neutralise bandit, destroy camps in Benue clearance operation

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of the 401 Special Forces Brigade and Sector 1 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have neutralised a bandit and destroyed several criminal hideouts...

Troops recover arms cache in Benue clearance patrol

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a clearance patrol in Tse Adudu, Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue...

ISWAP terrorists kill Goni Kannari, village head in Damasak, Borno

By: Zagazola Makama

Suspected ISWAP terrorists have killed the village head of Kinnari, a remote settlement in Damasak, Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State.

Zagazola...

Army, DSS rescue abducted lecturer in Taraba

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of the Nigerian Army's 6 Brigade and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have rescued Engineer Joshua Saleh, a lecturer at Taraba State University, who was...