Troops arrest three suspected illegal miners, recover equipment in Nasarawa

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Troops arrest three suspected illegal miners, recover equipment in Nasarawa By: Zagazola Makama Troops of 177 Guards Battalion, deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mararaba Udege, have arrested three suspected illegal miners during an anti-illegal mining operation in Nasarawa State. Zagazola...
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Police foil kidnap attempt, rescue six FUDMA students and driver in Katsina

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Police foil kidnap attempt, rescue six FUDMA students and driver in Katsina By: Zagazola Makama The Katsina State Police Command has foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued six students of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) and their driver after armed bandits intercepted their vehicle along the...
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46-year-old man shot dead in isolated attack by suspected fulani bandits in Barkin Ladi

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46-year-old man shot dead in isolated attack by suspected fulani bandits in Barkin Ladi By: Zagazola Makama A 46-year-old man, identified as Danjuma Dadou, has been shot dead by suspected Fulani bandits at Panse Village along the Kurra Falls road in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau Sta...
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Suspected Fulani militia attack on commercial vehicle leaves two injured, one dead in Plateau

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Suspected Fulani militia attack on commercial vehicle leaves two injured, one dead in Plateau By: Zagazola Makama Two passengers sustained gunshot injuries while another person was killed after a commercial vehicle came under attack at Rakwok Village along the Kurra Falls road in Barkin Ladi Local...
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Farmers, herders clash over alleged farm encroachment in Kaduna

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Farmers, herders clash over alleged farm encroachment in Kaduna By: Zagazola Makama Security forces have contained a clash between farmers and herders over an alleged attempt to encroach on farmland at Mahauta Village in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Zagazola Makama reports that th...
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Four illegal miners killed as mining pit collapses in Plateau

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Four illegal miners killed as mining pit collapses in Plateau By: Zagazola Makama Four persons have died following the collapse of a sand excavation pit at Tangur Community in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. Zagazola Makama reports that the incident occurred at about 2:20 p.m. on T...
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Troops arrest two suspected illicit drug peddlers in Plateau

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Troops arrest two suspected illicit drug peddlers in Plateau By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 1, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), have arrested two suspected illicit drug peddlers during a raid operation at Jengre in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Zagazola Makama reports that t...
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Troops foil kidnap attempt, rescue three victims in Plateau

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Troops foil kidnap attempt, rescue three victims in Plateau By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 5, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), Bokkos, have foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued three victims along the Sha-Daffo road in Daffo District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. Zagazola...
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Troops disperse youths, curb vigilante firing during curfew enforcement in Mangu

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Troops disperse youths, curb vigilante firing during curfew enforcement in Mangu By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 8, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), have dispersed a crowd of youths who resisted the enforcement of a government-imposed curfew at Chichim Community in Mangu Local Government Area...
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Three locals killed in suspected Fulani bandits ambush in Mangu

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Three locals killed in suspected Fulani bandits  ambush in Mangu By: Zagazola Makama Three locals have been killed in an isolated attack by Fulani Bandits along the Gyambwas-Kikyau road in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Zagazola Makama reports that the incident occurred a...
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Deputy Commander of Operation Rainbow killed in ambush by Fulani Bandits along Bokkos-Barkin Ladi road

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Deputy Commander of Operation Rainbow killed in ambush by Fulani Bandits along Bokkos-Barkin Ladi road By: Zagazola Makama The Deputy Commander of Operation Rainbow, CSP Dennis David Babale, has been killed after gunmen suspected to be Fulani Bandits ambushed personnel of the security outfit along...
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Alleged Wire Tapping: Court Reserves Ruling on El-Rufai's No Case Submission

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Alleged Wire Tapping: Court Reserves Ruling on El-Rufai's No Case Submission By: Zagazola Makama The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has reserved ruling on a no case submission by a former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El'Rufai, on a charge of alleged wiretapping brought against him b...
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Troops, police rescue seven kidnapped victims on Dayi-Malumfashi road in Katsina

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Troops, police rescue seven kidnapped victims on Dayi-Malumfashi road in Katsina By: Zagazola Makama Troops of 17 Brigade, in collaboration with the Nigerian Police, have rescued seven kidnapped victims along the Dayi–Malumfashi road in Katsina State. The rescue operation was conducted at about...
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Katsina Gov Lauds Military, DSS, Vigilantes For Foiling Mass Kidnap, Neutralizing 18 Bandits, Recovering Arms, Livestock

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Katsina Gov Lauds Military, DSS, Vigilantes For Foiling Mass Kidnap, Neutralizing 18 Bandits, Recovering Arms, Livestock The Katsina State governor, Dr.Dikko Radda, has lauded the Nigerian military, the Department of State Services (DSS), and vigilantesfor stopping scores of bandits from attacking...
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Fulani bandits on reprisal kill 32-year-old man in Sabon Gari, Mangu in Plateau

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Fulani bandits on reprisal kill 32-year-old man in Sabon Gari, Mangu in Plateau By: Zagazola Makama A 32-year-old man, identified as Fwangmun Karimu, has been killed in a reprisal attack at Sabon Gari Village in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred at about 10:15 p...
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Fulani bandits kill 49-year-old man in Pankshin, Plateau

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Fulani bandits  kill 49-year-old man in Pankshin, Plateau By: Zagazola Makama Fulani bandits  have killed a 49-year-old man, identified as Monday Danladi, in Kromlu Village, Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred at about 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 21...
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Suspected Fulani herders destroy cabbage farms in Riyom, Plateau

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Suspected Fulani herders destroy cabbage farms in Riyom, Plateau By: Zagazola Makama Suspected Fulani herders have allegedly destroyed cabbage farms belonging to Mr Danjuma Gyang and six other farmers at Rinyan Village in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident was reported at...
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OPEP troops arrest suspected criminal over attack on family in Riyom

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OPEP troops arrest suspected criminal over attack on family in Riyom By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 6, Operation Hakorin Damisa (OPEP), have arrested a suspected criminal in connection with an alleged attack on a man and his family in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The suspec...
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Terrorists rustle 120 cattle, kill two herders in Wase, Plateau

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Terrorists rustle 120 cattle, kill two herders in Wase, Plateau By: Zagazola Makama Terrorists have reportedly rustled about 120 cattle and killed two herders at an isolated Fulani settlement on the outskirts of Gimbi Town in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred at a...
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Katsina security forces neutralise 18 bandits, recover rifles and 96 livestock in Bakori

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Katsina security forces neutralise 18 bandits, recover rifles and 96 livestock in Bakori By: Zagazola Makama Security forces comprising hunters, Community Watch Corps and local vigilante groups have neutralised 18 suspected bandits during an intelligence-led operation in Bakori Local Government Ar...
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  1. Troops arrest suspected terrorist with alleged links to terror activities in Kogi
  2. Plateau imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on Barkin Ladi, Bokkos, Mangu
  3. Jankare’s downfall: How an armed enforcer’s reign ended in violent internal feud
  4. Operation Hakorin Damisa troops arrest suspected burglar in Plateau
  5. OPEP troops repel suspected reprisal attack after killing of pastor in Plateau

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