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TROOPS FOIL DEADLY ATTACK IN NIGER STATE, ENGAGE TERRORISTS IN HEAVY GUN BATTLE

In a deliberate joint operation, troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Air Component of the Nigerian Air Force, successfully thwarted an attempted...

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Soldiers Killed as Troops Repel Coordinated Bandit Attacks in Niger, Kaduna — Army

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The Nigerian Armed Forces have repelled coordinated attacks by armed bandits on military forward operating bases in Niger...

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Cult reprisal attack in Rivers claims policeman’s life, triggers arrests

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A renewed clash between the OSPAC local security outfit and suspected members of the Iceland cult group has resulted in the death of...

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Troops repel ISWAP attack in Chibok, two killed, two injured by stray bullets

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai on Monday repelled a daring assault by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)...

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Police officer shot dead in Anambra during mistaken identity clash with DSS operatives

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A police inspector attached to the 29 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Awka, was fatally shot during a stop-and-search duty...

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Lakurawa bandits kill four, injure one in Sokoto farming community

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed men suspected to be Lakurawa bandits have launched a deadly assault on farmers and residents of Sabiyo Village in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto...

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Sokoto police arrest notorious bandit, recover AK-47 rifle

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Sokoto have arrested a suspected notorious bandit...

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Armed bandit kills rival in Zamfara, triggers deadly reprisal attack that claims 10 lives

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A violent internal dispute among rival armed bandit groups has led to the killing of at least ten residents in Tofa...

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Soldier kills robbery suspect during attempted escape from Minna barracks

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A suspected armed robber was shot and killed by a soldier during a failed attempt to flee with a stolen motorcycle from the...

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Cleric abducted from residence in Karu, search and rescue operations underway

 

 By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A man identified as Faturoti Olainyi has been abducted by gunmen who stormed his residence in the early hours of...

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Drug peddlers arrested, illicit substances recovered in Abuja raids

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Three suspected drug peddlers have been arrested in Abuja following a series of coordinated raids on identified black spots, leading to...

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Three kidnapped victims regain freedom in Abuja after pressure from local security forces

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Three individuals who were abducted along the Guzape–Abacha Barracks bypass in Abuja have regained their freedom...

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Gunmen kill herder, abduct brother in Kwara Fulani camp attack

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A deadly night attack by armed men on a Fulani settlement in Ologoma, Oke Ode area of Kwara State, has left one herder dead and his younger...

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Fulani herder found dead in Taraba, police launch manhunt for killers

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

The Taraba State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the suspected murder of a Fulani herder, Nura Umaru, whose body was...

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Suspected herders kill farmer in Logo LGA, Benue

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

A farmer identified as Alphonsis Iorbe has been killed by suspected armed herders in Tse-Kanji, Ayilamo, Logo Local Government Area of Benue...

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EIGS Fighters Kill 28 in Fresh Attacks on Tillabéri Villages

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Suspected fighters of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) carried out a deadly raid on several villages in the Bankilaré area of...

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Kidnap victim, vigilante killed in gun battle with abductors in Kwara

By: Zagazola Makama

A kidnap victim, Alhaji Dauda Isma’il, and a local vigilante, Haruna Tasusuno, have been confirmed dead following a deadly encounter with suspected...

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Seven persons abducted, motorcycles carted away in fresh bandits’ attack in Niger 

 

By: Zagazola Makama

 

Not less than seven persons were abducted by suspected armed bandits during a renewed attack on Hayin-Gando village in...

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Gunmen attack travellers on Nasarawa-Keffi Road, CCB staff missing

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed men suspected to be kidnappers attacked commuters along the Nasarawa-Keffi Road on Sunday evening, shooting sporadically and forcing vehicles to...

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Two arrested over killing of four in Benue community

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Two suspected local bandits have been arrested in connection with the killing of four persons in Mbamo Village, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of...

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  2. Gunmen abduct passengers on Benue highway, one rescued
  3. Herdsman found murdered in Niger community
  4. Security team recovers rifle, ammunition from fleeing passenger in Kogi
  5. 20 Fulani men killed and over 200 cattle either shot or maimed as Circle of violence deepens in North Central Nigeria

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