U.S. orders departure of non-essential embassy staff from Niger over security risks

By: Zagazola Makama 

The United States Department of State has ordered the departure of non-essential staff of its embassy in Niamey and their...

Centre Dismisses Viral Video Claiming Military Abandons Wounded Servicemen as Malicious Fabrication

The Centre for Wounded Servicemen and Fallen Heroes Supports Fund (CFWS&FHSF) has firmly rejected a viral social media video alleging that the...

Islamic State claims attack on Niamey airport

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Islamic State’s media arm, Amaq News Agency, has claimed responsibility for an overnight attack on Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger’s...

Two killed in separate armed attacks in Isuikwuato, Abia

By: Zagazola Makama

Atleast two men were killed in separate incidents along Isuikwuato and Port Harcourt–Enugu roads.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the first incident occurred on Jan...

Bandit camps force mass displacement in Mariga, Niger

By: Zagazola Makama

Residents of several communities in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State have fled their homes following reports that armed bandits are camped in the area, sources...

Two killed in land dispute violence in Niger

By: Zagazola Makama

Two men have been killed in a clash linked to a long-standing land dispute between Poto and Ketso communities in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger.

Sources told Zagazola that the...

Troops repel attack in Benue, kill four bandits, recover AK-47

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops in Benue have repelled an attack on its personnel at a checkpoint in Ogbadibo Local Government Area, killing four suspected armed bandits and recovering an...

Suspect arrested in Nafada for alleged terrorist threat

By: Zagazola Makama

Police in Nafada, Gombe State, have arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly plotting attacks on local government and community leaders.

Zagazola learnt that at about...

One killed as bandits attack Unguwar Isiyaka village in Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama

An attack by suspected armed bandits in Unguwar Isiyaka village, Funtua Local Government Area, left one person dead and prompted a security response.

Sources said...

Ritual Killing: Three corpses with mutilation recovered in Billiri, Gombe, police investigate

By: Zagazola Makama

Police in Gombe State are investigating the discovery of three mutilated corpses in Billiri Local Government Area, sources said.

The...

One dead, others injured in fatal crash on Gusau–Sokoto highway

By: Zagazola Makama

A fatal motor accident occurred on Jan. 29 along the Gusau–Sokoto highway in Bungudu area, leaving one dead and two others injured, the Zamfara State Police...

Bandits abduct 20 in Dausayi, Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama

Armed bandits, led by notorious kingpin Yellow Janbross, have abducted 20 persons from Dausayi village in Zamfara State, police said.

Sources told Zagazola that the attack occurred on Jan...

Four kidnapped as bandits raid Kikwari village in Kajuru, Kaduna

By: Zagazola Makama

Four residents of Kikwari Village in Gyengegyre Community, Kajuru Local Government Area, were abducted following an attack by armed bandits.

Zagazola learnt that...

Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai neutralizes several of terrorists in Yobe

By: Zagazola Makama

The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has neutralized several terrorists following a coordinated attack on Baimari Market in Bursari Local...

Sahel tensions escalate after Niamey airport attack as Tchiani accuses France, Benin, and Côte d’Ivoire of sponsoring the attack

By: Zagazola Makama

A coordinated attack on Dori Hamani International Airport in Niger’s capital has raised alarm over...

Suspected JNIM operatives strike Kwara village as Bello Turji consolidates routes to Niger

By: Zagazola Makama

The recent attack on Dutsen Kogo community in Kaiama Local Government Area, Kwara State, draw attention to a worrying escalation of...

Two kidnapped victims released under Operation Safe Corridor in Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama

Two individuals abducted in Katsina State have been released from captivity under the terms of the existing peace accord facilitated by the Operation Safe...

Troops, CJTF kill 3 terrorists in ambush in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have killed three terrorists during an ambush operation between Ngazalgana and...

National Security Reflections on Maitatsine, Bullum-Kuttu and Boko Haram Uprisings

By Samuel Aruwan

The purpose of this reflection is to review the chronic inaction and absence of decisive approaches that have undermined national...

Troops rescue abducted cleric, kill kidnapper in Enugu

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, in conjunction with other security agencies, have rescued a kidnapped cleric, Rev. Johnson Anayo Onugwu...