Kwara vigilante shot dead in clash with Fulani herders along Koro-Ogbe road

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Kwara vigilante shot dead in clash with Fulani herders along Koro-Ogbe road By: Zagazola Makama A vigilante officer was killed following a clash with suspected Fulani herders along the Koro-Ogbe road, leading to Kogi State, the Kwara State Police Command reported. Zagazola learnt that on Feb. 9 a...
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Security forces arrest suspected bandits’ kingpin in Maradun, Zamfara

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Security forces arrest suspected bandits’ kingpin in Maradun, Zamfara By: Zagazola Makama Security forces have arrested a suspected kingpin of a notorious bandit gang responsible for kidnappings and extortion in Tangaza Local Government Area. Sources said that on Feb. 8, 2026, at about 9:00 p.m...
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Kogi police neutralize armed robber in Lokoja community

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Kogi police neutralize armed robber in Lokoja community By: Zagazola Makama The Kogi State Police Command has neutralized an armed robber during a shootout in Indori Community, Lokoja, the police reported. Sources said that the incident occurred at about 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 8 when about 20 armed ro...
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200 vigilantes deployed from Nasarawa to bolster security in Ibbi, Niger state

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200 vigilantes deployed from Nasarawa to bolster security in Ibbi, Niger state By: Zagazola Makama About 200 vigilante men from Nasarawa State have arrived in Ibbi, Niger State, to support local security agencies in maintaining law and order, the Niger State Police reported. The vigilante were de...
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Security forces in Niger rescue three kidnapped victims in Mashegu LGA

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Security forces in Niger rescue three kidnapped victims in Mashegu LGA By: Zagazola Makama Three victims abducted by armed bandits in Aworo village, Mashegu Local Government Area, Niger State, have been successfully rescued. Zagazola learnt on Feb. 5 at about 10:00 p.m., unknown armed bandits inv...
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DSS Arrests, Arraigns Suspects Over 2023 Murder of Four Soldiers

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DSS Arrests, Arraigns Suspects Over 2023 Murder of Four Soldiers Three years after the murder of four soldiers in Ashaka Aboh, Ndokwa East LGA, Delta State, the Department of State Services (DSS), have arrested two suspects, linked to the killings. The suspects, Ufuoma Sunday James and Lawrence Um...
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Unidentified man in Niger Republic uniform found dead in Gwadabawa in Sokoto

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Unidentified man in Niger Republic uniform found dead in Gwadabawa in Sokoto By: Zagazola Makama The Sokoto State Police Command is investigating the discovery of a lifeless body of an unidentified man wearing a Niger Republic security uniform in Timeji bush, a remote hamlet under Gigane District...
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Three suspected IPOB/ESN militants neutralized in Nnewi during anti-sit-at-home patrol in Anambra

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Three suspected IPOB/ESN militants neutralized in Nnewi during anti-sit-at-home patrol in Anambra By: Zagazola Makama Security forces in Anambra state have successfully neutralized three suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) militia w...
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Bandits attack Gidan Fulani village, targeted Police outpost in Zamfara

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Bandits attack Gidan Fulani village, targeted Police outpost in Zamfara By: Zagazola Makama Suspected bandits have carried out a coordinated attack on Gidan Fulani village via Kasuwar Daji District in Kaura Namoda LGA in Zamfara state. Zagazola gathered also that the Kasuwar Daji Police Out Stati...
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Bandits ambush community watch operatives in Musawa Katsina, one killed

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Bandits ambush community watch operatives in Musawa Katsina, one killed By: Zagazola Makama Sources in Katsina have confirmed the fatal shooting of a Community Watch Corps (CWatch) operative and injuries to another following an ambush by suspected armed bandits in Musawa Local Government Area. Za...
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Communal clash leaves one dead, several injured in Garin Daura in Yobe

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Communal clash leaves one dead, several injured in Garin Daura in Yobe By: Zagazola Makama One person has been killed and several others injured following a clash between herders and residents of Garin Daura in Nangere Local Government Area of Yobe State. Zagazola gathered that on Feb. 6 at about...
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Four family members kidnapped in Danhono 2 village in Kaduna

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Four family members kidnapped in Danhono 2 village in Kaduna By: Zagazola Makama Atleast four members of a family have been abducted by bandits in Danhono 2 village, Millennium City in Kaduna state. Sources told Zagazola that on Feb. 9 at about 12:05 a.m., an unspecified number of armed men suspe...
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Vigilante shot two men in Yobe 

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Vigilante shot two men in Yobe    By: Zagazola Makama    Two men sustained serious gunshot injuries after being shot by a vigilante in Dadigar Village, Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe State.   Sources told Zagazola Makama that the victims including Audu Alhaji Is...
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Two herders attacked during theft of rams, one killed, one injured in Yobe 

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Two herders attacked during theft of rams, one killed, one injured in Yobe    By: Zagazola Makama     One person has been killed and another injured following an attack by unknown assailants during a criminal conspiracy to steal domestic animals in Damagum Local Governme...
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Troops neutralise ISWAP fighter in Borno ambush operation

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Troops neutralise ISWAP fighter in Borno ambush operation   By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of Joint Task Force North East (Operation Hadin Kai) have neutralised a suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighter during an ambush operation in Borno.   Sources told...
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Bandits Kill Seven, Abduct Catholic Priest, Ten Others In Southern Kaduna

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Bandits Kill Seven, Abduct Catholic Priest, Ten Others In Southern Kaduna   By: Zagazola Makama   Bandits attacked the village of Karku (Ningi) in the Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday morning, killing seven people and abducting a Catholic priest and ten others...
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Customs officer killed in gun attack after cannabis seizure in Ogun

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Customs officer killed in gun attack after cannabis seizure in Ogun   By: Zagazola Makama     A senior officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), ASC Akinyode Mustapha, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen following the interception of a vehicle loaded with cannabis in Ime...
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Assessing Zulum’s refugee repatriation drive

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Assessing Zulum’s refugee repatriation drive   By Abdullahi Mohammed   As of early 2026, the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria is estimated at 3.5 million to 4.5 million. This displacement is primarily driven by conflict, banditry, climate-related disasters an...
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One killed as gunmen attack passenger bus in Ohimini, Benue

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One killed as gunmen attack passenger bus in ohimini, benue By: Zagazola Makama The Benue State Police Command has confirmed that one passenger was killed when suspected armed bandits attacked a commercial bus in Ohimini Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Wednesday. A police...
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Ten killed, five missing as police assess attack on abandi community in Benue

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Ten killed, five missing as police assess attack on abandi community in Benue By: Zagazola Makama The Benue State Police Command says the death toll from the attack on Abande community in Kwande Local Government Area has risen to 10, while five persons are still missing. Deputy Commissioner of Po...
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  1. Two security personnel killed, two missing in attack on operation enduring peace team in Plateau
  2. Bauchi Joint Task Force arrest suspected bandit at fuel black market point
  3. 36 soldiers killed in coordinated jihadist attack in Niger
  4. Christian Genocidization” of the Kaiama Massacre
  5. Police foil kidnap attempt, rescue mother and daughter in Benue

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