Two security personnel killed, two missing in attack on operation enduring peace team in Plateau

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Two security personnel killed, two missing in attack on operation enduring peace team in Plateau   By: Zagazola Makama    Suspected bandits attacked a joint security team of Operation Enduring Peace in Zurak community, Wase Local Government Area, killing two personnel and carting...
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Bauchi Joint Task Force arrest suspected bandit at fuel black market point

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Bauchi Joint Task Force  arrest suspected bandit at fuel black market point   By: Zagazola Makama    Operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF) have arrested a suspected bandit in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State during a surveillance operation.   Sour...
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36 soldiers killed in coordinated jihadist attack in Niger

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36 soldiers killed in coordinated jihadist attack in Niger By: Zagazola Makama At least 36 Nigerien soldiers have been killed in a large-scale attack by jihadist fighters linked to Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) on Makalondi, a border town between Niger and Burkina Faso, security so...
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Christian Genocidization” of the Kaiama Massacre

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“Christian Genocidization” of the Kaiama Massacre   By Farooq Kperogi   When I ended my update on the heartrending mass murder and abductions of the people of Woro in Kaiama LGA by calling attention to the Muslim identity of the victims, just so some screwdriver salesman won’t us...
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Police foil kidnap attempt, rescue mother and daughter in Benue

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Police foil kidnap attempt, rescue mother and daughter in Benue   By: Zagazola Makama    The Benue State Police Command has foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued a woman and her daughter in Tsegbum Community along Naka Road in Makurdi.   Sources said the incident occurred...
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How DSS, ONSA, Army rescue remaining Kurmin Wali abducted worshippers in Kaduna

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How DSS, ONSA, Army rescue remaining Kurmin Wali abducted worshippers in Kaduna   By: Zagazola Makama    In the early hours of Thursday, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), working closely with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and backed by the...
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Tinubu orders army battalion to Kaiama, condemns attack, mourns victims

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Tinubu orders army battalion to Kaiama, condemns attack, mourns victims   President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State following a deadly overnight attack on Worro community by terrorists suspected to be Boko Ha...
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Alleged cyberstalking: Court rejects Sowore's documents in trial on false claim against Tinubu

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Alleged cyberstalking: Court rejects Sowore's documents in trial on false claim against Tinubu *Orders probe of leaked court session video   A Federal High Court in Abuja in two rulings on Wednesday rejected two sets of documents tendered by politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore in...
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Troops destroy terrorists’ enclaves in clearance operation in Borno

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Troops destroy terrorists’ enclaves in clearance operation in Borno   By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have destroyed terrorists’ life-support structures and logistics hubs during a clearance operation at the Chongolo Kura general area in Borno State...
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Troops recover rifle, motorcycles in ambush operation along Marte–Dikwa road

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Troops recover rifle, motorcycles in ambush operation along Marte–Dikwa road   By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have recovered an AK-47 rifle and two motorcycles during an ambush operation against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists along the Marte–Dikwa roa...
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NAF reactivates Super Puma Helicopter after 3 years

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NAF reactivates Super Puma Helicopter after 3 years By: Zagazola Makama   The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reactivated the Super Puma Helicopter after it was grounded for three years due to a main rotor hub challenge. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, said that rea...
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NEDC and the Question of Priority: A Deviation from Its Statutory Mandate

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NEDC and the Question of Priority: A Deviation from Its Statutory Mandate   The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) is a public institution established by law to address the extraordinary humanitarian and developmental crisis in North-Eastern Nigeria.    The region has suffer...
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Gunmen attack Fulani settlement in Niger, rustle 200 sheep, injure herder

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Gunmen attack Fulani settlement in Niger, rustle 200 sheep, injure herder By: Zagazola Makama Unidentified armed men have attacked a Fulani temporary settlement along the Kontagora–Makera Road in Niger State, rustling about 200 sheep and injuring a herder in the process. Zagazola gathered that...
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Bandits ambush hunters in Sokoto, kill two in Tangaza forest

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Bandits ambush hunters in Sokoto, kill two in Tangaza forest   By: Zagazola Makama   Suspected Lakurawa armed bandits have ambushed a group of hunters in Kadidda Forest, Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing two persons in the process.   Zagazola Makama&nbs...
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Police arrest four over killing of worshipper in Osogbo mosque in Osun

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Police arrest four over killing of worshipper in Osogbo mosque in Osun   By: Zagazola Makama    The Osun State Police Command says it has arrested four suspects in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old worshipper, Ahmed Najeem, who was attacked at the Ummu Hanni Ad...
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Faskari attack exposes futility of peace deals with bandits, over 20 killed despite amnesty

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Faskari attack exposes futility of peace deals with bandits, over 20 killed despite amnesty By: Zagazola Makama The recent attack on Doma village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State has bring to the fore the dangers of negotiating with armed bandits, as more than 20 residents were re...
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Kastina State Police rescue four kidnapped tree cutters in Kankara

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Katsina State Police rescue four kidnapped tree cutters in Kankara   By: Zagazola Makama    The Katsina State Police Command has rescued four abducted tree cutters following a gunfight with armed bandits in Makulawa bush, Kankara Local Government Area...
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Yobe police arrest 26 persons for illegal tree felling, desertification in Tarmuwa LGA

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Yobe police arrest 26 persons for illegal tree felling, desertification in Tarmuwa  LGA   By: Zagazola Makama    The Yobe State Police Command has arrested 26 individuals for criminal conspiracy, unlawful felling of trees, and deliberate desertif...
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Nigerian Immigration rescues 59 women, children from human trafficking in Borno

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Nigerian Immigration rescues 59 women, children from human trafficking in Borno   By: Zagazola Makama    The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rescued 59 women and children from a human trafficking attempt from Katsina State to N’Djamena, the capital...
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Nigerian Immigration officer shoots Nigerien national at Baure border, victim dies

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Nigerian Immigration officer shoots Nigerien national at Baure border, victim dies By: Zagazola Makama A Nigerien national has died following a shooting incident at the Burdugu Border entry checkpoint in Baure Local Government Area, Katsina State, near the Niger Republic border. According to sour...
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  1. Woro attack: how Sahel-linked terror networks are creeping into Kwara’s border communities
  2. Terrorists kill scores in Kwara village attack
  3. Troops exploit airstrike site in Chonogolo Kura, neutralise terrorist, destroy hideouts
  4. OPINION: Growing ISWAP–ISIS ties in Sahel after Niamey attack threaten Lake Chad and West African security corridor
  5. Reckless police teargas firing sparks fire outbreak in Katsina cement shop

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