Woro attack: how Sahel-linked terror networks are creeping into Kwara’s border communities

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Woro attack: how Sahel-linked terror networks are creeping into Kwara’s border communities   By: Zagazola Makama     The deadly attack on Woro Village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, which has claimed at least 35 lives, draws attention to a worryin...
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Terrorists kill scores in Kwara village attack

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Terrorists kill scores in Kwara village attack  By: Zagazola Makama Scores of persons were killed in a terrorist attack on Woro Village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, the lawmaker representing Kaiama in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Saidu Baba Ahmed, has confirmed. Ahmed...
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Troops exploit airstrike site in Chonogolo Kura, neutralise terrorist, destroy hideouts

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Troops exploit airstrike site in Chonogolo Kura, neutralise terrorist, destroy hideouts By: Zagazola Makama Troops of 21 Special Armoured Brigade (SAB) under Operation Hadin Kai have conducted a successful exploitation of the airstrike location at Chonogolo Kura, Borno State, neutralising a terror...
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OPINION: Growing ISWAP–ISIS ties in Sahel after Niamey attack threaten Lake Chad and West African security corridor

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OPINION: Growing ISWAP–ISIS ties in Sahel after Niamey attack threaten Lake Chad and West African security corridor By: Zagazola Makama The Jan. 29 attack on Niger’s Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey has exposed a dangerous evolution in jihadist cooperation across West Africa: a tig...
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Reckless police teargas firing sparks fire outbreak in Katsina cement shop

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Reckless police teargas firing sparks fire outbreak in Katsina cement shop   By: Zagazola Makama    A routine police patrol in Katsina State on Monday degenerated into a fire incident after officers recklessly fired teargas into a cement shop, causing a blaze and injuring a t...
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Seif al-Islam Gaddafi killed in attack on home in Zintan, Libya

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Seif al-Islam Gaddafi killed in attack on home in Zintan, Libya   By: Zagazola Makama    Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in an assassination attack at his residence in the Hamada quarter of Zintan in western...
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Troops clear ISWAP enclaves, recover arms, neutralise IEDs in Borno

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Troops clear ISWAP enclaves, recover arms, neutralise IEDs in Borno   By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have intensified offensive operations against Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) elements, clearing multiple te...
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DSS Arraigns Ex-AGF Malami, Son on 5-Count Charge of Terrorism Financing, Illegal Firearms' Possession

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Breaking: DSS Arraigns Ex-AGF Malami, Son on 5-Count Charge of Terrorism Financing, Illegal Firearms' Possession   The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday arraigned the immediate Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami and his son, Abdulaziz, for terrorism financi...
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Army troops foil bandits’ attack on anyagba village in benue

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Army troops foil bandits’ attack on anyagba village in benue    By: Zagazola Makama    The Nigerian Army troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have foiled a planned attack by armed bandits on Anyagba village in Benue State, neutralising one assailant...
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Air force strikes bandit camps in katsina, neutralized 27 in dawn operation

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Air force strikes bandit camps in katsina, neutralized 27 in dawn operation   By: Zagazola Makama   The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) component of Operation FANSAN YANMA has recorded a major operational success in Katsina State following a precision air operation that neutralised a large nu...
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ISWAP appoints Abu Khalifa as new commander in Timbuktu Triangle

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ISWAP appoints Abu Khalifa as new commander in Timbuktu Triangle   By: Zagazola Makama    The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has appointed Abu Khalifa as its new commander around the Timbuktu Triangle following the killing of its former commander, Julaibib, by Nigerian...
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Man kills alleged rival in Yobe market, arrested by police

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Man kills alleged rival in Yobe market, arrested by police By: Zagazola Makama The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly killing a suspected rival over a domestic dispute in Bundila Village, Gulani Local Government Area. Sources said the incident occurred at about 12...
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Police arrest 19 suspected illegal miners in Zamfara

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Police arrest 19 suspected illegal miners in Zamfara   By: Zagazola Makama    The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested 19 suspected illegal miners during a joint operation in Zurmi and Maradun Local Government Areas of the state.   Sources in Gusau said the arrests fol...
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Son kills father in Cross River

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Son kills father in Cross River   By: Zagazola Makama    The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a 66-year-old man, Ubi Bassey Okoi, allegedly by his 23-year-old son, Expectancy Bassey Ubi, in Yakurr Local Government Area of the state.   Sources sa...
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Five abducted in Agwara bandit attack as police intensify rescue efforts

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Five abducted in Agwara bandit attack as police intensify rescue efforts   By: Zagazola Makama    At least five persons were abducted during the recent bandit attack on police facilities and parts of Agwara town.   Zagazola reliably confirmed following the earlier report on...
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Vigilante killed in bandit attack on Keware village, Katsina

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Vigilante killed in bandit attack on Keware village, Katsina   By: Zagazola Makama    A Civilian Watch (Cwatch) vigilante has been killed during a bandit attack on Keware Village in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State.   Sources said the incident occurred at about...
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Gunmen abduct passengers on Kogi highway, four rescued

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Gunmen abduct passengers on Kogi highway, four rescued   By: Zagazola Makama    The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of passengers after gunmen blocked the Anyigba–Ankpa highway at Ofejiji, via Egume, on Sunday evening.   Police sources said the Divis...
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Kano businessman abducted in Nasarawa

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Kano businessman abducted in Nasarawa   By: Zagazola Makama    A Kano-based businessman, Alhaji Rabiu Salisu, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Rukubi Village, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.   The Nasarawa State Police Command confirmed the incident on F...
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Hoodlums abduct woman and toddler in Gombe

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Hoodlums abduct woman and toddler in Gombe   By: Zagazola Makama    The Gombe State Police Command has launched a manhunt following the abduction of a woman and her two-year-old daughter in Funakaye Local Government Area.   Sources said the incident was reported on Sunday a...
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Fifteen killed in head-on crash along Dutsinma-Karofi-Radda road in Katsina

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Fifteen killed in head-on crash along Dutsinma-Karofi-Radda road in Katsina   By: Zagazola Makama   At least fifteen passengers have died following a head-on collision between two commercial vehicles along the Dutsinma–Karofi–Radda Road in Katsina State.   Sources said the a...
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  1. Four killed, four abducted in Boko Haram attack on charcoal traders in Borno
  2. Niger Speaker Commends Army, DSS, Other Agencies For Dislodging Bandits in the state    
  3. Army troops intensified Operations rescued Six kidnapped victims from Boko Haram in Adamawa
  4. Fulani youths, villagers clash over well in Bauchi; one killed, houses burnt
  5. U.S. official heads to Mali to reset ties, boost Sahel cooperation

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