Troops foil ISWAP infiltration attack on Kawuri base in Borno, killed several fighters

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Troops foil ISWAP infiltration attack on Kawuri base in Borno, killed several fighters  By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have foiled an attempted infiltration attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a military Forward Operating Base at Kawuri in Kon...
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17 ISWAP-linked persons surrender to troops amid factional clashes, hardship in Borno camps

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17 ISWAP-linked persons surrender to troops amid factional clashes, hardship in Borno camps By: Zagazola Makama No fewer than 17 persons linked to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), including terrorist family members and one suspected fighter, have surrendered to Nigerian Army troops...
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Beyond farmer-herder clashes: how armed groups, criminality and misinformation are tearing Mangu apart

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Beyond farmer-herder clashes: how armed groups, criminality and misinformation are tearing Mangu apart By: Zagazola Makama Plateau State is witnessing a dangerous transformation of communal violence into a self-sustaining security crisis in which attacks, reprisals, cattle rustling, arson, misinfo...
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Army deploys 236 Tank Battalion personnel to strengthen security operations in Mangu

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Army deploys 236 Tank Battalion personnel to strengthen security operations in Mangu By: Zagazola Makama The Nigerian Army has deployed the first batch of personnel from 236 Tank Battalion to Headquarters Sector 8, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State...
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Troops confirmed Suspected Mwaghavul militiamen kill 12 cattle, injure 12, rustle others in Mangu

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Troops confirmed Suspected Mwaghavul militiamen kill 12 cattle, injure 12, rustle others in Mangu By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have confirmed that suspected armed Mwaghavul militiamen have attacked the Lawet community in Pushit District of Mangu Local Government Area of P...
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Troops intervene as suspected farm destruction triggers tension in Jos North

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Troops intervene as suspected farm destruction triggers tension in Jos North By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 1, Sub-Sector 12, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have intervened following a reported case of farm destruction at Haske Quarters in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State...
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Troops recover 57 cattle from suspected terrorists in Wase

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Troops recover 57 cattle from suspected terrorists in Wase By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 2, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have recovered 57 cattle allegedly rustled by suspected terrorists at Sabon Layi community in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security sources told Zagaz...
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GOC 3 Division holds stakeholders’ meeting after killing of six in Barkin Ladi

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GOC 3 Division holds stakeholders’ meeting after killing of six in Barkin Ladi By: Zagazola Makama Following the attack on Lajam village in Marit District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, which resulted in the death of six locals and injuries to others, the General Officer...
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Troops arrest suspected kidnapper with N1.925m in Riyom

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Troops arrest suspected kidnapper with N1.925m in Riyom By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 6, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have arrested a 30-year-old man, Yahaya Mohammed, suspected to be linked to a kidnapping syndicate operating in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security so...
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Wallahi, if you cannot protect us, allow our children to defend us,” grieving mother cries after son and livestock killings by Mwaghavul militiamen in Mangu

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“Wallahi, if you cannot protect us, allow our children to defend us,” grieving mother cries after son and livestock killings by Mwaghavul militiamen in Mangu By: Zagazola Makama The mother of a Fulani herder reportedly killed during an attack at Lawet and Lamor in Pushit District, Mangu Local...
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Mwaghavul militiamen kill 1 Fulani herder, attack cattle in Mangu

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Mwaghavul militiamen kill 1 Fulani herder, attack cattle in Mangu By: Zagazola Makama Suspected Mwaghavul militiamen have reportedly attacked Fulani herders around Lawet and Lamor in Pushit District of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing one herder and shooting at cattle. The at...
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Troops raid terrorists’ enclave, neutralise fighter, recover AK-47 in Sokoto

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Troops raid terrorists’ enclave, neutralise fighter, recover AK-47 in Sokoto By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised a terrorist during a raid on a suspected terrorist hideout in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Security sources told Zagazola...
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Troops foil kidnapping attempt, rescue six family members in Zamfara

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Troops foil kidnapping attempt, rescue six family members in Zamfara By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have foiled an attempted abduction and rescued six members of a family in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that t...
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Mwaghavul militia carried out two separate attacks on Fulani herders in Mangu in renewed escalation

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Mwaghavul militia carried out two separate attacks on Fulani herders in Mangu in renewed escalation  By: Zagazola Makama Suspected Mwaghavul militia have reportedly launched two separate attacks on Fulani herders in parts of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, resulting in the death...
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Tit for Tat: Six Fulani houses burnt in Kantoma, in Reprisal attack by Mwaghavul Militiamen in Mangu

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Tit for Tat: Six Fulani houses burnt in Kantoma, in Reprisal attack by Mwaghavul Militiamen in  Mangu By: Zagazola Makama Mwaghavul militia men of Kantoma community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State have reportedly set six houses belonging to Fulani residents ablaze in a re...
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Tit for Tat: Six Fulani houses burnt in Kantoma, in Reprisal attack by Mwaghavul Militiamen in Mangu

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Tit for Tat: Six Fulani houses burnt in Kantoma, in Reprisal attack by Mwaghavul Militiamen in  Mangu By: Zagazola Makama Mwaghavul militia men of Kantoma community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State have reportedly set six houses belonging to Fulani residents ablaze in a re...
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Two killed in reprisal attack by Fulani Bandits at Kantoma community, Mangu

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Two killed in reprisal  attack by Fulani Bandits at Kantoma community, Mangu By: Zagazola Makama Two persons have been killed by Fulani bandits in a reprisal  attack at Kantoma community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama tha...
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Six killed, two injured in attack on mining site in Barkin Ladi

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Six killed, two injured in attack on mining site in Barkin Ladi By: Zagazola Makama Six persons have been killed and two others injured after suspected armed assailants attacked a mining site in Lajam Marit village, Ropp District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security sou...
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Troops arrest 20-year-old over alleged illegal firearm possession in Bassa

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Troops arrest 20-year-old over alleged illegal firearm possession in Bassa By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 3, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), have arrested a 20-year-old man, identified as Suleiman Haruna, over alleged possession of an illegal firearm in Bassa Local Government Area of Platea...
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Operation Whirl Stroke rescues six kidnapped victims in Katsina-Ala

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Operation Whirl Stroke rescues six kidnapped victims in Katsina-Ala By: Zagazola Makama Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation WHIRL STROKE, have rescued six kidnapped victims around Gbise community in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that...
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  1. Herder assaulted over alleged destruction of farm crops in Jos North
  2. Troops arrest suspected cattle rustler in Kaduna
  3. Farmer assaulted over grazing dispute in Kaduna
  4. Troops arrest Berom Militia for attempting to sell stolen cattle at Bokkos cattle market, weeks after attack on herders
  5. Herder assaulted over alleged destruction of farm crops in Jos North

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