Fresh Plateau killings reignite debate over selective outrage and government bias
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Fresh Plateau killings reignite debate over selective outrage and government bias
By: Zagazola Makama
The recent killing of 25 persons and destruction of property in Jenbu Bindi, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State has again brought to fore the festering ethno-communal ten...
Plateau Governor: Stop the Hypocrisy – Face the Root of the Crisis
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Plateau Governor: Stop the Hypocrisy – Face the Root of the Crisis
By: Zagazola Makama
So now, Governor Caleb Mutfwang and his government have suddenly discovered that soldiers are no longer effective, and that mobile police officers yes, the same overstretched MOPOL will m...
Bandits kill seven Zamfara Community Protection Guards, cart away firearms
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Bandits kill seven Zamfara Community Protection Guards, cart away firearms
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits have killed five members of the Community Protection Guard (CPG) and two civilians in a deadly attack in Jangebe town, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Security source...
Bandit kingpin Jimou Smally releases seven kidnap victims without ransom in Zamfara
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Bandit kingpin Jimou Smally releases seven kidnap victims without ransom in Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
Seven kidnap victims held by a notorious bandit kingpin have regained their freedom without payment of ransom in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
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Security forces nab suspected arms trafficker, recover cache of weapons in Kaduna
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Security forces nab suspected arms trafficker, recover cache of weapons in Kaduna
By: Zagazola Makama
Security forced in Kaduna have arrested a suspected arms trafficker, Mati Bagio, 34, and recovered a large cache of firearms and ammunition from hi...
Troops foil suspected bandit attack, intercept surveillance drone in Katsina
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Troops foil suspected bandit attack, intercept surveillance drone in Katsina
By: Zagazola Makama
The Nigerian Army troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have foiled a suspected banditry attack on military camps located around Sabuwa and Faskari Local Government Areas, and intercep...
Bandits rustle cattle, injure two in Katsina; ambush police, damage patrol APC
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Bandits rustle cattle, injure two in Katsina; ambush police, damage patrol APC
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits in the early hours of Friday stormed Unguwar Gada Village in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State, rustling an undisclosed number of cattle and injuring tw...
9 dead, 7 injured in Borno road accident
By: Zagazola Makama
No fewer that nine passengers lost their lives with seven others injured in a ghastly road crash along Maiduguri – Damaturu road on Friday.
The Borno Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Usman Muhammad,&n...
Troops intensify operations against terrorists in North East, arrest logistics suppliers, recover weapons
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Troops intensify operations against terrorists in North East, arrest logistics suppliers, recover weapons
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in collaboration with air components and local security stakeholders, have intensified clearance operations in t...
Police arrest notorious gunrunners in Benue, recover rocket launcher, AK-47 rifles, thousands of ammunition
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Police arrest notorious gunrunners in Benue, recover rocket launcher, AK-47 rifles, thousands of ammunition
By: Zagazola Makama
Operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team (FID–IRT) have arrested two notorious arms traffickers and recovered...
One killed, two injured in cutlass attack in Niger community
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One killed, two injured in cutlass attack in Niger community
By: Zagazola Makama
The Niger State Police Command says it has launched an investigation into a brutal attack in Gidan-Mallam village, Mokwa Local Government Area, which left one person dead and two others critically inju...
IPOB/ESN gunmen kill two in ambush on police team in Imo
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IPOB/ESN gunmen kill two in ambush on police team in Imo
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN), on Thursday launched a deadly attack on a police team on investigative du...
Mob kills suspected thief in Bauchi over sheep theft
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Mob kills suspected thief in Bauchi over sheep theft
By: Zagazola Makama
A mob has lynched a 25-year-old man, Hussaini Adamu, in Gadau, Bauchi State, for allegedly attempting to steal a sheep.
It was gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday in Waila village, Itas/Gadau L...
Hit-and-run driver kills police senior officer in Gombe
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Hit-and-run driver kills police senior officer in Gombe
By: Zagazola Makama
A senior police officer, ASP Clement Yunana, has been killed following a hit-and-run accident along Bauchi Road in Tumfure area of Akko Local Government Area.
Sources told Zagazola Makama tha...
Police foil bandit attack, rescue two kidnapped victims in Katsina
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Police foil bandit attack, rescue two kidnapped victims in Katsina
By: Zagazola Makama
Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have foiled a banditry attempt and successfully rescued two kidnapped victims in Gago village, Dutsinma Local Government Area.
Police...
Hunters recover 10 rustled cows after gun duel with Boko Haram terrorists in Borno
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Hunters recover 10 rustled cows after gun duel with Boko Haram terrorists in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Hunters attached to the Ruga settlement in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State have recovered 10 cows after a gun duel with suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists who r...
UNIMED Registrar murdered in Akure, suspects forced poison down his throat
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UNIMED Registrar murdered in Akure, suspects forced poison down his throat
By: Zagazola Makama
The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the suspected murder of Mr. Adeniran Ezekiel Imoleayo, Registrar of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, who was alle...
Terrorist Financing Targeting Center Designates ISIS Facilitators in Africa
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Terrorist Financing Targeting Center Designates ISIS Facilitators in Africa
By Zagazola Makama
The Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) has announced joint designations of three ISIS terrorist facilitators in Africa. The individuals being designated have served as key ISIS f...
Troops foil terror plot in Taraba, arrest ISWAP member and one other suspects
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Troops foil terror plot in Taraba, arrest ISWAP member and one other suspects
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have foiled a coordinated terror plot and arrested two suspected terrorists in Wukari Local Gover...
Gov. Mutfwang visits scene of deadly attack in Plateau, assures justice for victims
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Gov. Mutfwang visits scene of deadly attack in Plateau, assures justice for victims
By: Zagazola Makama
Gov. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang of Plateau State on Wednesday visited Jebbu and Gwon communities in Riyom Local Government Area following the gruesome killing of 15 persons by suspe...
