OPINION: Sahel’s Illegal Mining-Terror Nexus Is Nigeria’s Next Defining Security Battle
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OPINION: Sahel’s Illegal Mining-Terror Nexus Is Nigeria’s Next Defining Security Battle
By Zagazola Makama
The security landscape across the Sahel has entered one of its most volatile phases in recent history. The convergence of jihadist insurgency, separatist militancy, transn...
ISWAP Gunboat Operator Surrenders to Troops in Damasak After Air Strikes
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ISWAP Gunboat Operator Surrenders to Troops in Damasak After Air Strikes
By Zagazola Makama
A suspected ISWAP fighter trained as a gunboat operator and Dushka heavy machine gunner has surrendered to troops of the 5 Brigade in Damasak, Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State.
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Troops Bust Illegal Arms Factory, Arrest Two Suspects, Recover Five Rifles in Kebbi
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Troops Bust Illegal Arms Factory, Arrest Two Suspects, Recover Five Rifles in Kebbi
By Zagazola Makama
Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have dismantled an illegal arms manufacturing syndicate and recovered five locally fabricated rifles during an intelligence-led operation in Kebbi Stat...
Troops Gun Down Suspected Berom Militia in Fresh Attack on NIPSS, Recover Rifle Stolen from Fallen Soldier
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Troops Gun Down Suspected Berom Militia in Fresh Attack on NIPSS, Recover Rifle Stolen from Fallen Soldier
By Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have neutralised a suspected Berom militia member during a failed attack on the National Institute for Policy and...
Suspected terrorists kill 46 local security personnel in western Niger
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Suspected terrorists kill 46 local security personnel in western Niger
By: Zagazola Makama
At least 46 members of Niger’s National Guard (GNN) and allied local militia were reportedly killed in a suspected terrorist attack on a security position in Dyagourou, Tillabéri Reg...
Three Herders Killed in Ambush in Plateau, MACBAN Calls for Investigation
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Three Herders Killed in Ambush in Plateau, MACBAN Calls for Investigation
By: Zagazola Makama
Three cattle herders were reportedly killed and one other injured in an ambush by unidentified gunmen while grazing livestock in Gero-Rafin Bauna area of Jos South Local Government A...
Benue Deputy Gov. Visit family Slain MACBAN Leader, Urges Calm as Police Probe Killing
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Benue Deputy Gov. Visit family Slain MACBAN Leader, Urges Calm as Police Probe Killing
By: Zagazola Makama
The Benue State Government, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Fulani community leader, Alh...
Troops Recover AK-47 Rifle in Raid on Suspected Gunrunners’ Hideout in Taraba
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Troops Recover AK-47 Rifle in Raid on Suspected Gunrunners’ Hideout in Taraba
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation MESA have recovered an AK-47 rifle, a magazine and three rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition during a raid on a suspected gunrunners’ hideout in Gassol Lo...
Troops Repel Ambush During Pipeline Patrol in Rivers, Recover Motorcycle
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Troops Repel Ambush During Pipeline Patrol in Rivers, Recover Motorcycle
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the Joint Task Force, South-South, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), have repelled an ambush by suspected criminals during a routine pipeline patrol in Ahoada West Local Governme...
Abducted Soldier Escapes Captivity, Reaches Military Base in Makurdi
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Abducted Soldier Escapes Captivity, Reaches Military Base in Makurdi
By: Zagazola Makama
A Nigerian soldier who was abducted by suspected kidnappers has escaped from captivity and safely reached a military facility in Makurdi, Benue State.
Security sources said the s...
Troops Arrest NSCDC Armourer, Correctional Officer Over Alleged Illegal Arms Supply in Enugu
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Troops Arrest NSCDC Armourer, Correctional Officer Over Alleged Illegal Arms Supply in Enugu
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the 82 Division Provost Group have arrested an armourer attached to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and a correctional officer over...
Troops Foil Kidnap Attempt, Rescue Two Victims in Nasarawa
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Troops Foil Kidnap Attempt, Rescue Two Victims in Nasarawa
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in collaboration with personnel of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), have foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued two victims along the Akwanga–Gwantu Road in A...
Troops Raid Illegal Mining Site in FCT, Arrest Nine Suspects
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Troops Raid Illegal Mining Site in FCT, Arrest Nine Suspects
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation MESA have arrested nine suspected illegal miners during a raid on an illegal mining site in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Securi...
Air Strikes Neutralise Scores of Terrorists in Niger State
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Air Strikes Neutralise Scores of Terrorists in Niger State
By: Zagazola Makama
The Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA has recorded another major operational success following a series of intelligence-led air interdiction missions that disrupted the movement of terrorists and n...
Troops Repel ISWAP Attack on Borno Community, Recover Terrorists’ Equipment
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Troops Repel ISWAP Attack on Borno Community, Recover Terrorists’ Equipment
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the 135 Special Forces Battalion have repelled an attack by suspected ISWAP terrorists on Kurnari Community in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, recovering ammunition...
Troops Repel ISWAP Ambush After Twin IED Attacks on Humanitarian Convoy in Borno
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Troops Repel ISWAP Ambush After Twin IED Attacks on Humanitarian Convoy in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the 149 Battalion have repelled an ambush by suspected ISWAP terrorists after two command-detonated improvised explosive device (IED) attacks targeted a military esc...
Plateau Peace Committee Adopts Abuja Delegation Report, Moves to Launch ‘Plateau Resolve 2.0’
By: Zagazola Makama
The Plateau State Peace Committee has adopted the report of its sub-committee chaired by former Governor of the state, Sen. Joshua Chibi Dariye, as a working...
Commercial Motorcyclist Killed, Motorcycle Stolen by Local Militias in Mangu, Plateau
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Commercial Motorcyclist Killed, Motorcycle Stolen by Local Militias in Mangu, Plateau
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have recovered the body of a 27-year-old commercial motorcyclist who was allegedly killed by suspected motorcycle snatchers in M...
Troops Repel Armed Herders During Illegal Grazing Operation in Plateau
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Troops Repel Armed Herders During Illegal Grazing Operation in Plateau
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), have repelled an attack by suspected armed herders during an operation against illegal grazing in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State...
Cattle Rustling, Local Militia Activities Behind Sai Community Attack in Benue
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Cattle Rustling, Local Militia Activities Behind Sai Community Attack in Benue
By Zagazola Makama
Emerging security intelligence has identified persistent cattle rustling and the activities of armed local militias as the major factors that culminated in the recent attack on S...
