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Troops Arrest Suspected Boko Haram Collaborator in Borno, Launch Manhunt for Accomplices By: Zagazola Makama  Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a suspected Boko Haram informant and collaborator in Izge community of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources said the arrest followed intelligence obtained during the interrogation of an earlier suspect, Abubakar Usman, also known as Buba, who was arrested on June 13 over alleged links with the terrorist...

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Bandit attack claims lives of police inspector, 3 CJTF members in Zamfara   By: Zagazola Makama    Armed bandits attacked a Police Mobile Force (PMF) location in Zamfara State, killing a police officer and three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF).    Zagazola gathered that the attack occurred on July 13 at about 5:30 a.m. in Gwarin Ganuwa village, Tsafe Local Government Area, where a joint team of police operatives and CJTF personnel...

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Notorious bandit commander Iliya Mai Rasha killed in Guga battle as death toll among attackers rises By Zagazola Makama One of the notorious bandit commanders neutralised during Sunday’s fierce gun battle between security forces and armed bandits in Guga Village, Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, has been identified as Iliya Mai Rasha, a notorious criminal linked to several deadly attacks in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Intelligence sources told Zagazola...

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Kano Govt Bans Scrap Metal Imports from North-East over Bomb Blast   The Kano State Government has imposed an immediate ban on the purchase and importation of scrap materials from North-East Nigeria, following a deadly explosion that claimed five lives and injured several others in the Hotoro area of Kano metropolis.   The Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Ibrahim Umaru, disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing journalists in Kano.   Umaru said...

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