Bandits ambush hunters in Sokoto, kill two in Tangaza forest

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Bandits ambush hunters in Sokoto, kill two in Tangaza forest   By: Zagazola Makama   Suspected Lakurawa armed bandits have ambushed a group of hunters in Kadidda Forest, Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing two persons in the process.   Zagazola Makama&nbs...
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Police arrest four over killing of worshipper in Osogbo mosque in Osun

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Police arrest four over killing of worshipper in Osogbo mosque in Osun   By: Zagazola Makama    The Osun State Police Command says it has arrested four suspects in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old worshipper, Ahmed Najeem, who was attacked at the Ummu Hanni Ad...
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Faskari attack exposes futility of peace deals with bandits, over 20 killed despite amnesty

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Faskari attack exposes futility of peace deals with bandits, over 20 killed despite amnesty By: Zagazola Makama The recent attack on Doma village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State has bring to the fore the dangers of negotiating with armed bandits, as more than 20 residents were re...
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Kastina State Police rescue four kidnapped tree cutters in Kankara

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Katsina State Police rescue four kidnapped tree cutters in Kankara   By: Zagazola Makama    The Katsina State Police Command has rescued four abducted tree cutters following a gunfight with armed bandits in Makulawa bush, Kankara Local Government Area...
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Yobe police arrest 26 persons for illegal tree felling, desertification in Tarmuwa LGA

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Yobe police arrest 26 persons for illegal tree felling, desertification in Tarmuwa  LGA   By: Zagazola Makama    The Yobe State Police Command has arrested 26 individuals for criminal conspiracy, unlawful felling of trees, and deliberate desertif...
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Nigerian Immigration rescues 59 women, children from human trafficking in Borno

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Nigerian Immigration rescues 59 women, children from human trafficking in Borno   By: Zagazola Makama    The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rescued 59 women and children from a human trafficking attempt from Katsina State to N’Djamena, the capital...
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Nigerian Immigration officer shoots Nigerien national at Baure border, victim dies

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Nigerian Immigration officer shoots Nigerien national at Baure border, victim dies By: Zagazola Makama A Nigerien national has died following a shooting incident at the Burdugu Border entry checkpoint in Baure Local Government Area, Katsina State, near the Niger Republic border. According to sour...
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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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  1. Son kills father in Cross River
  2. Five abducted in Agwara bandit attack as police intensify rescue efforts
  3. Vigilante killed in bandit attack on Keware village, Katsina
  4. Gunmen abduct passengers on Kogi highway, four rescued
  5. Kano businessman abducted in Nasarawa

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