Army troops, police rescued passenger after night attack on Benin–Sapele road

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Army troops, police rescued passenger after night attack on Benin–Sapele road By: Zagazola Makama The Benin–Sapele Expressway has long been one of southern Nigeria’s busiest travel corridors. But on Wednesday night, the highway became a scene of fear and frantic rescue efforts after suspecte...
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Army troops, police rescued passenger after night attack on Benin–Sapele road

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Army troops, police rescued passenger after night attack on Benin–Sapele road   By: Zagazola Makama    The Benin–Sapele Expressway has long been one of southern Nigeria’s busiest travel corridors. But on Wednesday night, the highway became a scene of fear and frantic rescue...
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IPOB attack police patrol teams in Anambra, snatch rifles and abandon stolen SUV after shootout

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IPOB  attack police patrol teams in Anambra, snatch rifles and abandon stolen SUV after shootout   By: Zagazola Makama    Suspected members of the proscribed IPOB/ESN militia on Wednesday launched a coordinated armed attack on joint police patrol teams along the Abatete...
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DSS debunks report of arrest of evangelist over alleged Nasarawa attack video

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DSS debunks report of arrest of evangelist over alleged Nasarawa attack video   By: Zagazola Makama     The Department of State Services (DSS) has dismissed a social media report claiming it arrested an evangelist for allegedly raising a false alarm about an attack by suspect...
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HumAngle alleges targeted cyberattack after publishing exposé on Shekau

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HumAngle alleges targeted cyberattack after publishing exposé on Shekau   HumAngle, an investigative news platform, has alleged that its website suffered a suspected targeted cyberattack less than an hour after it published a major exposé on the late Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau...
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Nigeria’s painful silence and selective outrage that fuels division

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Nigeria’s painful silence and  selective outrage that fuels division   By: Zagazola Makama   Three months ago, two Catholic priests Fr. John Igwebueze and Fr. Matthew Eya of the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, Enugu State were brutally murdered by armed members of the proscribe...
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FG Didn't Mandate Tukur Mamu to negotiate with terrorists, DSS witness tells court

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FG Didn't Mandate Tukur Mamu to negotiate with terrorists, DSS witness tells court An operative of the Department of State Service, (DSS) on Wednesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the federal government did not a by time appoint Tukur Mamu to negotiate with terrorists who attacked a tr...
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IGP undertakes visits to niger and Kebbi states over recent security incidents

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IGP undertakes visits to niger and Kebbi states over recent security incidents   By: Zagazola Makama   The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun,has carried out official visits to Niger and Kebbi states, engaging with government officials and security stakeholders...
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Troops Arrest Notorious bandit, rifle recovered in Kware in Sokoto

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Troops Arrest Notorious bandit, rifle recovered in Kware in Sokoto   By: Zagazola Makama    A suspected notorious bandit, Shehu Hassan of Dangwara village, Kware LGA, has been arrested in Sokoto State, and an AK-47 rifle along with ammunition recovered.    Sources...
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Troops neutralise Lakurawa bandit, recover motorcycles in Kebbi

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Troops  neutralise Lakurawa bandit, recover motorcycles in Kebbi    By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA  in collaboration with the police and other auxiliaries have neutralised a suspected member of the notorious Lakurawa bandit faction...
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Bandit kill police operative, cart away service weapon in Bukuyum in Zamfara

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Bandit kill police operative, cart away service weapon in Bukuyum in Zamfara    By: Zagazola Makama    A mobile police operative attached to Operation Restore Peace has been killed in an ambush by armed bandits in Adabka village, Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara Stat...
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21 villagers abducted in kano communities as Security forces intensify search operation

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21 villagers abducted in kano communities as Security forces intensify search operation    By: Zagazola Makama    Twenty-one persons have been abducted by suspected bandits in three villages of Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State.   Zagazola Makama learnt ...
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Ammunition falls from moving vehicle near ABU Zaria, eyewitnesses suspect supplies for bandits

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Ammunition falls from moving vehicle near ABU Zaria, eyewitnesses suspect supplies for bandits   By: Zagazola Makama    Passersby and students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria were startled on Tuesday when several rounds of ammunition reportedly fell from a moving passenger...
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Operation Zafin Wuta: troops sustain pressure, dislodge terrorists in Southern Taraba

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 Operation Zafin Wuta: troops sustain pressure, dislodge terrorists in Southern Taraba   By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have intensified clearance operations against criminal elements in southern Taraba, d...
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Armed robbery suspect dies after attempted escape from police custody in Minna

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Armed robbery suspect dies after attempted escape from police custody in Minna   By: Zagazola Makama    An armed robbery suspect, Aliyu Salihu of Wushishi Quarters, Minna, has died after attempting to escape from lawful custody, the Niger Police Command has confirmed.   Sou...
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Five decomposed bodies discovered along Abuja–Kaduna expressway

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Five decomposed bodies discovered along Abuja–Kaduna expressway   By: Zagazola Makama   Five unidentified decomposed bodies have been discovered along the Abuja–Kaduna expressway near the FCT–Kaduna boundary, the Niger.    Zagazola gathered that the bodies, all male...
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Security forces arrest “Gwandara” notorious kidnap kingpin, logistics supplier in Bwari Abuja

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Security forces arrest “Gwandara” notorious kidnap kingpin, logistics supplier in Bwari Abuja   By: Zagazola Makama    Security forces have arrested a notorious kidnapper and major logistics supplier to bandits identified as Y’au Ibrahim Dauda, popularly known as “Gwandara...
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5 injured as farmers, herders clash in Mpape

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5 injured as farmers, herders clash in Mpape   By: Zagazola Makama    Five persons have sustained varying degrees of injuries following a clash between farmers and Fulani herders at Down Graz community in the Mpape area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).   Zagazola rep...
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Chinese worker dies after collapsing at Abuja quarry site

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Chinese worker dies after collapsing at Abuja quarry site By: Zagazola Makama A Chinese national working with ASBA Mining Company Group has died after collapsing at a quarry site in Wasa village. The incident was reported to the Kabusa Division at about 2:56 p.m. on Monday by Mohammed Abdulkareem...
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Rising tension in Katsina as CJTF personnel fatally shoot father of bandit leader in Malumfashi

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Rising tension in Katsina as CJTF personnel fatally shoot father of bandit leader in Malumfashi   By: Zagazola Makama    The fragile peace in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State has been threatened following the fatal shooting of Alhaji Ibrahim Nagode, 60, by Civilia...
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  1. Troops repel ISWAP attack near Kareto, recover rifles and motorcycles
  2. DSS N5.5b Defamation Suit: SERAP Witness Admits to 'No Invasion By Operatives'
  3. Fresh scandal hits borno NSCDC as officer accused of stealing truck spare parts, selling exhibits under command’s watch
  4. New scandal rocks Yobe NSCDC as herder alleges multi-million naira extortion by Agro Rangers Commander
  5. Boko Haram beheads women found with charms, accuses them of shirk in Gwoza

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