ANALYSIS: While NSCDC in Borno battles vandals, Yobe command caught escorting them — sabotage or systemic rot?

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ANALYSIS: While NSCDC in Borno battles vandals, Yobe command caught escorting them — sabotage or systemic rot? By: Zagazola Makama Let’s not mince words: something stinks in Yobe, and the stench is coming from a scandal that cuts to the heart of national security and institutional credibility...
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NAF AIRSTRIKES DEVASTATE BANDIT CONVOY IN KEBBI-ZAMFARA AXIS, NEUTRALISING SCORES OF FIGHTERS

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NAF AIRSTRIKES DEVASTATE BANDIT CONVOY IN KEBBI-ZAMFARA AXIS, NEUTRALISING SCORES OF FIGHTERS   In a major offensive under Operation FANSAN YAMMA, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralised scores of armed bandits in a series of precision airstrikes conducted on 9 July 2025, targeting a mig...
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Police repel ambush in Delta, kill six suspected kidnappers, recover arms

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Police repel ambush in Delta, kill six suspected kidnappers, recover arms   The Police in Delta have nutrialised six suspected kidnappers and armed robbers following a failed ambush on operatives of the Command’s Special Assignment Team.   Zagazola gathered that the incident occurred...
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Police repel bandit attack on PMF camp in Zamfara, one officer injured

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Police repel bandit attack on PMF camp in Zamfara, one officer injured   By: Zagazola Makama   The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed a failed bandit attack on a Police Mobile Force (PMF) operational base in Gora Namaye district of Maradun Local Government Area.   Zagazo...
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Bandits kill community guard, seize rifle in Zamfara farm attack

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Bandits kill community guard, seize rifle in Zamfara farm attack   By: Zagazola Makama    Armed bandits have killed a member of the Community Protection Guard (CPG) and carted away his rifle during an attack on farmers in Yar Katsina village, Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfa...
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Gunmen kill two brothers in suspected terrorist attack in Yobe

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Gunmen kill two brothers in suspected terrorist attack in Yobe   By: Zagazola Makama  Two brothers were shot dead on Wednesday along the Kirbiri–Buni Yadi road in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State by gunmen suspected to be terrorist elements.   Sources from the area sai...
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ANALYSIS: Vigilantes embark on unsanctioned mission, walk into ambush — yet blame government? How?

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ANALYSIS: Vigilantes embark on unsanctioned mission, walk into ambush — yet blame government? How?   By: Zagazola Makama   Let’s be honest. What happened in Kanam LGA, Plateau State, on July 6, 2025, was not just tragic, it was completely avoidable. But what’s worse than the inci...
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ANALYSIS: Vigilantes embark on unsanctioned mission, walk into ambush — yet blame government? How?

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ANALYSIS: Vigilantes embark on unsanctioned mission, walk into ambush — yet blame government? How?   By: Zagazola Makama   Let’s be honest. What happened in Kanam LGA, Plateau State, on July 6, 2025, was not just tragic, it was completely avoidable. But what’s worse than the inci...
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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai eliminate 24 Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents in sustained offensive operations

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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai eliminate 24 Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents in sustained offensive operations   By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in collaboration with the Air Component, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and local hunters, have neutralised 24...
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Troops Neutralize Terrorists, Destroy Boko Haram Enclaves in Borno Clearance Operation

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Troops Neutralize Terrorists, Destroy Boko Haram Enclaves in Borno Clearance Operation By: Zagazola Makama Troops of 7 Division, Sector 1, Operation Hadin Kai, have successfully conducted a clearance operation targeting identified Boko Haram (JAS) terrorist enclaves at Tangalanga and Bula Marwa in...
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Turji’s New Video Statement: A Calculated Move or a Path to Peace?

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Turji’s New Video Statement: A Calculated Move or a Path to Peace?   By: Zagazola Makama   A new video released by notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has once again stirred public discourse, especially in the North West where he has long been a central figure in the region’s spira...
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Suspected terrorist arrested by Niger National Guard in Bangoula

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Suspected terrorist arrested by Niger National Guard in Bangoula   By: Zagazola Makama    Elements of the Niger National Guard (GNN) stationed in Bangoula have arrested a suspected member of a terrorist armed group during a routine road check and identity verification operation...
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Operation Safe Haven warns vigilantes against unauthorized missions in Plateau, says 8 vigilantes lost their lives not 70

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Operation Safe Haven warns vigilantes against unauthorized missions in Plateau, says 8 vigilantes lost their lives not 70   By: Zagazola Makama    The Headquarters of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) has cautioned vigilante groups in Plateau State against embarking on unauthorized secu...
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Babcock University student reportedly commits suicide at Redemption Camp residence

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Babcock University student reportedly commits suicide at Redemption Camp residence   By: Zagazola Makama    A 200-level student of Babcock University, identified as Olaoluwa Subomi Lawson, has reportedly taken his own life at his father’s residence in Redemption Camp City, Ogun...
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Gunmen attack herders’ settlement in Taraba, kill livestock

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Gunmen attack herders’ settlement in Taraba, kill livestock   By: Zagazola Makama   Armed attackers suspected to have come from Bandawa Gwenzo community have invaded a herders’ residence at Yompi in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State, killing several livestock. &nb...
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Bandits, vigilantes clash in Plateau forest, casualties feared

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Bandits, vigilantes clash in Plateau forest, casualties feared   By: Zagazola Makama    A violent clash has reportedly occurred between suspected bandits and members of the Miyetti Allah Vigilante group in Odare Forest, Kukawa village, Dengi District of Kanam Local Government Area...
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Police officer in custody over fatal shooting of community secretary in Delta

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Police officer in custody over fatal shooting of community secretary in Delta    By: Zagazola Makama    A police sergeant attached to the Mobile Police Unit 57 in Ukana, Akwa Ibom State, has been taken into custody following the alleged accidental discharge that led to the de...
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Bandits kill vigilante member in Niger village attack

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Bandits kill vigilante member in Niger village attack   By: Zagazola Makama   Suspected armed bandits have killed a vigilante member in an attack on Kubule village near Babanna in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.   It was gathered that the assailants, numbering severa...
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Five including Naval Officer dead, several injured in lone auto crash on Lambata–Suleja Road

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Five including Naval Officer dead, several injured in lone auto crash on Lambata–Suleja Road   By: Zagazola Makama    At least five people, including a naval officer, have died in a lone motor accident involving a Toyota Hummer Bus along the Lambata–Suleja road in Niger State...
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Gunmen abduct community leader in Niger’s Kontagora LGA

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Gunmen abduct community leader in Niger’s Kontagora LGA    By: Zagazola Makama    Unidentified armed men have abducted a resident, identified as Alhaji Buba, during a late-night attack on his residence in Tudun-Wada community via Tungan-Kawo Village, Kontagora Local Governm...
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  1. Bandits attack foiled in Niger as three security operatives killed, rifle carted away
  2. Security forces arrest 13 suspects in FCT–Kaduna banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling ring
  3. Security operatives arrest two in Abuja, recover live ammunition
  4. Bandits attack in Faskari foiled as fatalities recorded among Security Operatives and civilian
  5. Bandits kill two, abduct woman in Katsina village attack

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