Bandits attack foiled in Niger as three security operatives killed, rifle carted away

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Bandits attack foiled in Niger as three security operatives killed, rifle carted away   By: Zagazola Makama   Security operatives have repelled an attempted attack by armed bandits and insurgents on Mangoro village in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State.   Zagazola gathe...
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Security forces arrest 13 suspects in FCT–Kaduna banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling ring

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Security forces arrest 13 suspects in FCT–Kaduna banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling ring   By: Zagazola Makama   Security operatives have arrested thirteen suspects believed to be behind a major network of kidnapping, banditry, and cattle rustling across parts of the Federal Ca...
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Security operatives arrest two in Abuja, recover live ammunition

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Security operatives arrest two in Abuja, recover live ammunition   By: Zagazola Makama    Security forces have arrested two suspects and recovered live ammunition during a stop-and-search operation conducted along the Area 1 axis of the Federal Capital Territory.   Zagazola...
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Bandits attack in Faskari foiled as fatalities recorded among Security Operatives and civilian

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Bandits attack in Faskari foiled as fatalities recorded among Security Operatives and civilian By: Zagazola Makama Armed bandits on Tuesday launched coordinated attacks on Kadisau, Raudama, and Sabon Layi villages in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, which was successfully repelled b...
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Bandits kill two, abduct woman in Katsina village attack

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Bandits kill two, abduct woman in Katsina village attack   By: Zagazola Makama    Armed bandits have killed two persons and abducted a woman during a deadly attack on Gidan Taro village in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State.   Zagazola learnt that the  i...
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Army intercepts railway vandals in Yobe, arrests 8 suspects including 5 NSCDC personnel

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Army intercepts railway vandals in Yobe, arrests 8 suspects including 5 NSCDC personnel   By: Zagazola Makama    The Nigerian Army troops of Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai in Yobe have intercepted a truck loaded with suspected vandalised iron railway sleepers and arrested eight sus...
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Gunmen attack commuters in Kaduna, kill one, injure others, abduct and release one

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Gunmen attack commuters in Kaduna, kill one, injure others, abduct and release one   By: Zagazola Makama    A deadly attack by unknown gunmen along the Bantang–Dogon Fili highway in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State has left one person dead, three others injured, an...
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMY VISITS OPERATION HADIN KAI, COMMENDS TROOPS FOR SACRIFICES TO THE NATION

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMY VISITS OPERATION HADIN KAI, COMMENDS TROOPS FOR SACRIFICES TO THE NATION As part of its oversight functions in the National Assembly, the Senate Committee on Army, led by its Chairman Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua, has paid a strategic visit to Headquarters Theatre Command O...
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EFCC Arrests Nine Suspected Illegal Miners in Nige

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EFCC Arrests Nine Suspected Illegal Miners in Niger Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested nine suspected illegal miners in Niger State. They were arrested in Kaniyan Village, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, follo...
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Suspected fraud uncovered in Ogun as 38 Cameroonians rescued from locked building

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Suspected fraud uncovered in Ogun as 38 Cameroonians rescued from locked building   By: Zagazola Makama    Thirty-eight Cameroonian nationals have been rescued from a locked building in Mowe, Ogun State, after reportedly being lured into Nigeria under false pretenses to invest in...
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Two killed, huts burnt in Adamawa communal clash over farmland

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Two killed, huts burnt in Adamawa communal clash over farmland   By: Zagazola Makama   Atleast two persons killed and about 20 thatched huts destroyed during a violent communal clash between the Tsobo people of Waduku and the Bachama of Rugange in Lamurde Local Government Area.  ...
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Bandits abduct four farmers in Munya LGA, Niger

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Bandits abduct four farmers in Munya LGA, Niger   By: Zagazola Makama    Atleast four farmers were abducted by suspected armed bandits in Dnakwala village, Sarkin-Pawa area of Munya Local Government Area.   The incident occurred on July 6 at about 11:45 a.m. when armed...
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Police arrest seven suspected armed robbers in Abuja

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Police arrest seven suspected armed robbers in Abuja   By: Zagazola Makama   The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested seven suspected armed robbers during a foiled robbery attempt in the Kubwa area of Abuja.   Police sources at the Command said the arrest...
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Bandits abduct five, injure one in Zamfara community

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Bandits abduct five, injure one in Zamfara community    By: Zagazola Makama    Atleast five persons have been abducted while one individual following a bandit attack on Maguru village in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area.   Zagazola gathered that the attack occur...
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Gunshot at wedding in Katsina kills 10-year-old, injures woman

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Gunshot at wedding in Katsina kills 10-year-old, injures woman   By: Zagazola Makama   A tragic incident occurred during a wedding ceremony in Unguwar Liman, Magama Jibia, Katsina State, when a 10-year-old boy was killed and a woman injured by a gunshot reportedly fired by a member of...
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Ghana High Commission staff dies after suspected abduction in Abuja

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Ghana High Commission staff dies after suspected abduction in Abuja   By: Zagazola Makama    Miss Freda Arnong, a staff member of the Ghana High Commission in Abuja, has died after reportedly being abducted and assaulted under suspicious circumstances while on her way to Transcorp...
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Man kills father with hoe in Bauchi

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Man kills father with hoe in Bauchi    By: Zagazola Makama    The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Adamu Abdullahi, for allegedly killing his biological father, Abdullahi Musa, with a hoe during a violent altercation in Giade Local Government Area...
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Gunmen attack herders in Edo community, slaughtered the injured cow, and carted away the meat under the cover of darkness

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Gunmen attack herders in Edo community, slaughtered the injured cow, and carted away the meat under the cover of darkness   By: Zagazola Makama    Tension has gripped residents of Ahia/Onogholo axis in Edo State following a suspected case of cattle rustling and gun attack on...
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Police rescue 26 kidnapped victims in Niger during operations along Birnin-Gwari, Kagara, and Yauri axis

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Police rescue 26 kidnapped victims in Niger during operations along Birnin-Gwari, Kagara, and Yauri axis    By: Zagazola Makama    The Niger State Police has rescued 26 kidnapped victims, mostly women and children, during a sustained rescue operation across Maikujeri, Kagara...
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Security forces rescue 40 women, children abducted by Boko Haram in Niger

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Security forces rescue 40 women, children abducted by Boko Haram in Niger   By: Zagazola Makama    Security forces in Niger State have rescued 40 women and children abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists during coordinated attacks on several communities in Munya Local Government...
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  1. Buratai pays tribute to late Olubadan, Oba Akinloye Olakulehin
  2. 80% of Male Legislators Are Backing Reserved Seats for Women Bill - Hon Zainab Gimba
  3. Eight die, three injured in Lagos-Badagry Expressway crash
  4. NAF STRIKES JAS HIDEOUTS, DISRUPTS LOGISTICS CHAIN AND NEUTRALISES SCORES OF TERRORISTS
  5. One killed in farmland boundary dispute in Taraba

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