Teenager dies in Gombe machete duel, one arrested

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Teenager dies in Gombe machete duel, one arrested   By: Zagazola Makama    A tragic clash between two teenagers in the Tukulma District of Akko Local Government Area, Gombe State, has resulted in the death of 18-year-old Nasiru Maina.   Zagazola learnt that the  i...
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Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife

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Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife   By: Zagazola Makama    A 40-year-old man, Yau Ari Dawa of Fulameri Village in Yobe State, has allegedly stabbed his neighbour to death following a violent altercation over a suspected extramarital affair with his wife. &nbs...
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Buratai Commends Troops for Repelling Boko Haram Attack in Borno

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Buratai Commends Troops for Repelling Boko Haram Attack in Borno   By: Zagazola Makama    Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd), has commended troops of the Nigerian Army for their gallantry in repelling Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (I...
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Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community

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Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community By: Zagazola Makama A 56-year-old village head, Abdullah Ibrahim, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Kanaka hamlet, Ganjuwa Local Government Area in Bauchi, sources confirmed to Zagazola Makama. The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursda...
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Police recover buried firearm, 65 live cartridges hidden at construction site in Bama

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Police  recover buried firearm, 65 live cartridges hidden at construction site in Bama   By: Zagazola Makama    The Police in Borno have recovered a firearm and 65 rounds of live ammunition at a construction site in Bama town, Bama Local Government Area.   Sources...
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Army troops neutralize two armed robbers, arrest two in Kaduna estate raid

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Army troops  neutralize two armed robbers, arrest two in Kaduna estate raid   By: Zagazola Makama   The Nigerian Army Troops of 1 Division and Operation FANSAN YANMA have eliminated l two armed robbers and the arrested of two others following a robbery incident at Gashas...
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Eight dead, including senior police officer, in Gombe auto crash

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Eight dead, including senior police officer, in Gombe auto crash   By: Zagazola Makama     A fatal auto crash along the Gombe–Yola Federal Highway has claimed the lives of eight persons, including a senior police officer, following a high-speed accident at Kaluwa village in...
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Three armed bandits killed by vigilantes in Zamfara community

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Three armed bandits killed by vigilantes in Zamfara community By: Zagazola Makama   Atleast three suspected armed bandits were killed by vigilante members in Garagi village, Mayanchi District of Maru Local Government Area. Zagazola Makama gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday at...
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Troops neutralize two bandits in Niger gun battle

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Troops neutralize two bandits in Niger gun battle   By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralized two armed bandits following a gun duel in Kawo village, Erena district of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.   Zagazola Makama report that the&...
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Gun men kill community leader in Benue

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Gun men  kill community leader in Benue   By: Zagazola Makama    A community leader, Zaki Stephen Kegher, aged 62, has been killed by gun men in the Mbayongo clan of the state.   Zagazola Makama was informed  that the  incident occurred at abou...
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Security forces rescue kidnap victim in Benue, intensify search for others

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Security forces  rescue kidnap victim in Benue, intensify search for others   By: Zagazola Makama    Security forces have rescued one Wuese Luben, a victim of the recent kidnapping incident involving passengers of a Benue Links bus abducted on June 22 in Ugbokolo...
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One farmer killed, another injured in Taraba herdsmen attack

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One farmer killed, another injured in Taraba herdsmen attack By: Zagazola Makama A 29-year-old man, Sylvester Ojuku, has been killed while another injured resident following an attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Mongadoso community, Karim Lamido Local Government Area. Zagazola Makama gathered...
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Police inspector on special duty commits suicide in Niger

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Police inspector on special duty commits suicide in Niger  By: Zagazola Makama  A Police Inspector has  reportedly took his own life in the early hours of Wednesday while on special duty in Sarkin-Pawa, Munya Local Government Area of Niger state Zagazola Makama learnt from rel...
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FACT CHECK: How Bello Turji ambush DSS personnel and HYBRID forces in Fakai village, Zamfara

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FACT CHECK: How Bello Turji ambush DSS personnel and HYBRID forces in Fakai village, Zamfara   By: Zagazola Makama    Following the deadly ambush on a covert counter-banditry operation in Chida village of Fakai, Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, by the DSS and Hybri...
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TROOPS FOIL DEADLY ATTACK IN NIGER STATE, ENGAGE TERRORISTS IN HEAVY GUN BATTLE

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TROOPS FOIL DEADLY ATTACK IN NIGER STATE, ENGAGE TERRORISTS IN HEAVY GUN BATTLE In a deliberate joint operation, troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Air Component of the Nigerian Air Force, successfully thwarted an attempted incursion by terrorists into Bangi community in Mariga...
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Soldiers Killed as Troops Repel Coordinated Bandit Attacks in Niger, Kaduna — Army

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Soldiers Killed as Troops Repel Coordinated Bandit Attacks in Niger, Kaduna — Army   By: Zagazola Makama    The Nigerian Armed Forces have repelled coordinated attacks by armed bandits on military forward operating bases in Niger and Kaduna States, resulting in the deaths of sev...
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Cult reprisal attack in Rivers claims policeman’s life, triggers arrests

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Cult reprisal attack in Rivers claims policeman’s life, triggers arrests   By: Zagazola Makama    A renewed clash between the OSPAC local security outfit and suspected members of the Iceland cult group has resulted in the death of a police officer and the arrest of eight individ...
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Troops repel ISWAP attack in Chibok, two killed, two injured by stray bullets

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Troops repel ISWAP attack in Chibok, two killed, two injured by stray bullets   By: Zagazola Makama    Troops of Operation Hadin Kai on Monday repelled a daring assault by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Shikarkir Village in Chibok Local Governme...
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Police officer shot dead in Anambra during mistaken identity clash with DSS operatives

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Police officer shot dead in Anambra during mistaken identity clash with DSS operatives   By: Zagazola Makama    A police inspector attached to the 29 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Awka, was fatally shot during a stop-and-search duty at Uli, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra Sta...
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Lakurawa bandits kill four, injure one in Sokoto farming community

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Lakurawa bandits kill four, injure one in Sokoto farming community By: Zagazola Makama Armed men suspected to be Lakurawa bandits have launched a deadly assault on farmers and residents of Sabiyo Village in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, leaving at least four villagers dead and one...
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  1. Sokoto police arrest notorious bandit, recover AK-47 rifle
  2. Armed bandit kills rival in Zamfara, triggers deadly reprisal attack that claims 10 lives
  3. Soldier kills robbery suspect during attempted escape from Minna barracks
  4. Cleric abducted from residence in Karu, search and rescue operations underway
  5. Drug peddlers arrested, illicit substances recovered in Abuja raids

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