| BBC Monitoring |
"Nigerian media reporting has tended to rely heavily on Zagazola Makama – a self-described 'counter-insurgency expert and security analyst' - who regularly posts on X." |
Undated (2023 context) |
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| BBC Monitoring |
"Security analyst Zagazola Makama said ISWAP attacked a Boko Haram hideout in Bula Alhaji Garwaye on 5 July and 'killed all the women and their children'." |
01/07/2023 |
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| China.org.cn (Xinhua) |
"Zagazola Makama, a counterterrorism expert based in the Lake Chad region, told Xinhua that the farmers had earlier negotiated and paid ransoms to the insurgents." |
January 14, 2025 |
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| COCPNG |
"Zagazola Makama, disclosed the development on Thursday. Makama said Boko Haram later demanded ransom from their family members." |
August 28, 2023 |
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| Crafty Fly Info |
"Security analyst Zagazola Makama reported that the Lagos State Police Command has launched an investigation into the incident." |
July 27, 2025 |
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| Daily Trust |
"Counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama, said the ISWAP field commander died in Borno state three days after being bitten by snake." |
June 24, 2023 |
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| Daily Trust |
"According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, the commanders were identified as Abubakar Saddiq, Abou Maimuna and Malam Idris." |
August 16, 2023 |
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| DefenceWeb |
"Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region, often is asked how the Nigerian military has managed to inflict such damage." |
July 26, 2023 |
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| Dubawa |
"A series of viral posts and videos across YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, and X claim that Boko Haram has seized control of the North... [citing Zagazola Makama's reports]." |
June 4, 2025 |
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| Eagles FM |
"According to intelligence sources quoted by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, on Monday, the Combined troops of 199 Special Forces Battalion..." |
Undated (2024 context) |
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| FIJ.ng (Foundation for Investigative Journalism) |
"Boko Haram Improvised Explosive Device Experts Surrender to MNJTF in Monguno- Nigeria By: Zagazola Makama The Sector 3 of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF)..." |
April 22, 2024 |
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| FIJ.ng |
"Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, provided details of the accidental explosion on Thursday. 'At least four ISWAP terrorists were killed...'" |
November 30, 2023 |
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| Global Upfront |
"ZAGAZOLA MAKAMA Archives - Boko Haram Terrorists Nigeria Sambisa Forest... [citing multiple reports]." |
March 14, 2025 |
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| Instablog9ja |
"Amid Fuel Crisis, Niger Turns to Nigeria for Help — Analyst Zagazola Makama." |
March 14, 2025 |
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| Jamestown Foundation |
"Notwithstanding the several successful raids, most recent attacks in Cameroon have been relatively small-scale [citing Zagazola Makama]." |
June 9, 2023E |
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| Nigerian Observer |
"According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the terrorists were killed in airstrikes." |
January 3, 2023 |
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| Punch Newspapers |
"According to intelligence sources quoted by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, on Monday, the Combined troops..." |
April 22, 2024 |
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| Ripples Nigeria |
"All posts tagged 'Zagazola Makama' · 'Reports of NAF airstrikes in Sokoto communities false', security counters LG chairman · Security expert debunks killing of..." |
Undated (2024-2025) |
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| SIGNAL/td>
| "All posts tagged 'Zagazola Makama' · ISWAP Terrorists Bury 26 Members Killed By Military Bombardments in Borno · Troops Kill Six at Boko Haram 'Market' in Borno." |
Undated (2023-2025) |
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| The Nation Newspaper/td>
| "According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the terrorists were killed during the attack on a military base." |
March 28, 2023 |
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| The Nigeria Lawyer |
"Zagazola Makama, made this known in a post on X on Wednesday. According to him, the incident occurred on Tuesday." |
September 11, 2025 |
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| The Sun Nigeria |
"A Counter-Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama, who confirmed the killings, said some of the Boko Haram commanders were captured." |
June 25, 2023 |
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| The Whistler |
"Security analyst Zagazola Makama said the recoveries followed ambushes against terrorists transporting stolen livestock across communities." |
September 11, 2025 |
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| TRT Afrika Hausa |
"Zagazola Makama da aka fi sani da ba ta rahoto kan lamurran tsaro a yankin Lake Chad, ta ce sojin Najeriya ya kashe 'yan Boko Haram da yawa a dandamali." |
Undated (2023) |
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| TVC News |
"TVC News gathered from Zagazola Makama that the former terrorists were handed over to the authorities for profiling." |
May 1, 2023 |
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| Ujasusi |
"NIGERIA: At least 10 terrorists of the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP)... Zagazola Makama has…" |
April 11, 2022 |
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