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12 villagers and seven policemen were on Thursday, killed in an attack on a Zamfara State community by bandits. Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, confirmed the attack. He said the killing took place at Magarya village in Zurmi Local Government Area. The CP added that among the victims were a member…
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Barely four days after killing fifteen fishermen in the Tumbun Rogo community, the Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have given residents of Kukawa LGA notice to quit their communities or face death from the terror group. A resident who fled his community to Maiduguri three hours after receiving the threat, revealed this…
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Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the killing of 11 persons by bandits that invaded three villages in Bakori Local Government Area, Katsina State. Its Public Relations Officer, Mr Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Katsina on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sadiq-Aliyu was reacting to a…
Armed bandits invaded Kuchi community in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State on Friday night, killing at least seven people and abducting about 200 villagers. The attackers, estimated to be around 300, overwhelmed local security forces and operated for over three hours during a heavy downpour. Among the deceased are four members of the…
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An unidentified man has been apprehended for possessing a bomb at a bank in Dadin Kowa town in Jos South, Plateau State. The attack was thwarted by vigilante security at the bank where the suspect was spotted. This information was revealed on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama, on Tuesday, May 14. According to his…
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Another Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted along Maiduguri-Dikwa-Gamboru Ngala road has killed seven people, including a telecommunication experts, Mallam Abbashuwa Bulamarwa. The incident took place, weekend, when their vehicles drove on the planted IED in-between Dikwa and Logomani village, about 80kms drive from Maiduguri. This is coming barely a week after one vehicle conveying members…
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Nigeria recently sanctioned several individuals and entities for allegedly financing terrorism. The list includes six Nigerians sentenced to 10 years to life in prison in 2019 for establishing a Boko Haram cell in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to raise cash for Boko Haram in Nigeria. This shows the international dynamics of terror financing, involving…
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A senior commander of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guard (CPG), Aminu Sarkin-Baura, and one other unnamed official of the outfit were killed on Monday night while repelling an attack by terrorists on Tsafe town. Residents said the terrorists invaded the town, which is the headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area, around noon and kidnapped…
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Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, the Kaduna-based Islamic cleric invited for questioning by security Operatives says he had a fruitful discussion with Nigerian security agents who invited him over security issues. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, had on Monday told reporters at the State House, Abuja, that Mr Gumi had been invited by…
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A terrorist has been seen on tape flaunting money he collected from his victims as ransom. The video was uploaded by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, in a series of posts on his X handle on Monday. According to Makama, the user of the account has over 3000 followers,…
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