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Not less than nine persons have been reportedly killed by gunmen in Kwasam community, Kauru LGA and Gwada community, Igabi LGA in Kaduna State. The bandits also kidnapped 35 others including a retired Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), his brother and the brother’s wife, just as nine people were wounded during the…
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Boko Haram terrorists on the Pulka/Firgi road in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State has killed seven farmers in a commercial vehicle. A source said that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, January 29, 2024, when the vehicle conveying the victims ran over an…
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. Says no President has been decisive with military . Want definitive order to security chiefs . Insists current strategies weak, already known to terrorists, bandits Some retired generals of the Nigerian military have bared their minds on the unending menace and what needs be done to tackle the menace. The retired Generals and their…
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..her mother, three siblings still with abductors A secondary school student, Folorunsho Ariyo, who was kidnapped in the Dutse axis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has been killed by her abductors. Recall that the gunmen invaded Sagwari Layout Estate in Dutse on Sunday, January 7, 2024, and kidnapped ten residents, including Miss Ariyo, her…
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Gunmen numbering about 40 have stormed the Kawu community in Bwari Area Council of the FCT in the early hours of Thursday and abducted 23 people. The Councilor representing the area, Abdulmumini Zakari, who is the deputy speaker in the council, said the gunmen arrived around the community on Wednesday from the Kuyeri Forest in…
[NY Times] The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Thursday for the bombing attack that killed 84 people in Kerman, Iran, a day before, during a memorial procession for Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, according to a post on the extremist group’s official Telegram account. The extremist group called the attack a “dual martyrdom operation,” and described…
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A Security Consultant and Defence Strategist, Colonel Hassan Stan-Labo (rtd), has stated that former President Muhammadu Buhari failed to make significant progress in combating terrorism during his eight-year tenure. In an interview on Arise News Television on Wednesday, Stan-Labo claimed that during Buhari’s administration, ministers and governors with alleged ties to terrorists were allowed to…
Armed men in military uniform, suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists have killed 12 persons and abducted one in Gatamarwa and Tsiha communities in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. The latest attack came barely two weeks after the insurgents launched a similar attack in Chibok, where they killed two persons and looted food…
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A Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastor and three other persons have been reportedly killed and 39 others abducted after bandits stormed Kuduru town, Bwari area council, Abuja, Garam community, and Azu community in neighbouring Niger State. Reports quoted witnesses to have revealed that the bandits attacked Garam town in Niger state, about five…
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A veterinary doctor, Dr Bello Lawan, has been reportedly shot and injured while his wife was kidnapped in Bagama community on the outskirts of Mpape town in Bwari Area Council of the FCT. Newsmen learnt that three members of his family, including his son, who took a ransom of N13.5m, as well as foodstuff and…
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