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Sokoto donates 62 armoured vehicles, 320 motorcycles as Defence Minister Calls for Stronger Offensive Against Terrorists (Photos)

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Sokoto donates 62 armoured vehicles, 320 motorcycles as Defence Minister Calls for Stronger Offensive Against Terrorists (Photos)

The Sokoto State Government has handed over 62 armoured operational vehicles, 320 motorcycles and other tactical equipment worth more than ₦27.1 billion to security agencies in a major effort to strengthen the fight against banditry, terrorism and kidnapping across the state. The security assets were officially commissioned on Wednesday by the Minister of Defence, General…

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Turji Declares Readiness for Peace Talks or Armed Confrontation with Government

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Turji Declares Readiness for Peace Talks or Armed Confrontation with Government

Notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has reportedly declared that his group is prepared either to negotiate with the Nigerian government or continue armed confrontation, according to a video circulating on social media. In the video, recorded in Hausa and dated June 20, 2026, a masked man believed to be Turji appeared alongside armed followers and…

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Ministers, Senators, Governors May Become Targets of Bandits, Insurgents — Buratai Warns

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Ministers, Senators, Governors May Become Targets of Bandits, Insurgents — Buratai Warns

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), has raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening security situation, warning that senior political office holders could become direct targets of bandits, kidnappers, and insurgent groups if the country’s insecurity is not decisively addressed. Buratai issued the warning while speaking on the state of national security, stressing…

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Sunday Igboho Seeks Government Backing to Flush Out Bandits from South-West Forests

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Sunday Igboho Seeks Government Backing to Flush Out Bandits from South-West Forests

Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Igboho, has declared his readiness to lead operations aimed at rooting out bandits, kidnappers and other criminal elements hiding in forests across the South-West region. The activist, whose real name is Sunday Adeyemo, made the declaration amid growing concerns over insecurity and rising cases of abduction in parts of Oyo State…

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Court Sentences Female Arms Courier to 20 Years for Supplying AK-47 Ammunition to Bandits

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Court Sentences Female Arms Courier to 20 Years for Supplying AK-47 Ammunition to Bandits

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a woman, identified as Halima Haliru Umar, to 20 years imprisonment for transporting 302 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition allegedly meant for armed bandits operating in Plateau State. The judgment was delivered by Justice Hauwa Joseph Yilwa after the defendant pleaded guilty to two counts bordering on…

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US Lawmaker Urges Tinubu to Redeploy Matawalle Over ‘Red Flags’ in Security Report

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US Lawmaker Urges Tinubu to Redeploy Matawalle Over ‘Red Flags’ in Security Report

A United States lawmaker has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to redeploy or remove Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, citing serious concerns raised in a recent international security assessment. The call was made by Kimberly Daniels, a member of the Florida House of Representatives and chairwoman of the United World Congress…

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Zamfara Community Guards Intercept Driver with 98 Explosives, N13m, and Motor Bikes Bound for Bandits’ Camp

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Zamfara Community Guards Intercept Driver with 98 Explosives, N13m, and Motor Bikes Bound for Bandits’ Camp

In a significant security breakthrough, operatives of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guards have arrested a commercial driver allegedly transporting a cache of dangerous items to a bandits’ hideout in Bindin village. The suspect was intercepted during a routine patrol in Maru Local Government Area, a region that has witnessed persistent banditry and armed attacks…

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Evening Raid Leaves 10 Dead as Gunmen Storm Kwara Border Communities

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Evening Raid Leaves 10 Dead as Gunmen Storm Kwara Border Communities

Fear and mourning enveloped Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday evening after armed bandits carried out a deadly raid that claimed at least 10 lives and destroyed several homes. Residents said the attackers struck around 6:00 p.m., opening fire indiscriminately and forcing villagers to flee in different…

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Security Alert: Bandits Flee Sokoto After US Airstrikes, Now Advancing Into Benue – Aondoakaa Warns

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Security Alert: Bandits Flee Sokoto After US Airstrikes, Now Advancing Into Benue – Aondoakaa Warns

Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, has issued a stark warning over what he described as a dangerous relocation of armed bandits from Sokoto State into parts of Benue State following recent United States airstrikes carried out on Christmas Day. Speaking on Thursday during an interview on…

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BREAKING: Residents of Communities in Eastern Sokoto Flee as Bello Turji Issues Fresh Threats

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BREAKING: Residents of Communities in Eastern Sokoto Flee as Bello Turji Issues Fresh Threats

Residents of several communities in the eastern part of Sokoto State, particularly Tidibale, a small agrarian settlement in Isa Local Government Area, have begun fleeing their homes in large numbers following renewed threats attributed to notorious bandits’ kingpin, Bello Turji. The development has reignited fear across the area, especially as Turji had previously been reported…

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