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Troops Kill Five Bandits, Including Kingpin Baban Love, in Zamfara Clash

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Troops Kill Five Bandits, Including Kingpin Baban Love, in Zamfara Clash

Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have reportedly killed five suspected bandits, including two individuals identified as notorious figures known as Baban Love and Mai Zamani, during a gun battle in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to security sources, the clash occurred in the western axis of Tsafe, an area that has continued…

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Troops Rescue Federal Polytechnic Rector, Free 22 Abductees as Security Forces Repel Coordinated Zamfara Attacks

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Troops Rescue Federal Polytechnic Rector, Free 22 Abductees as Security Forces Repel Coordinated Zamfara Attacks

Nigerian troops under Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Dr. Aminu Yusuf, alongside 22 other kidnap victims after foiling coordinated attacks by armed bandits in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The military operations were launched in response to credible intelligence and multiple distress calls indicating…

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Elderly Suspect Arrested Over Alleged Ammunition Supply to Bandits in Zamfara

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Elderly Suspect Arrested Over Alleged Ammunition Supply to Bandits in Zamfara

Security operatives have arrested an elderly man suspected of attempting to transport ammunition to armed bandits operating in the Bagega forest area of Anka Local Government Area, Zamfara State, in what authorities describe as part of ongoing efforts to disrupt criminal logistics networks in the North-West. According to security sources, the suspect was intercepted during…

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DHQ Says Zamfara Airstrike Casualties Still Unverified Amid Civilian Death Claims

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DHQ Says Zamfara Airstrike Casualties Still Unverified Amid Civilian Death Claims

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said casualty figures being circulated after a recent military airstrike in Zamfara State remain unverified, amid growing allegations that civilians were killed during the operation. According to military authorities, the strike targeted suspected terrorist elements gathered in Tumfa Village, located in Shinkafi Local Government Area of the state. The operation,…

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