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Troops Raid Illegal Mining Site in FCT, Arrest Nine Suspects
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (176+ words) Troops of Operation MESA have arrested nine suspected illegal miners during a raid on an illegal mining site in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Security sources said the operation was conducted at about 8: 12 p. m. on June…...
Zagazola Makama - Suspected terrorists kill 46 local security personnel in western Niger
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (324+ words) Suspected terrorists kill 46 local security personnel in western Niger At least 46 members of Niger's National Guard (GNN) and allied local militia were reportedly killed in a suspected terrorist attack on a security position in Dyagourou, Tillab'ri Region, western Niger. Security…...
Benue Govt. Dismantles Illegal Checkpoints, Arrests Civil Protection Guards
17+ hour, 19+ min ago (388+ words) The Special Adviser to the Benue State Governor on Security and Internal Affairs has dismantled several illegal checkpoints along the Makurdi'Otukpo Road and ordered the arrest of members of the Benue State Civil Protection Guards (BSCPG) found manning them. The…...
NAF Airstrike Eliminates 11 ISWAP Terrorists in Borno's Maisani Axis
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (281+ words) The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI, has intensified its sustained air offensive against Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, neutralising no fewer than 11 insurgents during a precision air interdiction mission in the…...
MACBAN Chairman, Son Killed After Peace Meeting in Benue
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (268+ words) The Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Benue State, Alhaji Ardo Risku, and his son, Ibrahim, have reportedly been killed by local militia members while returning from a peace meeting in Otukpo, Benue state....
Troops Rescue Kidnap Victim in Kaduna After Pursuit of Suspects
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (166+ words) Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have rescued a kidnap victim after pursuing suspected kidnappers along the Gidan Waya'Nisama road in Jema'a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 8: 00 p. m. on June…...
COAS Visits Emir of Zazzau, Seeks Stronger Traditional Support for National Security
1+ week, 6+ day ago (247+ words) The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. -Gen. Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamali, at his palace in Zaria, Kaduna State, as part of efforts to strengthen collaboration between the…...
How dialogue, military intervention prevented fresh bloodshed in Benue communities
2+ week, 1+ day ago (952+ words) For years, communities across Guma Local Government Area of Benue lived under the constant fear of attacks, reprisals and counter-reprisals that often turned minor disputes into deadly cycles of violence. But according to the Commanding Officer of the Chief of…...
Zagazola Makama - Man Found Dead with Machete Wounds in Plateau Community
2+ week, 5+ day ago (376+ words) Man Found Dead with Machete Wounds in Plateau Community Troops of Operation Enduring Peace "have confirmed the discovery of the corpse of a man with multiple machete wounds on the outskirts of Torok community in Riyom Local Government Area of…...
Mastermind of Eruku, Kwara And Other Church Attacks Feared Killed in Security Forces Ambush
2+ week, 6+ day ago (336+ words) Nigerian security forces made up of troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), officers of the" Nigerian Police Force and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSDCDC) on Wednesday ambushed notorious bandit kingpin, Ibrahim…...