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Kogi: Two arrested over killing of herder in Aku community

Zagazola Makama — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:58:37 +0000

Kogi: Two arrested over killing of herder in Aku community Two persons have been arrested in connection with the death of a herder in Aku area of Kogi State. Zagazola report that the incident occurred on Oct. 19, 2025, when 25-year-old Sule Muhammadu, a Fulani herder, went to graze cattle in the nearby bush. His […]

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Troops foil bandit attack in Malumfashi, Katsina

Zagazola Makama — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 08:34:35 +0000

Troops foil bandit attack in Malumfashi, Katsina By: Zagazola Makama The troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have successfully repelled an attempted bandit attack in Malumfashi Local Government Area. Zagazola Makama gathered that on Aug. 16 at about 9:45 p.m., a distress call indicated that armed bandits were advancing towards Ruwan Sanyi, Unguwar Makera Village. A […]

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Acquire arms and defend yourselves against bandits, Katsina Governor, Masari, tells citizens

Nigeria Security Digest — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:57:26 +0000

Acquire arms and defend yourselves against bandits, Katsina Governor, Masari, tells citizens In a clear vote of no confidence on the Nigerian Armed Forces and para-military services, Governor of Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria, Aminu Bello Masari, on Tuesday called on the people in the areas prone to the activities of bandits across the country to […]

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Military sustains airstrikes against bandits in Kaduna as troops rescue kidnapped victims

Nigeria Security Digest — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 19:34:54 +0000

Military sustains airstrikes against bandits in Kaduna as troops rescue kidnapped victims Nigerian Air Force platforms conducted armed reconnaissance over Sabon Birni, Rikau, Kaya, Kerawa, Galadimawa, Fatika, Kidandan, Saulawa, Dogon Dawa, Ngede Allah, Kuduru, Yadi, Damari, Takama, Sabuwa, Ungwan Yako, the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road, the Ungwan Yako-Kuduru track and environs. According to the operational feedback […]

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Military airstrikes kill scores of armed bandits in Chikwale forest, off Kaduna-Abuja highway

Nigeria Security Digest — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 19:28:50 +0000

Military airstrikes kill scores of armed bandits in Chikwale forest, off Kaduna-Abuja highway The Defence Headquarters on Sunday says scores of armed bandits were ‘neutralized’ at Chikwale Forest in the Mangoro area of Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna State by airstrikes carried out by the Air Component of Operation THUNDER STRIKE. The operation, according […]

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Armed Bandits Kill Infants, Travelers along Birnin-Gwari Highway

Nigeria Security Digest — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 19:20:22 +0000

Armed Bandits Kill Infants, Travelers along Birnin-Gwari Highway A statement by President of Bernin Gwari Progressive Union (BEPU): “The New Year 2021 has began in a sorrow and tears for the people of Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state. “On Sunday, 3rd January, 2021, armed bandits lay siege on innocent travelers at Zankoro, along […]

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Military sustains air bombardment of armed bandits, kill scores, destroy their camps in Kusasu area, Kaduna State

Nigeria Security Digest — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:40:03 +0000

Military sustains air bombardment of armed bandits, kill scores, destroy their camps in Kusasu area, Kaduna State “In continuation of its sustained efforts to rid Kaduna State and its environs of armed bandits and other criminal elements, the Air Component of Operation THUNDER STRIKE has obliterated another camp and neutralized several armed bandits at the […]

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Birnin-Gwari: Kidnappers Demand N5m Ransom on Nursing Mother

Chidi Omeje — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 10:43:52 +0000

Birnin-Gwari: Kidnappers Demand N5m Ransom on Nursing Mother Statement issued by BIRNIN-GWARI VANGUARDS FOR SECURITY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE: On Friday evening around 6.25pm, armed bandits along Birnin-Gwari-Kaduna road has again kidnapped TEN people at Kuriga. Earlier that day at Kwanar-tsauni between Udawa and Labi 22 people were kidnapped including a nursing mother. The latest abduction of […]

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