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OPINION: If Plateau’s Illegal Arms Factories Belonged to Fulani Militias, the World Would Be Burning

Zagazola Makama — Fri, 08 May 2026 07:51:17 +0000

OPINION: If Plateau’s Illegal Arms Factories Belonged to Fulani Militias, the World Would Be Burning By: Zagazola Makama The discovery of another illegal arms factory in Plateau State should have shaken the conscience of the nation. But it did not. Not because the development was insignificant, but because it did not fit the preferred narrative […]

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How misdiagnosis, wrong narratives are fuelling Nigeria’s banditry escalation

Zagazola Makama — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:03:39 +0000

How misdiagnosis, wrong narratives are fuelling Nigeria’s banditry escalation By: Zagazola Makama Nigeria’s banditry crisis is no longer escalating simply because armed groups are growing bolder. It is escalating because the country continues to misdiagnose the threat, apply blunt policy tools to differentiated actors, and unintentionally feed a violent criminal economy through ransom payments, politicised […]

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Fight Against Banditry, Mattawalle’s Marching Orders and Matters Arising, by Chidi Omeje

Chidi Omeje — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 16:35:43 +0000

Fight Against Banditry, Mattawalle’s Marching Orders and Matters Arising By Chidi Omeje A curious press statement that was issued on Saturday, 31 August 2024, purportedly by the Ministry of Defence, got me thinking about a lot of things. As a matter of fact, the said statement with the caption, “MATAWALLE, CDS AND OTHER SERVICE CHIEFS […]

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Just in: Gunmen kill Senator Na’Allah’s son, Captain Abdulkarim, in Kaduna

Nigeria Security Digest — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 19:23:55 +0000

Just in: Gunmen kill Senator Na’Allah’s son, Captain Abdulkarim, in Kaduna Security crisis in Kaduna State deepens as gunmen on Sunday in Kaduna, strangled to death, the son of Senator Bala Na’Allah, Captain Abdulkarim Bala Na Allah, at his Kaduna home. Journalists were told that the pilot who was 36, was found dead in a […]

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Farmers displaced by herders conflict in North Central Nigeria share their coping strategies

Nigeria Security Digest — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:28:50 +0000

Farmers displaced by herders conflict in North Central Nigeria share their coping strategies Members of displaced farming communities often end up in internally displaced persons camp They do menial jobs but also trust in God as a coping strategy By Oludayo Tade, The Conversation, August 26, 2021 One of the unpleasant outcomes of the perennial […]

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June is deadliest month yet in 2020 with 771 Nigerians killed–Report

Nigeria Security Digest — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 20:39:48 +0000

June is deadliest month yet in 2020 with 771 Nigerians killed–Report •Insecurity worsens with more violent attacks •Northwest terrorists responsible for 309 deaths, Northeast Jihadists killed 215 in one month By Godsgift Onyedinefu Insecurity in Nigeria took an alarming toll in June with at least 731 innocent citizens killed in violent attacks compared to 356 […]

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NADCEL 2020: Buratai Asks Northwest Traditional Leaders To Help End Banditry, Criminality

Nigeria Security Digest — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 08:41:20 +0000

NADCEL 2020: Buratai Asks Northwest Traditional Leaders To Help End Banditry, Criminality •Commissions six projects in Delta State The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai, has solicited the support of traditional leaders in Zamfara State to combat activities of Armed Bandits and other forms of criminalities in the North West geo political zone. Buratai […]

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Fulani: Villain And Victim Of Militia Attacks?

Ahmad Salkida — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 13:54:52 +0000

Fulani: Villain And Victim Of Militia Attacks? By Ahmad Salkida Send an email A line of groomed and preened Nigerien tribesmen. Photo: Afrotourism The Fulani in Nigeria are steadily picking up the roles of the villain in a horror script. The plots are unfolding at an unbelievable pace. And their neighbours and long-standing allies are […]

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