Gombe State Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/gombe-state/ Reporting Nigeria security Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:31:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://securitydigestng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Security-Digest-Favicon-32x32.png Gombe State Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/gombe-state/ 32 32 Troops arrest bandit kingpin’s deputy, wife in Gombe following intelligence operation https://securitydigestng.com/2026/04/16/troops-arrest-bandit-kingpins-deputy-wife-in-gombe-following-intelligence-operation/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:31:43 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=22634 Troops arrest bandit kingpin’s deputy, wife in Gombe following intelligence operation By: Zagazola Makama Troops have arrested the second-in-command to a notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Auta, alongside his wife in Gombe State following an intelligence-led tracking operation across multiple locations. Sources said the suspects, identified as Bala, popularly known as “Pakapaka,” and his wife, Zulaha […]

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]]> Police arrest three suspected kidnappers in Gombe https://securitydigestng.com/2026/03/13/police-arrest-three-suspected-kidnappers-in-gombe/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:36:52 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=22183 Police arrest three suspected kidnappers in Gombe The Gombe State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers following a tip-off from credible intelligence, sources said on Friday. Police sources said the suspects were apprehended on March 10 at about 10:00 p.m. by operatives working in conjunction with local hunters. The arrested suspects were identified as […]

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]]> Army, security agencies conduct massive clearance operations in Gombe https://securitydigestng.com/2026/03/13/army-security-agencies-conduct-massive-clearance-operations-in-gombe/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:18:09 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=22176 Army, security agencies conduct massive clearance operations in Gombe Troops of the Nigerian Army, alongside police, NSCDC, DSS, local vigilantes, and hunters, have conducted massive clearance operations across suspected bandit hideouts in Gombe State. Zagazola report that the operations, began on March 10 in Billiri Local Government Area. Security forces combed multiple towns and villages, […]

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]]> Kano businessman abducted in Nasarawa https://securitydigestng.com/2026/02/02/kano-businessman-abducted-in-nasarawa/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:56:26 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=21914 Kano businessman abducted in Nasarawa By: Zagazola Makama A Kano-based businessman, Alhaji Rabiu Salisu, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Rukubi Village, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The Nasarawa State Police Command confirmed the incident on Friday, saying it was reported at about 4:30 p.m. by one Murtala Abubakar of Olam Company, […]

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]]> Suspect arrested in Nafada for alleged terrorist threat https://securitydigestng.com/2026/01/30/suspect-arrested-in-nafada-for-alleged-terrorist-threat/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:20:51 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=21888 Suspect arrested in Nafada for alleged terrorist threat By: Zagazola Makama Police in Nafada, Gombe State, have arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly plotting attacks on local government and community leaders. Zagazola learnt that at about 12:00 p.m. on Jan. 29, officers at Barwo Nasarawo Outpost discovered a handwritten note by Sani Alhaji Abdu, a […]

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]]> Security forces in Gombe arrest suspected cattle rustler, recover 50 sheep https://securitydigestng.com/2026/01/29/security-forces-in-gombe-arrest-suspected-cattle-rustler-recover-50-sheep/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:41:36 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=21868 Security forces in Gombe arrest suspected cattle rustler, recover 50 sheep By: Zagazola Makama Gombe State Police Command has arrested a suspected cattle rustler and recovered 50 sheep following a distress call in Amada. The report revealed that on Jan. 28 at about 8:22 p.m., a mob apprehended one Sani Jamilu, 25, of Sabon Kaura […]

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]]> Counter-Insurgency: NAF Plans Deployment of Special Forces to Gombe https://securitydigestng.com/2020/08/12/counter-insurgency-naf-plans-deployment-of-special-forces-to-gombe/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/08/12/counter-insurgency-naf-plans-deployment-of-special-forces-to-gombe/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:22:56 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=15565 Counter-Insurgency: NAF Plans Deployment of Special Forces to Gombe The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to deploy air assets as well as NAF Regiment and Special Forces (SF) personnel to Gombe State in the North East Zone of the Country to beef up already existing security arrangements in the fight against insurgency and other […]

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