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Bandits ambush C-Watch operatives in Katsina, kill 8, burn patrol vehicles

Zagazola Makama — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 20:47:25 +0000

Bandits ambush C-Watch operatives in Katsina, kill 8, burn patrol vehicles Suspected bandits have ambushed operatives of the C-Watch security outfit in Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing eight persons and setting two patrol vehicles ablaze. The incident happened late Friday night when gunmen invaded a village near Dandume around midnight. Residents said […]

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JUST IN: Army troops neutralize 21 terrorists, recover arms in major offensive in Katsina

Zagazola Makama — Fri, 23 May 2025 18:23:27 +0000

Army troops neutralise 21 terrorists, recover arms in major offensive in Katsina By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have recorded another major success in the ongoing kinetic phase of the operation, killing 21 terrorists and dismantling a notorious insurgents’ enclave at Ruwan Godiya, Katsina State. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation, […]

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NAF airstrikes clear terrorists’ camps, neutralize scores of bandits in Katsina

Our Reporter — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 08:20:59 +0000

NAF airstrikes clear terrorists’ camps, neutralize scores of bandits in Katsina The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has delivered a devastating blow to banditry in Katsina State, as the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma executed a precision airstrike in the early hours of 13 March 2025, decimating notorious bandit hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hillforest, Ruwan […]

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Security Situation: Three Steps Forward, One Step Backwards: The Very Recent Kidnap Snatch in Zamfara and Katsina States, by Sadeeq Shehu

securitydigest — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:46:18 +0000

Security Situation: Three Steps Forward, One Step Backwards: The Very Recent Kidnap Snatch in Zamfara and Katsina States by Sadeeq Shehu In the midst of recent successive victories by our security forces, suddenly and out of the blues, bandits kidnap scores in Zamfara and Katsina and attacked a town in Sokoto. True , the performance […]

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Four states in the north impose lockdown over insecurity

Nigeria Security Digest — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 12:21:13 +0000

Governors of Katsina, Kaduna, Niger and Zamfara States who are most ravaged by the festering terrorists attacks and kidnapping in Northern region of Nigeria have imposed lockdown in most of the communities prone to criminal activities. Governors Aminu Bello Masari (Katsina), Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Abubakar Sani Bello (Niger) and Bello Mohammed Matawalle (Zamfara) had in […]

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Troops smoke out more bandits in Katsina, Zamfara

Chidi Omeje — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 12:58:13 +0000

Troops smoke out more bandits in Katsina, Zamfara rescue kidnapped victims In continuation of aggressive clearance operation, troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI under OPERATION ACCORD have continued to record significant successes against bandits and criminal elements. According to a press statement issued by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen John Enenche on Sunday, troops […]

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Terrorists Abduct 2 Women, Police Rescue Village Head In Katsina Communities

Nigeria Security Digest — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 20:15:31 +0000

Terrorists Abduct 2 Women, Police Rescue Village Head In Katsina Communities In brutal attacks, terrorists invaded Kakare and Barkiyya communities in Batsari and Kurfi local government areas of Katsina state. The terrorists, according to a resident in the Barkiyya community, Harisu Oga, stormed the village on the night of Tuesday at about 11:40pm. Oga […]

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Banditry: Military airstrikes destroy armed bandits’ camps, kill scores of fighters in Katsina and Zamfara States

Chidi Omeje — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 14:07:10 +0000

Banditry: Military airstrikes destroy armed bandits’ camps, kill scores of fighters in Katsina and Zamfara States Determined to deny terrorists and bandits any respite or sanctuary in any part of the country, the Nigerian Armed Forces through the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji has “knocked out armed bandits’ camps and neutralised scores of fighters […]

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