By Zagazola Makama Bandits operating in Katsina State have confirmed the killing of a senior lieutenant to notorious bandit leader Kachalla Muhammadu, identified as Biliya, during a botched operation by the troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA in the Matazu axis of the state. Sources who closely monitored the situationContinue Reading
By Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 8, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), have repelled an attack by suspected armed Fulani bandits during a response to reports of farmland destruction at Manja Forest in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. A military source told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurredContinue Reading
By Zagazola Makama Gun men have ambushed a joint security patrol in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing a police inspector and an Air Force corporal before making away with their weapons. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack occurred at about 5:00 a.m. on Aug.Continue Reading
By Zagazola Makama Suspected bandits have killed one civilian, abducted another farmer and rustled cattle in separate attacks across Isa and Rabah Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that troops of the 26 Battalion stationed at the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Isa responded toContinue Reading
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have invaded Government Day Secondary School in Lassa town, Borno State, killing a teacher and abducting an unspecified number of students writing the National Examinations Council (NECO). The armed assault occurred on Monday morning in the Askira/Uba Local Government Area ofContinue Reading
By Iyiola Olalere The Democratic Front (TDF) has identified a drop in terror-related deaths in Nigeria by 81% as a major achievement in the ongoing war against terrorism in the country. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary Chief Wale Adedayo, TDF said theContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced five men, including a Nigerien citizen, to a 25-year imprisonment for terrorism offences. Justice Binta Nyako handed down the judgment after the convicts pleaded guilty to the four-count charge preferred against them by the Department of State ServicesContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 3 for judgement in the trial of five men being prosecuted for the terrorist attack in Owo church that killed no fewer than 41 worshippers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) hadContinue Reading
The husband of abducted Oyo school principal, Mrs. Rachael Alamu, broke down in tears on Saturday as he begged Governor Seyi Makinde to intensify efforts to rescue his wife and other kidnapped victims. The emotional appeal came during Makinde’s visit to Oriire Local Government Area, where relatives of abductedContinue Reading
