The activities of bandits have made the region one of the most dangerous. The Nigerian Immigration Service on Monday said it will deploy a 2,000-strong Special Force in the North-west to restore peace and security in the region. The Comptroller General, Muhammad Babandede, stated this during the passing out parade of 320
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Northwest Killings and the Need for Independent Vigilante Services
Nigerian Troops Kill Bandits, Arrest Gun runner, Informant in North-West
The troops of Operation Sahel Sanity conducting clearance operations in the North-West Nigeria, killed two bandits and also arrested a gun supplier and several bandit informants in Zamfara and Katsina States. Briefing reporters at the Special Army Super Camp IV in Faskari, the Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters,
Over 600 Widowed, 2000 Orphaned in Katsina Town by Northwest Nigeria Jihadists–Traditional Ruler
•Batsari Forum Debunks Military’s Claim of Killing 46, Says “Bandits Massacred 18 Katsina Villagers Unchallenged” Senator Iroegbu The traditional ruler of Batsari, Katsina State has told BBC Hausa Service on Tuesday, that there are currently over 600 widows and more than 2, 000 little orphans whose parents were killed by
How Boko Haram Leader, Shekau, Connected Northeast, Northwest and Northcentral Nigeria Terror Centres in a Puzzling Agenda
By Ahmad Salkida Scorned and underrated, Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Jama’atu Ahlul Sunnah Lidda’awatu Wal-Jihad (JAS), otherwise known as Boko Haram is currently pulling a massive stealth strategy in an organisational makeover destined to connect the northeast, the north-west and the north-central in a bewildering expansionist agenda. Defined by welcoming former
Video: NAF Fighter Jets Eliminate ISWAP Camps, Several Fighters in Northwest Nigeria
•Admit the presence of Jihadists groups in Zamfara State Senator Iroegbu In continuation of the sustained onslaught against armed bandits and other criminal elements in the North-West and North-Central States of the Country, the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji has attacked another armed bandits’ camp in the Southwestern part of Kwiambana
Nigerian Military Confirms Boko Haram Terrorists’ Alliance with Northwest Jihadists
•Says dislodged terrorists migrating to North-West with sophisticated weapons Jude Johnson For the first time, Nigerian military has formally admitted a connection between the escalating attacks in the Northwest Nigeria by the so called armed bandits now infiltrated by Jihadists from the Sahel region and Boko Haram terrorists operating in Northeast
NADCEL 2020: Buratai Asks Northwest Traditional Leaders to Help End Armed Banditry, Criminalities
•Commissions six projects in Delta State Jude Johnson 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 in a statement on Wednesday by
Armed Bandits Kill 12 Villagers in Northwest Nigeria
•Unguwar Yabo village in Zamfara state attacked, according to local media Jude Johnson Armed bandits have reportedly killed t least 12 people on Saturday in an attack in Northwest Nigeria. The deaths occurred when armed gangs attacked the Unguwar Yabo village in Zamfara state. The country’s northwest sees occasional clashes between the
Insecurity: Over 771 People Killed in Nigeria’s Northwest in Last Five Months–Report
•Over 9,000 killed, 200,000 displaced, 60,000 exiled in last 10 years Brief on Violence in Nigeria’s North-West Region Nigeria’s North-West region, comprising seven states – Kano, Kaduna, Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Sokoto, and Zamfara, has been a hotbed of violence of varying contexts. Plagued by over a decade long history of mass