Details have emerged as to how notorious Zamfara bandit leader, Bello Turji, narrowly escaped being trapped in aerial bombings by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets on his enclave located at Fakai in Shinkafi LGA, Zamfara State. Reports from the area said there was heightened tension over the weekend among Turji’s men […]
Alhassan Lawali, a suspected informant who worked for bandits in Zamfara State, has narrated how he supplied foodstuff and delivered ransom to bandits in the state. Mohammed Shehu, police spokesperson in the state, announced the development at a media briefing. According to Shehu, Lawali was arrested alongside one Mansur Usman as suspected informants on […]
Hundreds of Boko Haram jihadists have fled a forest enclave in northeast Nigeria, escaping air strikes by the military and floods from torrential rains to seek shelter on Niger’s side of Lake Chad, sources told AFP. Northeast Nigeria is facing a 13-year armed insurgency by jihadist groups which has killed more than 40,000 people […]
No fewer than 23 fighters of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād Boko-Haram members have been killed in an ambush by its affiliates Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) in a renewed latest war of supremacy between the deadly sects. Daily Trust had earlier reported how a fierce battle broke out between […]
Bashir Bulabuduwaye, a senior member of Boko Haram, has reportedly surrendered to troops of the Nigerian army. Bulabuduwaye was said to have surrendered alongside his family members on Monday in Banki, Bama LGA of Borno state. According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, Bulabuduwaye was Boko Haram’s chief executioner […]
Another fierce rival battle broke out between late Abubakar Shekau Boko Haram faction and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Thursday that led to the killing of a commander simply identified as “Kundu” and dozens of fighters. The fight happened between Dikwa and Bama local government areas. A security source said that Kundu […]
Three commanders of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been reportedly killed in military airstrikes. Amir Bashir, known as Iblis (devil) was a snipper and one of the commanders killed in the raid. According Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, Bashir was ISWAP’s marksman who engages targets […]
In a renewed attack on Bakiyawa Community in Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina State, terrorists on Wednesday killed an agricultural products seller, identified as Tukur Makeri and abducted several others from the community. Vanguard also learnt that the assailants also wounded four other locals, broke into houses and looted many shops during the […]
Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have killed many bandits and dislodged camps during clearance operations conducted across some hard-to-reach locations spanning Chikun and Igabi Local Government Areas in Kaduna State. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna State, said 10 hostages were rescued during the operation. The commissioner said: “As […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that the detained terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu is part of an international terrorist network using the cover of journalism to commit crime. According to ThisDay, the DSS’ allegation forms part of an affidavit presented before a Federal High Court, Abuja, to […]
