Nigerian army troops have repelled a raid by heavily armed criminal gangs on a community in the north-western state of Zamfara, killing one of the attackers...
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At least 39 elderly residents of a village in north-western Nigeria remain in captivity after a self-organised peace meeting with a notorious bandit leader...
GUSAU, Nigeria — Operatives from the Zamfara State Police Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) have arrested a suspected notorious bandit leader and...
Police in north-western Nigeria have arrested a 38-year-old man after discovering nearly 1,000 pieces of suspected explosive materials hidden in his vehicle...
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives has condemned a “cowardly” roadside bomb attack in the north-western state of Zamfara that left...
Several people are feared dead following a suspected bomb explosion on a busy road in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara. The blast occurred on the...
Abuja, Nigeria – Nigerian police have rescued five kidnap victims and dismantled a notorious criminal gang in separate operations conducted across Kebbi and...
Kaduna, Nigeria – A notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has reportedly surrendered some of his weapons and released 32 kidnapped victims in what is being...
GUSAU, NIGERIA – Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Assessment Team has commended troops engaged in Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) for their sustained...
Abuja, Nigeria – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched precision airstrikes that have reportedly neutralised scores of armed bandits in the Kebbi-Zamfara...