The Director General of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), Brig.- Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed has urged corps members serving in Zamfara to be security conscious. The DG also advised them to avoid unnecessary traveling during the one year compulsory national service. Ahmed made the call on Saturday while addressing...
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A masked witness, identified as Prosecution Witness-D (PW-D) on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that he paid N80 million ransom for the release of his mother and sister during the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train terrorists attack . The witness testified before Justice Inyang Ekwo in the ongoing...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Dauda Lawal on Tuesday night commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for sharing intelligence with the Nigerian Armed Forces which led to the seizure of a large cache of arms and ammunition couriered from Niger Republic. The Governor’s commendation...
The corpse of one of the five abducted residents of Chikakore community in Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory has been found. The dead body of Mrs Esther Adesiyan was reportedly recovered in a bush near Itagbajii community in Niger state on Monday night. The deceased, her husband,...
The troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Fansan Yamma have intercepted a cache of arms from suspected arms dealers at Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday by the Coordinator, Joint Media Coordinating Centre to the operation,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has revealed how suspected bandits abducted three members of a family disguised as vigilantes. The spokesperson of the FCT Police Command Josephine Adeh said the gunmen stormed the community around 10:00 am on Monday. “On 27th January...
Defence Headquarters says troops have in the last one week, neutralised a notorious terrorist commander, and gun runner identified as Abu Mosaje in Plateau and 96 other terrorists across the country. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma has neutralised scores of bandits and dismantled their logistics base in a series of airstrikes at Alawa Forest in Shiroro LGA of Niger State. The Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, AVM...
Yobe State Police Command has arrested a suspected bandit’s kingpin in Ngalda, Fika Local Government Area of Yobe. The command’s spokesman, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, who disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu on Tuesday, said a locally made pistol and three cartridges were recovered during the arrest. He said...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Following intense military operations by the combined forces of Op FASAN YANMA, bandit leaders Abu Radde and Umar Black, operating in Batsari and Safana LGAs in Katsina State have surrendered their arms and captives. The Nigerian Army in a statement issued via its X...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Troops of the 3 Division, Nigerian Army, and Operation Safe Haven (OpSH) maintaining peace in Plateau State have successfully rescued 18 kidnapped victims and reunited them with their families across Plateau, Zamfara, and Taraba States. The operation also led to the neutralization of suspected...
Katsina State Police Command has confirmed that the medical doctor, Dr Murtala Sale-Dandashire, who was shot at Kankara General Hospital “is alive.” The Command’s Public Relations Officer PPRO, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Katsina. NAN reports that the news...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin-Kebbi – In a show of integrity, police officers in Kebbi State have rejected a whopping ₦1.06 million bribe offered by three suspects linked to the notorious Lakurawa bandits. The command’s spokesman, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Birnin-Kebbi. CSP...
The Minister of Defence, Mr Mohammed Abubakar has requested the House of Representatives to provide additional 50 Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) in the 2025 budget to flush out bandits in the country. Abubakar made the request on Tuesday at the 2025 budget defence session organised by the House Committee...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The troops of Sector 2 of the Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma have successfully dismantled terrorists’ hideouts in Fakai area of Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre Operation Fansan Yamma, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi,...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has praised the Nigerian Air Force for their renewed efforts in combating bandits in the state. The governor gave the commendation in a statement in Gusau on Sunday by Sulaiman Idris, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity. Lawal revealed that the Nigerian...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Military air strikes and synchronised ground assaults have killed scores of bandits, leaving many others gravely wounded in Bello Turji’s stronghold at Fakai Hills in Zamfara. The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), AVM Olusola Akinboyewa, disclosed this in a statement...
No fewer than 21 persons have been killed in a bandits attack on Baure Village, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Confirming the incident in a statement on Friday, the Katsina State Police spokesman, DSP Abubakar Aliyu,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The troops of 1 Brigade, Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma has neutralised a notorious terrorist, Sani Russu in Zamfara. The troops also succeeded in various operations against terrorists in the state and recovered arms. The Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination...
At least 18 kidnap victims have been rescued from the hands of bandits in Katsina State after the state police command foiled kidnap attempt along the Funtua-Gusau highway in Zamfara State. The Command also succeeded in recovering an unspecified number of rustled animals after foiling cattle rustling attempt at...