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NIGERIA – A security operation in Shawu forest left 21 Northern Nigeria gang members killed in Katsina State on Friday as security forces conducted a raid targeting the gang’s hideouts. Katsina State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasiru Muazu, said a raid was conducted as part of the “Forest Sanity III” Operation in … Read more
NIGERIA – Several Northern Nigeria bandit attacks in Katsina, Kebbi, and Benue states from Saturday through Sunday have killed at least 50 people, according to local authorities. While no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, many believe they were carried out by bandits, who have been engaged in criminal activities in northern Nigeria since … Read more
NIGERIA – A Boko Haram attack in Borno State at a military base in the Marte, north-eastern Nigeria have killed over 10 soldiers. Military sources said that the attack occurred at the Forward Operating Base of the 153rd Task Force Battalion at around 3 am (0300GMT) Monday. Senior military personnel said more than 10 soldiers … Read more
NIGERIA – Benue State attacks in Nigeria by gunmen left at least 23 people dead, and many others injured on Sunday according to local officials. Ray Anumve, an official of the Kwande Local Government Area, said in an interview with a local newspaper that Fulani herdsmen, who are engaged in livestock farming, launched attacks on … Read more
NIGERIA – Latest as Nigerian army kills Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State on Wednesday. The commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Reuben Kovangiya, said in a written announcement that security forces had thwarted a Boko Haram attack in the Gwoza area of Borno, and neutralized 8 terrorists. Following the foiled attack, Kovangiya said security forces … Read more
NIGERIA – An IED blast in Nigerian Borno State killed at least 26 people on Monday at 11am after a vehicle drove over the Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which is suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram – local media reported. The vehicle carrying the victims was headed for Gambarou Ngala from Rann, and … Read more
NEWSBRIEF: NIGERIA – Nigeria Nationwide Protest Today, what we know; On Monday (today), April 7, Nigeria braces for nationwide protests organized by the Take It Back movement and other civil society groups. Protesters will meet in various locations across Nigeria, with the organizers expressing their determination to fearlessly face any kind of repression that’ll be … Read more