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Armed Violence
Nigerian Military ‘Precision’ Airstrike Targets Gathering In Northwest
The Nigerian military has conducted a precision airstrike likely involving an armed drone against a gathering that included a terror…
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Armed Violence
Nigerian Police To Prosecute Individuals Linked To Terror Attacks In Northwest
Several informants, terrorists, and arms smugglers linked to the violence and kidnapping in Zamfara, northwestern Nigeria, are scheduled to face…
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News
Court Gives More Time To Investigate Hostage Negotiator Involved In Kaduna Train Kidnappings
A court has granted the security services more time to investigate the man who facilitated ransom payments to kidnappers holding…
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Armed Violence
Police Apprehend Local Terror Leader In Northwest Nigeria
Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command have arrested one Isiyaku Babangida, a wanted terrorist, during the raid of a…
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Sexual Violence
Stakeholders Join Forces To Combat Sexual Violence In Northern Nigeria
The Centre for Awareness on Justice and Accountability (CAJA), a non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation based in Kano, Northwest Nigeria, has…
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Armed Violence
Anger At Zamfara Gov’t Peace Deal Giving Land To Terrorists
A deal supposed to bring peace to Zamfara State is provoking anger among farmers, who fear they will be forced…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Kill 1, Release 43 Abducted In Zamfara Mosque
Terrorists responsible for the kidnap of 44 worshippers at a Jumu’at mosque in Zamfara State have killed one Babangida Muhammadu…
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Armed Violence
Amid Terror: Travelling The ‘Red Zone’ From Kaduna To Birnin Gwari
When he talks about his farm located at Birnin Gwari, Jibrin spits in anger: “Anyone who tells you there’s security…
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Solutions
This Support Group Is Helping Youths Overcome Drug, Substance Abuse In Kaduna
Indiscriminate consumption of alcohol was a habit for Tagwai Patrick, 28. “I just grew up with it and it was…
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News
Terrorists Abduct Worshippers In Zamfara Mosque
Terrorists have abducted an unspecified number of worshippers at a Jumu’at mosque in Zugu, Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria on Friday,…
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Armed Violence
Ex-Army Officer Arrested For Firearms Possession In Zamfara
The state police command in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, arrested a former army officer for possession of illegal firearms on Wednesday,…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Attack Commissioner’s Convoy In Zamfara
Terrorists attacked the convoy of Zamfara’s Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Zainab Lawal Gummi, in northwest Nigerian state on…
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Armed Violence
An Encounter With Kano’s Gang Of Phone Snatchers
On Aug. 24, a lorry heading towards Dawanau foodstuff market in Kano, Northwest Nigeria, blocked the ever-busy Kofar Ruwa underpass,…
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Armed Violence
Terror Leader Conscripts 240 Residents As Farmhands In Northwest Nigeria
Dogo Gudale, a terror leader in Northwest Nigeria, has conscripted 240 people from 12 communities to work as his farmhands…
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Development
A Skills, Literacy Initiative Is Giving Almajirai A Lifeline In Northern Nigeria
Khalifa Dankadai’s office is tucked into an alcove of a multicoloured school building he administers, directly across the busy intersection…
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Armed Violence
We Asked AI To Write About Violence In Zamfara, Nigeria. This Is The Result.
What is the situation in Zamfara? Since 2011, Zamfara State in Northwestern Nigeria has suffered from a wave of banditry,…
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Armed Violence
Security Stakeholders In Zamfara Skeptical Of Terror Kingpin’s Repentance
Analysts familiar with terrorist operations in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, as well as a committee on the prosecution of terrorists and…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Block Zamfara Highway For Hours, Abduct Over 27 Commuters
Terrorists kidnapped over 27 commuters on Saturday, Aug. 20, along the DakiTakwas-Zuru Federal highway in Zamfara, northwestern Nigeria. The abduction…
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