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Terrorists Become Deadlier In Sokoto Despite Govt’s Stringent Measures
Muhammad Isma’il clenched his teeth as he tried to adjust under mosquito net. He suffered a gunshot wound to his…
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With ₦3,500, Sokoto Residents Buy Locally-made Guns As Insecurity Spikes In Nigeria’s Northwest
Abubakar Sanusi, 22, still trembles. He is still at a loss for words, a month after he was abducted in…
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Terrorists Kill Over 60 People In Sokoto Market Attack
Terrorists operating in Sokoto state, Northwest Nigeria, killed and injured dozens of residents on Sunday Oct. 17, at Goronyo market,…
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Sokoto Senator Says Security Challenges Will Be Over Soon
Aliyu Wamakko, a senator representing Sokoto North-central in the National Assembly, says the country’s northern region will soon be free…
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Displaced By ‘Bandits’ (5): The Different Shades Of Zamfara’s Humanitarian Tragedy
Usman Muhammed and his family were not going to leave their hometown even in the face of severe suffering. There…
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Nigerian Security Forces Record Heavy Toll As 722 Are Killed In September
Nigeria’s security agencies recorded an especially high number of casualties due to armed violence in Sept. 2021, analysis of data…
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Insecurity: Kaduna State Government Considers Mobile Network Shutdown
Nasir El-Rufa’i, Governor of Kaduna State says his government has finalised plans to block mobile communications networks in some areas…
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Many Killed As Troops Repel ISWAP Attack On Military Base In Northwest Nigeria
An attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on a military Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Sokoto State, Northwest…
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Sexual Violence Is Endemic In Sokoto But A Law Firm Is Changing The Narrative
Aisha Abubakar* was only eight when she lost both parents; one late Sunday afternoon in January 2019, a terror group…
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Northwest State Shuts Down Telecom Networks In 14 LGAs Over Insecurity
The Sokoto State government, Northwest Nigeria has shut down telecommunications networks services in 14 of the 23 local government areas…
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