There is almost no landscape across the West African Sahel that cannot be accessed from the back of a motorcycle. That is why terrorists operating in the region prize them so highly. In various terror operations, motorcycles are used not only as vehicles, but as weapons, and even as a form of currency. In April, […]
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When dozens of farmers bade farewell to their family members on the morning of Friday, June 12, and headed out in different directions to work on their farms, 17 of them were not lucky enough to return home alive. The farmers were killed after terrorists invaded their fields in the Maradun Local Government Area (LGA) […]
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Muhammadu Mahe wasn’t at home when terrorists came for him one rainy night. It was during the rainy season in 2023. He had travelled to sell livestock and spent the night in the Shinkafi area of Zamfara, North West Nigeria. The following morning, his brother, Alhaji Usman, rang his phone. “Dan Hajiya, Yan Bindiga came […]
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Residents were thrown into despair after a terrorist leader, Jammo Smally, abducted 39 community leaders who had gone to discuss a peace deal with him. The dramatic incident occurred on Sunday, June 7, in the Maradun Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State, North West Nigeria. Jammo had been sending messages to the leaders in […]
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Hours after residents went to bed on the morning of Wednesday, June 3, sounds of gunshots pierced through the air as terrorists circled an off-campus hostel housing some students of the Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, northwestern Nigeria. The hostel, located in the Low-cost area, is meters away from a military checkpoint, according […]
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Isa Adamu’s voice carries both resignation and fury. “Insecurity has really affected our agricultural productivity,” the 45-year-old farmer told HumAngle on the outskirts of Shinkafi in Zamfara State, North West Nigeria. “Food insecurity became the order of the day. Millet, sorghum, beans, cattle, all have disappeared before our eyes.” He once harvested enough to feed […]
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On Thursday, March 6, villagers in the Kyaram community in the Danko Wasagu area of Kebbi State, northwestern Nigeria, caught a terrorist leader off guard. Kachalla Chilela, the terrorist, had masterminded many heinous attacks in the state, hiding in a forest connecting Kebbi and Zamfara in the region. It was during the early days of […]
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When a notorious terrorist faced a deadly attack from a rival armed group, his mother threatened a local community, for allegedly working with other terrorists to kill her son. Although residents reported the situation to the authorities, many are now fleeing their homes in fear of imminent attacks. Tabo Dikko, the mother of criminal mastermind […]
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Over 50 local traders were victims of a gunpowder explosion on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the Talata-Mafara Central market in Zamfara State, North West Nigeria. The explosion happened around 3:30 p.m. when the local gun manufacturers were displaying their arms, including dangerously identified gunpowder which exploded due to heat pressure amidst a rowdy market session. […]
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Terrorists operating in Zamfara, North West Nigeria, have abducted about 20 locals, including a central mosque imam and a newlywed couple in the Maru area of the state. The armed group invaded Maru town during a midnight raid that lasted for about two hours on Thursday, Feb. 13. Alkali Suleiman, 63, the chief imam of […]
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The young man was in anguish when he spoke. He had spent 60 days in captivity, blindfolded and in chains. Tortured, starved, and in despair, he had been held in a forest between Zamfara and Katsina States in northwestern Nigeria. He was abducted on his way home from work. The terrorists whisked him and his […]
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Scores of gold miners staged a protest along the Jabaka federal highway over what they described as “incessant intimidation by government security forces” in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara, North West Nigeria. The protest was staged for about six hours on Thursday, Feb. 6, by local groups and associations of gold miners from […]
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